Cage decor sterilize first?

[white_feather]

My son and I were walking outside and I found a huge flat rock that is killer. He wants to put it in the 29 with a T. Blondi. Should we bake it? Bleach it? Or just wash it?

 

[CT9A]

If you want to be 100% sure its sterilized, bleach it and make sure you rinse it REALLY well. I don't know about baking rocks though. Hope this helps. I personally rinse well with hot water.

 

[-Exotic]

i would bake the rock jsut incase of lil bugs on them.

 

[ORO]

If you bake a rock with a air bubble in it, boom in your oven :razz:

 

[Godzirra]

I would just soak it in hot water, scrub well, if you have white vinegar, that is always a good choice of cleaning product instead of bleach. You wouldn't want the rock to absorb harsh chemicals

 

[Arachn'auQuébec]

water make rocks boom, if it is flat it may be sedimentary(?), so it has a lot of chances to contain water, so I wouldn't throw it in a fire, but I think it takes pretty high temps to make a rock explode, not sure though....I would just boil it

 

[BamaZ71]

You could put it in boiling water.... let it dry then stick it in the freezer.... then boil again

That might work, not 100% sure though

 

[gvfarns]

I would just soak it in hot water, scrub well, if you have white vinegar, that is always a good choice of cleaning product instead of bleach. You wouldn't want the rock to absorb harsh chemicals

Vinegar doesn't have significant antiseptic properties. However...mix it with peroxide and you get peroxyaceatic acid. It oxidizes better than bleach and leaves no residue. Maybe cover it with bleach, then rinse it off with peroxide and let dry.

Actually, bleach doesn't leave residue either.

 

[Arachn'auQuébec]

You could put it in boiling water.... let it dry then stick it in the freezer.... then boil again

That might work, not 100% sure though

I don't think it would change a lot for a t cage to boil it several times, you don't want to get rid of all endospore forming bacterias and all, you just want to clean it of possible arthropod pests, and I never heard of one that resists a single boiling...

 

[BamaZ71]

I don't think it would change a lot for a t cage to boil it several times, you don't want to get rid of all endospore forming bacterias and all, you just want to clean it of possible arthropod pests, and I never heard of one that resists a single boiling...

True... but I like to be redundant and do things two or three times just to be sure... it probably doesn't do any better like you said, but it eases my mind

 

[DrJ]

Vinegar doesn't have significant antiseptic properties. However...mix it with peroxide and you get peroxyaceatic acid. It oxidizes better than bleach and leaves no residue. Maybe cover it with bleach, then rinse it off with peroxide and let dry.

Actually, bleach doesn't leave residue either.

Is there a formula for that?