Desert substrate cleaning

iamgoose

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I'm setting up a new terrarium and I bought Zoo Med Reptisand from the local pet shop. I was just curious if anyone has used this product before and if I should clean and bake the sand before placing it in the terrarium or if it's safe to just pour it in as is. Thanks!
 

viper69

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I'm setting up a new terrarium and I bought Zoo Med Reptisand from the local pet shop. I was just curious if anyone has used this product before and if I should clean and bake the sand before placing it in the terrarium or if it's safe to just pour it in as is. Thanks!
No need to bake it. I didn't clean mine, but it wouldn't hurt to give it a rinse. I've used it, but not for scorps.
 

iamgoose

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Alright thanks. I guess I'll just see how dusty it is and if it's too bad I'll rinse it a bit.
 

pannaking22

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Should be good as is but rinsing won't do any harm. I use some type of reptile sand with my desert scorps and they all do fine on it.
 
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