how to dry substrate?

[Grandy]

hey guys,
As you can see i accidently made the substrate too wet and i havent got more so can i dry the substrare?

 

[PureXotics804]

Ive dried substrate in the oven and the microwave with np. Just be careful with the oven as you can burn the substrate or possibly start a fire. You can also place it on a heat mat to dry the substrate but that takes much longer and you have to remove the top or else the water is just going to condense and fall back into the substrate

 

[Colorado Ts]

I had received several GBBs, and became aware that the substrate was to moist for the slings.

I had 1 enclosure that was all set up and currently unused. So I rehoused one GBB into the unused enclosure, and took the damp enclosure and dried it in a food dehydrator for several hours, periodically mixing the substrate to speed up the removal of the moisture. Once that enclosure was dried, I transferred another GBB into this enclosure, then took the newly vacated enclosure and dried it in the food dehydrator.

Repeat Until Done...It took most of a day to dry out enclosures and rehouse GBBs.

 

[chanda]

When I need to dry substrate in the summer, I set it outside in large, shallow pans (or Rubbermaid totes) and let the sun do the job. If it's not hot outside, then I put it in the oven in large, shallow baking pans at low heat (250 F or so) and stir it up periodically so it dries evenly.

 

[Ungoliant]

As you can see i accidently made the substrate too wet and i havent got more so can i dry the substrare?

In the summer, I spread substrate out on a tray and put it in the back of my car, where the heat quickly dries it.

In the winter, you can put it in the oven on a low temperature, but you'll need to keep an eye on it for safety reasons. Baking substrate can make the house smell a bit, so depending on your sensitivity to odor, you may not want to use this option.