Well...thats neat

[Turfrantula]

Standing outside listening to the wind/storm blow and then a crackling noise then boom down she goes. Old dead tree( oak?) Falls. My son (14) says "Well....that was neat". I investigated and im pretty sure i can cut this out and use it. I cut it with a hand saw, i like to use a stiff bristle brush and small chisel to clean with followed by boiling water bath, cold water rinse, diluted bleach bath, multiple rinses. In clean water(rinse new water rinse new water) then into the oven low and slow then air dried for a long time. Ive done this with other pieces and have had good luck. The opening is about 3.5 inches and maybe about 7 or 8 inches long

 

[Poonjab]

Using that for tarantulas eh?

 

[Turfrantula]

Yeah. Truthfully it would be a great addition to any enclosure. The old tree was covered.

 

[TwiztedNinja]

I just go to the store

 

[mellow]

cool! I should go to some family land and see if I can find any cool stuff to add to my enclosures!

 

[Smotzer]

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Standing outside listening to the wind/storm blow and then a crackling noise then boom down she goes. Old dead tree( oak?) Falls. My son (14) says "Well....that was neat". I investigated and im pretty sure i can cut this out and use it. I cut it with a hand saw, i like to use a stiff bristle brush and small chisel to clean with followed by boiling water bath, cold water rinse, diluted bleach bath, multiple rinses. In clean water(rinse new water rinse new water) then into the oven low and slow then air dried for a long time. Ive done this with other pieces and have had good luck. The opening is about 3.5 inches and maybe about 7 or 8 inches long

I try and do this as much as I can too! Awesome find!!

 

[viper69]

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Standing outside listening to the wind/storm blow and then a crackling noise then boom down she goes. Old dead tree( oak?) Falls. My son (14) says "Well....that was neat". I investigated and im pretty sure i can cut this out and use it. I cut it with a hand saw, i like to use a stiff bristle brush and small chisel to clean with followed by boiling water bath, cold water rinse, diluted bleach bath, multiple rinses. In clean water(rinse new water rinse new water) then into the oven low and slow then air dried for a long time. Ive done this with other pieces and have had good luck. The opening is about 3.5 inches and maybe about 7 or 8 inches long

I wouldn’t use bleach

 

[CJJon]

After all the cleaning, boiling, disinfecting, heating, etc. you might not have much left to use.

I'd just clean it with a stiff brush and call it good. T's don't need sterile.

 

[Turfrantula]

The bleach (2 drop for 2.5gal of water) is just to kill off any unseen mold. Its pretty mild. The best part is when im drying it in the oven. My wife gets a little upset knowing that the wood in there has more moisture than her meatloaf.....which is the greatest ever...yum so good. In case she reads this

 

[Rhino1]

That's a mad long process

 

[Dorifto]

As they told you the best method is the oven and the freezer.

Wood will suck the bleach and you only can rinse and clean the outside part.

Put it in the oven at 120°C, you need to check it constantly, one to not to burn it, and two, because you need to heat the whole piece, from outside to the inside.