How to cure wood

So i was taking a walk through the woods the other day and stumbled across a really neat looking tree branch. It is about 3 feet long. snapped on both ends and covered in moss. There is just on issue. It has a lot of bugs in it and is sort of rotten.

I was wondering if anyone knew of a way that i could be able to put the peice of wood in my 74 gallon ball python tank that is dirted with mulch on top with lots of live plants and a small rock pond

If you're using dirt substrate and have live plants you probably already have bugs in there. What's the big deal adding a few more? :D

What I did was fill up my bathtub with bleach water, 1/2 cup for every gallon.

A little trick, time how long yoyr water takes fill a 1 gallon pitcher, then multiply and set a timer to check the depth.

Let it soak 24h fully submerged. Then drain and fill with clean water. Repeat every 2-4 hours throughout a 48 hour period.

Finally allow to air dry for ~48 hours. Preferably hanging, maybe with some clothes hanger or string.

Voila! 4 foot logs!
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09...04bd0a577c.jpg

Haha. I gues your right!

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Thanks for the tip! I think ill try this way.