How do you desinfect the logs and rocks?

**Michelle-07** · 10-15-2018, 12:16 PM

So I thought about getting some lice branches and flat rocks from backyard... But I'm not sure how to sanitize them. Just a boiling water would be good or you use some desinfection?
Thanks for advices!

**rockonjp76** · 10-15-2018, 02:57 PM

I would then throw them in the freezer for a day or so.

**Michelle-07** · 10-15-2018, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by rockonjp76

I would then throw them in the freezer for a day or so.

Thanks for advice

**Craiga 01453** · 10-15-2018, 04:02 PM

As for rocks, I clean them off well and then boil them for a while.
Branches, I clean up and remove any loose bark, etc...then I bake in the oven at 200 degrees for at least 90 minutes. Most branches will actually make the house smell nice too.

**Bogertophis** · 10-16-2018, 12:02 AM

If you have F10 or chlorhexidine on hand to wipe your cages, you can wash the rocks (soap & water), then spray them well & let them sit a while, then rinse & use,
or boil them as already mentioned.

I wouldn't rely on freezing branches...freezing makes many pathogens dormant but doesn't kill them. You need heat for that. I also spray them with diluted chlor-
hexidine (or F10).

**Bogertophis** · 10-16-2018, 12:17 AM

If you're baking branches anyway, you might as well bake the rocks too (they'll take a LOT more heat than the branches do, so bake branches first @ 200* along
with the rocks, then pull the branches out & bump up the heat for a little while longer. Leave the rocks IN the oven for a while after you turn it off (for efficiency).

**dakski** · 10-16-2018, 05:42 AM

F10SC, not F10SCXD. http://www.reptilebasics.com/F10SC-100ml

For the branches (bark) we use in Esmeralda's tank (Leachie), we get all the solid waste off with a brush. Then we spray F10SC all over and inside the branches and let sit for a minimum of 10 minutes. Then we rinse with water, dry, and they are good to go.

**Michelle-07** · 10-16-2018, 10:51 AM

Thank you all! Gonna find some good desinfectant and boil some too, as mentioned.

**Bogertophis** · 10-16-2018, 12:05 PM

And whatever you do, don't use "lice branches"...

**Bogertophis** · 10-16-2018, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Bogertophis

And whatever you do, don't use "lice branches"...

(I'm pretty sure you meant to say "nice" branches..."lice" are definitely NOT "nice".)

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