baking driftwood.

[Dirtydmc]

How long should I bake this stuff? I can't do a lot of heat cuz I got a gas stove. No fires please. Have no bleach and forgot it at the store.

 

[adam1120]

i baked mine at 300 for 12 min seems to work six moneth later beardies still alive

 

[Dirtydmc]

So 40 minutes @ 300 should do great.

 

[adam1120]

idk if you want to go that long you might burn it lol and make sure its dryed out if not youll smoke your house up lol

 

[Toby_H]

I think people often put themselves at risk to protect their animals from a myth...

I've bought quite literally several dozen pieces of driftwood from at least a dozen suppliers and have never done more then rinsed off well with a hose. The majority of it has been used in fish tanks and I've never once had a related problem...

 

[Dirtydmc]

I collected it myself. Took a saw out to the beach.

 

[adam1120]

you can also boil water and pour it in a bucket and keep the wood in there should kill it if you do it twice just to be sure i always do when i get them outside i got all my beardies woods outside

 

[Toby_H]

Was it ocean beach or lake beach?

Ocean driftwood is best. The salt water better 'cures' the wood for long lasting durability. Also salt water parasites will not survive in a freshwater environment. Not to mention water bound parasites will not survive out of water. Thus making "purifying" the would even less necessary.

Second best type of driftwood is stuff that has been burried in marsh muck for a long time (sealed away from oxygen).

 

[Dirtydmc]

ocean drift. headed to some other beachs tis weekend to find more.