kim
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Post by kim on Feb 1, 2015 4:20:15 GMT -8
Hi, I live in a beach town and was thinking of going down to the beach to see if I can find some good bits of driftwood for the gerbils tank, but I want to check that it will be safe for them to do this? I would clean it and oven bake it before giving it to them.
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Post by Shooting Star on Feb 1, 2015 11:06:30 GMT -8
I wouldn't. There's a *lot* of ick that can be picked up in seawater. Water in general, really. I'm not sure standard sanitizing techniques would be enough. Maybe someone else has tried it?
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erin
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Post by erin on Feb 1, 2015 13:49:08 GMT -8
I wouldn't either, for the same reasons that Shooting Star has mentioned. There are also a lot of cracks and crevices that gross little things are hiding in, I'm not sure sanitizing them would get rid of 100%. If you do want driftwood, I'd recommend getting it from a pet shop  |
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kim
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Post by kim on Feb 2, 2015 3:15:58 GMT -8
ok, I won't get any off the beach then, I will probs buy a bit though I think |
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