Making sticks and plants safe for frogs...

[En333]

Does anyone know how I can get sticks/plants/leaves I find outside and make them safe for putting in my whites tree frogs cage?

Thnx

[thadmy]

You can boil or bake them at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. With plants you have to take all the dirt off them, then wash them with a 10:1 part belch then rinse them again with water to kill any bugs and wash away pesticides.

[En333]

Sweet ok thank you!

[Poly]

The bleach isn't needed to wash off the plants with, just throughly rinse them, you could kill the plant by rinsing it with bleach.

[thadmy]

I've always used bleach you just can't use a ton of it in the water or else, you will. But hey if it works without having to bleach them go for it saves time and money

[JJohnsen]

I don't see how using bleach in a frog tank could ever be a good idea. From what I understand, frogs will absorb anything they come into contact with through their skin. And If I have to dechlorinate my tap water to put in as their water source, then I don't see how bleach can be safely used at any level. It's so toxic! Am I missing something?

[UncleChester]

I don't see how using bleach in a frog tank could ever be a good idea. From what I understand, frogs will absorb anything they come into contact with through their skin. And If I have to dechlorinate my tap water to put in as their water source, then I don't see how bleach can be safely used at any level. It's so toxic! Am I missing something?

After bleaching, thoroughly rinsing and then air drying are important steps. No problems this way.

[Heatheranne]

UncleChester is right, rinse well. I do a second rinse with a little extra dechlorinator in the water to be safe.

[Tubby0512]

I usually ust rinse out moss, bark, and branches i use in my Grey Tree Frogs tanks with warm water only and tank a clean spnge and scrub the branches and bark.. He all good with it.