Re-using wood and decorations from other frogs' tanks in viv -- ok or not?

[emandkel]

I have a few questions about the potential of re-using things from other frogs vivs -- these would be used in dart frogs' vivs:

Some things I would like to use that has been used before:
--Hydroton balls
--Mopani wood
--Possibly background and/or tree fern panels
--Some "plastic"/resin pet store purchased decorations/hides
--live fern plants -- from a previous-now-empty viv that housed red and black walking frogs

How safe is it to re-use these items if cleaned/rinsed well? Would I need to add a bit of bleach to sanitize it? Or would it be best to throw out the old stuff and replace it with new? I'd like to reuse items if I can to save some money, but I guess to know if the toxins from other frogs would be cleaned off in my cleaning/sanitizing the items. Potential previous occupants are White's tree frogs, fire bellied toads, bumble bee walking toads, green tree frogs, red and black walking frogs -- of which the latter two I no longer have and their vivs are empty of frogs -- the others, may re-do their habitats.

What about tank sanitation/cleaning in preparation for new occupants? Is bleach necessary?

Thanks for any and all advice.

[Sasha]

I believe, at least I hope because I want to do the same thing....you can wash everything in a water/bleach solution ( believe it's one part bleach to 99 parts water) and rinse, rinse, rinse. The mopani can be washed and then baked, if you search the forum you will find instructions on how to do it.

The tank should be be sterilized too with the bleach/water solution.