driftwood and beach rock ok for beardie?

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Scttysnyder

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Found some good driftwood and rock on the beach and was wondering if it'd be ok to use with a beardie i boiled the rock and scrubbed it. The drift wood was too big to boil so i poured boiling hot water all over and it and tried to soak it. the rock kind of still smells like the beach but i've boiled it 2 times so you think it will be ok to use?
 
I think it will be ok. If you get a large rubbermaid tub you can soak the driftwood in that (I had to do the same a few weeks ago). You can add a cap full of bleach to it to help kill anything living on it. Change the water a few times and you should be good.
 
i asked this same question a few months ago. what i did was submerge the rock and wood in water for 72 hours changing the water every 24 hours. it worked well for me.
 
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