rocks from outside

[reptilemike]

Hi, i was wondering what i would have to do to a rock that i foud outside to be able to put it in a tank with a leo. Would i just have to clean it really good?

[Lrptls]

i use lots of rocks from outside, just clean them good with soap and i use a reptile cleaning solution (the pink spray stuff) and in all cages i spray prevent-a-mite. if you do all this you shouldn't ever have a problem with outside rocks

[Scotty Allen]

Also, make sure you place the rocks so that your gecko cannot dig underneath them and crush themselves. It's happened many times.

[Bartman]

if you dont wanna buy the spray what i did was put it in the microwave or oven until it gets really hot and that deff kills any bugs n things..with rocks i wouldnt think its as hard as wood to see ant mites on them...i guess just scrubing them or putting them in steaming water for a while would work to.

[reptilemike]

Ok thanks. What kind of soap do i use? Just any? Also whats that spray suff and where can i find it?

[Lrptls]

you can get it at petsmart, i cant find a pic of the bottle, but you can see the pink liquid in it, and it indicates its a reptile and amphibian cleaning solution on the lable

[manville]

It is totally fine getting a rock from the outside just make sure you wash it well..

[reptilemike]

Ok, thanks. Thats pretty much all I needed to know.

[Fritz]

wash off the dirt then pop them in the oven at 325 for a half hour
if anything lives through that you can call it houdini :)

[Shells]

would boiling them in a pot for a while work just as good at killing off anything that would be living on it?

[HeatherK]

That's what I do, for 25 minutes or so. Never had a problem. You can re-boil them whenever you want to give them a good cleaning.