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Lone Wolf
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 Please Help, How do you clean it?

Okay, how do you guys clean the leaf litter before you put it in the tank? Just bake it or what? Thanks. :-)

Cody
10/30/09  10:51am

 #2089993


Silentjt
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   Message To: Lone Wolf   In reference to Message Id: 2089991


 Please Help, How do you clean it?

Clean it of what?

Jesse
10/30/09  11:06am

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Lone Wolf
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   Message To: Silentjt   In reference to Message Id: 2089993


 Please Help, How do you clean it?

Things that live outside. Bugs that may have pesticides in them, parasites, spiders, ladybugs, everything I don’t want in my house. That kinda stuff. :-)

Cody
10/30/09  11:15am

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Silentjt
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   Message To: Lone Wolf   In reference to Message Id: 2089995


 Please Help, How do you clean it?

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everything I don’t want in my house

More of ’everything you don’t want in your house’ finds its way in on its own, than will come in with leaf litter.

As for parasites, there are not any monitor specific parasites in Ohio. Any human parasites, you will already have picked up by collecting the leaves.

Ladybugs... now that’s scary!

Jesse
10/30/09  11:38am

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Lone Wolf
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   Message To: Silentjt   In reference to Message Id: 2089998


 Please Help, How do you clean it?

Yeah, I hate lady bugs and spiders, the two things I have the most of in my yard. I just don’t want to put a foot of leaves in the tank when it has hundreds of lady bugs and spiders you know? Do you or anyone else bake them or something? :-)

Cody
10/30/09  12:02pm

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   Message To: Lone Wolf   In reference to Message Id: 2090002


 Please Help, How do you clean it?

No, no baking. This is kinda like the one question that was asked a while ago, how do i clean dirt, lol.
10/30/09  12:29pm

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John A
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   Message To: Lone Wolf   In reference to Message Id: 2090002


 Please Help, How do you clean it?

Rake them up, put them in. place flat boards on top to flatten out.

No baking or other silliness necessary. If you don’t want hitch hikers then look for other substrates. In my opinion, the bacteria and fauna that accompanies the leaves help in the breakdown of the lizard’s waste and odor.

-J
10/30/09  12:33pm

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Lone Wolf
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   Message To: John A   In reference to Message Id: 2090008


 Please Help, How do you clean it?

Okay, just was worried they might get sick from something in them, wasn’t sure if it was necessary to clean them first. Thanks. :-)

Cody
10/30/09  12:43pm


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