cleaning substrate

[Lrptls]

can i clean dirt and sand by leting it soak in water for so long? should i put soap in it too? is there a better way to clean sand and dirt? thanks

[Bartman]

Might be easier to just buy pre-washed calci sand from a store..will save you the hassle...but who knows, maybe theirs an easy way!

[ReptiliansDOTca]

You could boil the substrate in water.

[mykee]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't sand turn to mud when it gets wet?

[Lrptls]

it sure does mykee...once i got this sand and it was very powdery and i read to get read of the powder you should let it soak in water, let the water drain then let it dry. i did it and it was wet for a long time. but it would be ok to put him in a cage with newspaper till it dries.

[Jeff_Favelle]

Sand shouldn't turn to mud when wet. Its just silica dioxide (SiO2). Its rather inert. It shouldn't become mud. Not at all.

[Lrptls]

i didn't really mean mud, but it stick together just like mud, its very mud like. but it goes right back to sand.