cleaning substrate

Lrptls · 05-22-04, 08:55 PM

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 · 05-23-04, 05:50 PM

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 · 05-23-04, 05:55 PM

You could boil the substrate in water.

mykee · 05-23-04, 06:11 PM

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

Lrptls · 05-23-04, 06:22 PM

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 · 05-23-04, 07:16 PM

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 · 05-23-04, 07:40 PM

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