bleaching cork bark/driftwood/logs

[1ntense]

Ive got a small piece of cork bark, a driftwood branch (I think) and a largish log that I use in my beardies vivs. Thought I would give them a clean so put them in the bath and poured over a few kettles of boiling water then added more hot water out the tap and poured in a bottle of bleach. Left them to soak for a few hours then rinsed thoroughly.

Ive left them out to dry, they seem to have went a whitish colour though. Firstly how long should they be left out to dry for and can someone please confirm that they will indeed be 100% safe for my beardies? Just the whiter appearance they've taken on is making me wonder.

Thanks in advance

Danny

[Jamesrm]

i would give them another soak in hot water without bleach and id also use a scouring pad to scrub them then id leave them dry for 48 hours

[Ron Magpie]

A 'bottle'???? Think you over-did the bleach there a bit, mate!

[1ntense]

I hope not.

the bottle had 750ml and I put about 15 litres of water in which would make it a 5% solution. Thats what Ive seen posted on the forum (5-10%) so went for the weakest option to be on the safe side.

Let me know if thats wrong?

[Ron Magpie]

nah, you should be ok. But I'd take the other poster's suggestion and resoak them in plain water for a while- cold should be fine.