Reptibark cleaning

[okkarence]

Hi, I'm just wondering if i can clean reptibark by blanching it in boiling water? I don't have the zoomed enclosure cleaner so I'm looking for alternative ways to clean it.

 

[wellington]

Yes, it wouldn't hurt.
Why though are you wanting to clean it?
Spot cleaning daily of poop and any food spread all over should be enough.

 

[Maro2Bear]

I would suggest “spot” cleaning & just add another bucketful of fresh substrate.

 

[Yvonne G]

You can also put it in a 5 gallon bucket of water, agitate the water, rinse, then spread it on a tarp in he sun.

 

[AndreK]

My tortoise got some stains with the reptibark, so we cleaned it using warm water.
I do not have any issue with staining afterwards.
And based on the limited time (less than 2 weeks), the reptibark seems to still hold moisture well after the wash.

And below are the 2 screen shots of the first wash and after 5-6 wash.

 

[okkarence]

Thanks everyone! Wellington I wanted to clean it because there were tiny flies in the enclosure so i did a deep clean and they're gone now

 

[Maggie3fan]

Thanks everyone! Wellington I wanted to clean it because there were tiny flies in the enclosure so i did a deep clean and they're gone now

The tiny flies are called Spring-tails. They do not hurt the chelonia and they clean the old food and poop. While a lot of them can look yucky, they do good, not harm...