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Cazador · 03-26-2007, 11:55 PM

Personally, I don't do it, but I see how it could be useful. I bake all of my wood accessories for about 30 minutes at about 250 F (121 C) to kill any insects/parasites/bacteria that might be hiding within the wood. I think that if wood accessories are used in a quarantine pen (or wherever new snakes are housed), it would be very helpful to seal wood accessories with varnish (or be willing to pitch them if mites show up). Once mites show up, they're extremely difficult to remove from untreated wood furnishings.

I've read that, as has been suggested, one should let varnished wood accessories air dry for a few days. Then one should also turn the spotlight onto it for a few more days to help dissipate any remaining noxious fumes. Putting it on the driveway or possibly within the oven would have the same effect, but I'd only set the oven to about 150 F (65 C) if it's already been sealed with varnish. The goal would just be to reduce the hazardous vapors.

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Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,611	Re: New Pics!! Personally, I don't do it, but I see how it could be useful. I bake all of my wood accessories for about 30 minutes at about 250 F (121 C) to kill any insects/parasites/bacteria that might be hiding within the wood. I think that if wood accessories are used in a quarantine pen (or wherever new snakes are housed), it would be very helpful to seal wood accessories with varnish (or be willing to pitch them if mites show up). Once mites show up, they're extremely difficult to remove from untreated wood furnishings. I've read that, as has been suggested, one should let varnished wood accessories air dry for a few days. Then one should also turn the spotlight onto it for a few more days to help dissipate any remaining noxious fumes. Putting it on the driveway or possibly within the oven would have the same effect, but I'd only set the oven to about 150 F (65 C) if it's already been sealed with varnish. The goal would just be to reduce the hazardous vapors.