Won this on eBay last night

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Re: Won this on eBay last night

Post by Hermitcrablove12 »

What if you boiled it after bought?
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Washing, baking, or boiling just cannot remove some impurities/poisons.
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Re: Won this on eBay last night

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ladybug15057 wrote:Please do be careful, Choya wood, (and other woods) can be tricky from a craft store. Most times due to them being used for crafts they have been treated for pests where as the ones sold in a pet store might be safer.
Would there be any way to make sure its safe, such as baking it or boiling it? It looks great by the way!
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Re: Won this on eBay last night

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Frostfire, if you read the two posts above yours, you have your answer. :)
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Post by Tetra8CClyPeatus »

Just to be safe, I order cholla from the hermit crab patch!!

Thanks for the input about pesticides from craft store cholla Ladybug
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