Habitat - Indoor :: Qs about how to rinse new rocks for turtles

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Post Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:06 pm   Qs about how to rinse new rocks for turtles

I finally got my baby RES turtle food -thank God Mom was in the mood to go to the pet store :D - and I also got some decent sized marbles for the bottom of the tank. (Trust me, they're too big for the turtles to swallow :wink: ) I just wanted to know how to rinse them before I put them into the tank.
I have two baby RES; Emerald(Emmie or Rocky for short, plus she has green ears!) and Pretty. (Don't ask me about her name. My brother named her. He's only 6 1/2.)
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:09 pm   

I rinse anything new to the tank in water by simply closing the drain and putting them (in this case rocks/marbles) in there. Some people boil their rocks, but that is usually just when they get them from outside.
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:10 pm   

So, the tap water is safe to use?
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:25 pm   

Yeah, by rinsing them in water you are cleaning them, and you can wrap them in a towel and dry them off real quickly if you want to be extra safe.
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:32 pm   

Thanks!
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:42 pm   

I don't recommend glass or colored marbles/rocks/pebbles. Go for larger river rocks.
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:50 pm   

Oops.. Oh well. They were selling them at Petsmart. The tank looks realy cool now! :D
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