Sterilizing wood without baking>

[edevildude]

I have cut up some wood to use in the viv i just built and was wondering what some ways to sterilize them without baking them, i've heard u can soak them in a 4 oz bleach per 1 gallon water for 1 hour and then let sun dry for like 4 or 5 days.

 

[jallenfl]

EdevilDude,
The method I use is much like the way with the bleach but with a little different approach.
Steps:
1. Clean wood and cut to determined size proportions Design.
2. Soak wood in 3 parts bleach to 7 parts water.
3. Soak pieces for 2-3 days some woods that are still moist will take longer soaking to get bleach through all parts of wood.
4. Remove wood wash with clean water and soak again in clean water.
5. Final phase allow to sun dry for 5 days or longer move from chance of rain.

 

[BadCon]

A 10% bleach solution would work well. Just make sure to rinse well. Contact time should be no less then 20 minutes. Other things would work, just depends on what you have laying around.