Tree Frogs: What should I use to sterilise the things in tank?

I have been told by various sources to sterilise anything I put in the terrarium for my tree frog I am getting, is there some thing I can buy to do this without boiling everything because there is simply too much stuff to do the sterilisation by boiling water method. I have thought about soaking the stuff in a milton solution like when you sterilise babies bottles and such like, as this is the mildest thing I can think off as it doesnt harm us at all, but is this going to harm my tree frog if any traces are left behind?



It is mostly the aggregate I want to ask about , small pebbles and stuff from a garden centre and I dont know about what is the best way to clean these to make sure there is nothing on them going to harm my tree frogs.

Tree Frogs: What should I use to sterilise the things in tank?
pebbles are easy. What you need to do is dilute Clorox real well and soak the pebbles in it overnight. Then rinse off the pebbles with a hose and rinse it out real good!! Then let the pebbles soak in a bucket of fresh water for a day or so and wham! your pebbles are ready!
Reply:Have you thought about using a different subsrate? Typically where I work we use a mulch type material, unbleached paper towels, or dampened sphagnum moss. These types of material do not require continual sterlization and some such as the mulch are inexpensive. Avoid any type of gravel or turf as this will be to rough for your tree frog's sensitive skin. Though I have never worked at a zoo I have been a reptile specialist at PetSmart for 5 years. We recommend that you NEVER use any sort of soap or bleach products to do any sort of cleaning for your frog's habitat. There are products available that contain low amounts of citrus. We use a product called Citrocell that I believe is commercially available. If you do decide to use the pebbles I would recommend that type of cleaning agent. Good luck with your new pet.
Reply:What I do is put all the furnishings into the bath tub, turn the water as hot as it can go and scrub everything with a handled scrub brush, one of the tough ones. Then I rinse alll the poos and other stuff of. The I take my spraybottle which is filled with 1 part bleach to 10 parts water, (dont get it mixed up, always use less bleach than water) then I spray everything and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Then I rinse everthing again with the shower as hot as it can get. That should be good enough to kill any harful germs, bacteria and parasites that are on the items. Dont use any chemicals other than heavily diluted bleach. As you know, frogs are very sensitive to chemicals. Good luck!
Reply:The European tree frogs such as Hyla arborea are common in the middle and south of North America, and range into Asia and North Africa. The species become very noisy on the approach of rain and are sometimes kept in confinement as a kind of barometer.



In North America there are many species of tree frog, including Hyla versicolor, a species of grey tree frog, and Hyla cinerea, the American green tree frog. The spring peeper is also widespread in the eastern United States and is commonly heard on summer and spring evenings.



The tree frog is a popular name for several of the Hylidae. Hyla versicolor is the changeable tree frog, Trachycephalus lichenatus is the lichened tree frog, and T. marmoratus the marbled tree frog.



Old World treefrogs are found in India, Sri Lanka, China, SE Asia, Indonesia, Japan and the East Indies, only the genus Chiromantis is found on continental Africa. Most members of this family are arboreal. In many of these the eggs are laid under water and are pushed to the top of the water to get hatched. Some species actually lay their eggs in a tiny pool of a flower, but that mainly happens in the rainforest.

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