Sea Sponge

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:09 pm

OK, so this weekend I went to my friend's condo on Indian Rocks beach and while I was there I found a lot of natural sea sponge pieces while walking along the shore line. I brought them home thinking I could use 'em in my crab tanks. What should I do to sterilize it? I want to make sure there aren't any little nasties in it! I just wasn't sure if boiling it in water would make it fall apart. [smilie=dunno.gif]

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:18 pm

Boiling should be fine. Some will probably recommend the microwave... I read that somewhere and tried it and let's just say.... who's up for fried seasponge???

Natural is good. Congrats on your find!!!

- Lakota

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:33 pm

Make sure you check it for the little tiny shells. I don't know if they'll have it, but when i was in Maryland and got 4 hermit crabs there, the sponges had these tiny shells. I lost the shells, though

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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:37 pm

What a find! I wish Colorado had beaches.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:31 pm

Thanks! I will try boiling it then.

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