What tempature to bake wooden perches in the oven?

*Snowy* · May 25, 2013

I usually leave Snowy's wooden perches out in the sun to dry, but here in Ireland when we do get some sun, it's not very sunny!

so I'm going to try put them in the oven instead.

I've never done it before, so I was wondering, what tempature do you use and how long do you leave them in for? Is it ok to place them on aluminium foil in the oven?

roxy culver · May 25, 2013

I don't know about the aluminum foil but I usually bake mine at 400 degrees for half an hour.

*Snowy* · May 28, 2013

Our oven only goes up to 240 degrees celsius.

WendyBeoBuddy · May 28, 2013

204 Celsius

*Snowy* · May 30, 2013

My oven says 240 degrees,

would it be ok to put his perches in at that tempature for half an hour?

cknauf · May 30, 2013

400F might be overkill--212F (100C) should kill just about everything. 100C is water's boiling point, and hitting that point will kill most organisms since it forces a liquid -> gas state change, which the organisms we're most worried about cannot survive. I personally put mine in just for a hour, but that's probably overkill. You want to bake the wood long enough for the internal temperature of the wood to reach 212F/100C and hold it for several minutes.

I believe that's an accurate recounting of the science, but keep in mind I failed out of chemistry so it's possible I'm misquoting. But 212F/100C should be sufficient heat.

DenaWilson90 · Jun 14, 2013

350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.

What tempature to bake wooden perches in the oven?

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