If it doesn't smell bad, leave it there. Otherwise, you may put it in a
perforated bottle & leave it outside near an ant nest for a while. They &
the other soil arthropods will clean it for you.

Aydin
snailstales.blogspot.com

On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:52:36 -0500, Steve Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I found a nice dead pale Cepaea nemoralis...up in the largest spire whorl
>is what looks like a dark something stuck inside the shell, you can easily
>see it through the outside of the shell, I think its part of dead dried
>animal that is stuck to the inside...does anybody know anything that will
>soften it up or break it up or loosen it without destroying the shell
>itself? I've soaked it in soapy water for a few weeks and used water under
>pressure, but nothing happens.
>
>Thanks
>
>Steve
>

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