Glass microscope slides work well too for smaller chitons. I wrap the
chiton/slide with pieces of old nylon stockings so the rubber bands
won't push into the surface of the chiton. Last year in Mexico, I found
a large chiton and I didn't have anything handy for mounting
it.....ended up using a plastic "Tums" container and it worked great!!
Vicky Wall

Campani Enzo wrote:

> Dear Andy,
> I had good results tieing the chitons on a  smooth and plane surface,
> such as a strip of plastic from an old credit card, and by merging
> the whole in a suited solution after death. Thi solution was from
> ethanol alcohol and glycerol, say 40% of ethanol and 60% glycerol.
> After a time interval depending on the chiton size (about one or two
> days for an inch length), I retrieved the chiton and had it dried on
> a clean surface. The advantage is that the chiton will remain flexible.
> Enzo
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