I used to leave shells for the ants when I lived on Eleu., but lost a couple of real treasures when landlubber hermit crabs made off with them.


---- Peggy Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 

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I did that, then found a raccoon making off with  my shell!

Peggy

> On Jul 10, 2015, at 3:11 PM, Martin Eastburn <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I've used an ant hill for the process when overseas.  I'd probably do it here as well.
> Martin
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> On 7/10/2015 9:17 AM, Karlynn Morgan wrote:
>> Ellen,
>> Check with a commercial cleaning products supply.  You want pure pine oil, not a product with pine oil in it.  This is the only type place I have been able to find pine oil.
>> Karlynn
>> NC-USA
>> 
>> 
>> On 7/10/2015 10:01 AM, Ellen Bulger wrote:
>>> I still have one stinky Xeno to clean and pine oil has been suggested. I'm having trouble finding the specific product, but there are many citrus solvents that are as terpene terrifying and would seem to have similar properties. Has anyone tried something like Citrisolve to dissolve nasty old mollusk liver in shells?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Ellen
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