Hi
I've been out of touch for a few days so I didn't get a chance to answer
this earlier.
I put the shells in plastic bags BUT I filled the bags with kitty litter as
well. I gather from reading your answers that the bags were suppose to only
have the shells in them & the kitty litter was to be used only as "packing
material"??? At any rate when I got home they were hard as a rock & not
knowing that I should have stuck them in water to rehydrate them I put them
in alcohol which I can see was the worst idea. Now my question is this.
Would it do any good now to take them out of the alcohol & stick them in
water? They have been there about 5 years. Most are either the large whelks
or cat's eyes (sorry can't think of latin name at the moment)
Sue Garrison
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From: Robert & Betty Lipe <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: KITTY LITTER


> I know you were asking Sue, but I use the clumpable kind.  Never had
> animals harden, but usually took them out when I arrived at home from a
> trip.  Don't put kitty litter down any of your drains or in your
> toilet.  Soak you shells in water in a bucket and toss the water out and
> put the litter in a plastic and put in your trash.
>
> Bob Lipe
>
> > rosesea wrote:
> >
> > Sue:
> >
> > Did you have the shells in kitty litter or were the shells in plastic
> > and then covered in kitty litter?  I know Wolfman used the good old
> > "generic" litter...guess the brand does not matter.
> >
> > Soaking shells for several days (maybe even weeks with Epitoniums) and
> > changing the water daily should rehydrate the animal.  Water pressure
> > or a good shaking usually dislodges the remaining animal.
> >
> > @--}}---
> > RoseSea
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