Dear Marcus and friends,
When I travel I use more simple and traditional method, I put lots of salt on the
shells almost cover them and I let dry for a day and that's all, smell little and not
too bad, like a dry fish, also the salt protect the shells on transportation in a
taper. I use this method mostly for small shells and of course not for glossy shells.
I can find the salt everywhere so I use the Vodka for my pleasure {:-)
Best regards.
George


Marcus Coltro wrote:

> In some cases freezing isn't the solution - but one must try to see what
> happens. I had some shells cracked the same way - some bivalves with
> lamellae, some landnails and the worse was two Pleurotomaria... their top
> just came off!
> When I travel I use alcohol which is the easiest way. Sometimes it is not so
> good to use it in small Marginellas or any other transparent shell since you
> don't want any animal left inside.
> The problem is that in some Countries you don't find alcohol to use. The
> solution is...Vodka, aguardiente, or similar spirit drink. I had to use
> Aguardiente in Ecuador since I could not find alcohol. Of course the hotel's
> maid were looking weird at us every time she had to clean the room and had
> to pick several empty bottles....
>
> Marcus
>

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