Greetings fellow Conch-Lers, I'ld be interested in getting some advice on how to clean cowries or otherwise get them in a state that I can bring them back to the USA when travelling internationally and staying in hotels. Get a lot of ice and freeze-thaw multiple times and pour rubbing alcohol (with baking soda?) into the aperture in case of remaining smell? Pack in salt (to dehydrate) in case of remaining flesh? Thanks! Alex [log in to unmask] Berkeley, CA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------