To all on conch-l, I am going to say this. If I ever get a P.midas, P.gemma, or P. lucaya, I am not going to lock them up in a pressure sensitive case that sounds an alarm when somebody touches it. I am not going to put them under round-the-clock security. What I am going to do is what I do with all my other shells. I will take a simple cardboard tray, put some cotton-wool into it, place the pleuro's on the wool, and put them on my shelf. I will do nothing else except keep them out of sunlight. So there. Kind Regards James P.S. I am not saying that everyone on conch list puts shells under security, it's just that I am not a very cautious person. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]