R.I.P. little guy

[vallery]

sadly this little guy passed away today. My cepaea hortensis that had 4 bands on his shell which were fused together and made it look like one huge band and he had lovely dark skin. I am not sure why he passed away. I had just recently posted a picture of him on page 5 of the Join Cepaea Thread. I just made another post on that thread about his passing.
vallery

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Aww I have a Cepaea just like him, Poor little guy He will always remain in your heart though
You could follow some ones tip though (I've forgotten who's it is though )
Where you bury your little guy and let bugs clean out his shell and then clean his shell and make a little sausage out of clay and mold it into a snail body shape?
I've done this many times now, I'll have to find that thread and post a picture.
R.I.P Little guy

[shaydeesnail]

Oh what a shame Poor little guy, I bet he had a wonderful time living with you though, you really are devoted to your Cepaea. I have a couple of Cepaea necklaces now, from pets that passed away naturally of course, they look so beautiful and I feel that it allows me to keep them close to my heart, literally.

[vallery]

Thank You claudiajade and shaydeesnail for your kind words, it is comforting.

I also read a tip about placing the shell in with oxychillus alliarus snails and that they would eat the carcass of the dead snail, I can't remember who posted this.

So as bad as it made me feel to do that I did put him in with the oxys and they started right away doing their job.

Then I am going to shellac him and put him in a glass door cabinet that I have.

I have a small fold-out three tier jewelry box with nice red velvet lining, in the cabinet were I place all of my lost babies.

Thank You again for caring
vallery

[gunshotglitter]

I'm so sorry for your loss, he was such a beauty

[vallery]

Thank you gunshotglitter. Everyones comfort means a great deal to me.
vallery