jim norris
In Memoriam
Maybe this story will turn out OK. The other day I remove my oldest clam (derasa) for his weekly inspection. I DROPPED him! He fell five feet right on to the tile floor. He schatter in about five pieces. Now this clam is about 8 inches plus and I have had him many years. He is my first clam and he was about one inch when I got him. My heart fell to my feet. I picked him up and he was a mess. Inners hanging out of a 3 by 3 piece of shell that broke off. The other pieces I found also. I took him over to the sink lay him on a towel and said to myself you are not going to die! I grab three tubes of super gel and GLUE him back together after putting his inners all in place. I place him back into the tank. After two days he was not opening I thought omy god I have glue him shut! On the third day he opened and after 8 days he is almost totally opened. I picked him up the other day and the shell was still together. Now his shell has an interesting pattern. And I hope he is going to be ok. I will update you all as he goes if interested.
Jim
Jim