They are not just pinching closed. They are being pinched off (like a nail clipper just snipped them off). They are staying open and waving and then just breaking off. They used to be close to the leather, but I have separated by at least a foot in case aleopathy was the cause of decline. I moved the leather, not the anthelia because I figured they did not need the stress of a move too. Hopefully, mine will come back too. Thanks for the input.