Quote Originally Posted by hobogato View Post
i would say you got very lucky there. a have read many times that the threads can be cut with a razor blade, but that pulling them could injur the clam internally and leave it open for infection. also, if a clam is severely stressed, it releases a scent that nassarius snails and hermits cant resist. i have read of people losing clams to predation by these opportunistic feeders after stressing the clam. dont forget to burp it if you take it all of the way out of the water - trapped air can cause a clam to slowly suffocate over time.

when i lost mine my snails and hermits were circling like buzzards before it bit the dust. id say they were the final straw.