Toadstool re-attach?

[spmnarciso]

I have a toadstool leather that became stressed after I constantly had to move because it kept falling from the rockwork. It was on a small rock and now completely came off. I used a rubberband around it's head to a rock, to see if it would attach itself again. Is this a bad way to do it?
:notsure:

 

[attml]

Leathers are fairly indestructable but I would put a toothpick (I perfer stainless steel turkey hooks) through the stalk near the base then use rubberbands to hold the rubberbands down the toothpicks (like I did with this colt coral). Leave it like that for 1-2 weeks and it will attach at the base.

 

[spmnarciso]

Thanks for info. That's what I did last night and this morning it looks better. Hopefully when lights come on, we'll see some polyps.

 

[bona42na]

Does the toothpick then stay in the coral once its attached or do you take it out later like stitches ?

 

[ags]

I recently fragged my colt in the same manner but used wooden toothpicks. Is there any benefit to using stainless steel vs. wooden?
The first time the colt slimed through the wooden toothpicks but I am contributing that to me making the rubber band too tight.
Thanks for any help.

 

[texag04]

What ever happened to good ole' krazy glue? That's what I used to pin down my ricordea, xenia, and kenya tree coral, and it worked perfect. :notsure:

 

[ags]

out of super glue and needed a quick fix. I am partial to the super glue methodology as well.

 

[attml]

I use super glue on most stuff but sometimes softies slime their way loose. You do pull the tooth pick out after two weeks. I just like the stainless because it lides in and out seemlesly.

 

[ags]

When you use a toothpick does the coral look horrible for a while and eventually bounce back?
The fragged piece of colt coral I have looks really bad. It has only been a week. Still has decent polyp extension, it is just droopy looking.