How to Clean a Sea Urchin | Some advice and a Few Do's and Don'ts

Please note, my ENTIRE experience with cleaning a sea urchin is just this one time... and this was my honest first attempt. Thanks for watching this madness... it somehow turned out ok?? I'M SHOCKED!! Thanks for watching, I hope it wasn't too gross?
See the episode where I found this awesome sea urchin: • Finding Seashells at L...
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[@pamdudley6153]

Oh nooooooo… hey, it was a great experiment and at least you were able to glue it back together! 👏🏼 And I got to see Ninja!!! 😻😻😻 Love that! Thanks for the informative video. I’d love to see more of your shells cleaned up. We need another look at your display too! 🥰🥰🥰

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Pam 👋🏻💖 "Oh noooooo" pretty much summed up my feelings in that moment 🤣 and yeah, it all turned out great (well, acceptable) in the end; it could have been a lot worse, that's for sure!!! Hehe, Ninja got a cameo at the same time you asked about her the other day: it's like you knew something was happening from half a world away 😺 Thank you so much for coming along on a different kind of journey today; I'll be back to shelling next time 🏖️🐚 Ohh, and the cabinet...it's in a perpetual state of disorganization 😅 one day, one day... Once again Pam, thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@hbwhitetree]

Hi! I know this is very late, but I've been catching up on your episodes (love them) and just watched this. My experience with cleaning urchins and sand dollars is to let them soak in hydrogen peroxide rather than bleach. This disinfects and cleans them without making them quite as brittle. I too paint them with a solution of 1/2 glue and 1/2 water after they have been cleaned and dried. Works for me so far. I'm learning so much from your episodes. I'm hoping to visit Australia in September and October and do some shelling along the southern Queensland coast and then visit my son in Melbourne. I'm an American living in land-locked Austria, so it's very special for me to get to the ocean. I have a sister living on the southwest coast of Florida, so I do shelling there when I visit her. Your videos help me survive between my shelling trips to one ocean or another. Thanks for your efforts! Your fan Jan (coming from my hubby's account).

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Jan 👋🏻🐚 Likewise, I am also very late in replying! When someone takes the time to give me such a lovely large comment; I like to also take the time to respond properly too...this week hasn't had the right time 😂 You know, I think you are the second or third person to tell me about using hydrogen peroxide on a sea urchin... I think the writing is on the wall; I need to get some hydrogen peroxide! I do wonder though; would the hydrogen peroxide have changed the colour of the urchin as much as the bleach did? I do like the super white colour that this sputnik sea urchin became, even if it's less natural looking. This one also got about the same amount of water/glue all over it after I bleached it as well. Oh wow, living over in the USA with a chance to go shelling in Florida! What a dream!! Also, not to spoil anything too much in a future video, but I recently recieved sea shells from some of the beaches near Melbourne! I was pleasantly surprised by the lovely shells that can be found around there. Be sure to spend some time shelling around Phillip Island because I think you will find cowries there in much larger quantities than other places around it. Have a wonderful adventure, and thank you so much for watching mine 🥰

[@guadalupeknippen528]

Final result looks beautiful! 😊🌻🐕🇺🇸

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Guadalupe 👋🏻💖 The final look really surprised me; I though it would be all white 😲 Thank you so much for watching such a different kind of video today 🥰❤️🥰

[@trudymcewen9801]

Oh Maddie really interesting on Sea Urchin cleaning. It is so pretty. At least you were able to salvage the broken piece. Happy to see Ninja too. Take care. XXOO. TRUDY

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Trudy 👋🏻💖 It was a bit of an adventure in itself; the ups and downs of cleaning it felt like a journey to eventually bring out it's best side. Phew, and yeah, I'm glad the glue worked, and that it turned out to look pretty cool 😎 Thank you so much for coming along to watch this one; it's pretty different than the usual video! I'll be back to shelling next time though! Thank you again for watching 🥰 from me and Ninja 😺

[@alisonh890]

Hi Maddie, that was so interesting to watch. From something unpromising to something very beautiful. Nobody would know that you glued it. I think your cat was just doing a bit of supervising!😂xxx

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Alison 👋🏻💖 Oh phew, I'm glad you liked it 🤩 it's such a different video than usual! For me, it was a lot of fun to see it transform from zero to hero like this; though some people do prefer to leave the sea urchins intact with spikes and all. Yep, shhh, the glue is our little secret 🤫 Hehe, yep, Ninja was su-purrr-vising the whole ordeal 🤣😺 Again, thank you so much for watching a different type of video today 🙏🥰

[@melisaparrish2837]

Hey Maddie 👋🏻 I’m so glad you came back to the urchin to show us! It’s is such a great color. I almost lost it when it came apart. I bet you did too. But super glue to the rescue. And saving the teeth is not weird at all. Thanks for the science experiment.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Melisa 👋🏻💖 I thought about just making the video for Facebook, but I thought more people might enjoy seeing it here, and it might even be helpful (or not helpful 😅) for being trying something similar! Hahaha, ahhh, I almost lost it... but then I just remembered to not sweat the small stuff, and what's done is done... I might have been a lot more upset if I put more time and effort into prepping it, but it wasn't too bad after it dried out, actually 😲 super glue and PVA glue really did fix it all up in the end though 🤣 I thought about gluing the teeth back together too, but I think this is fine. Thank you so, so much for watching something so different today. I really did stumble through this clean up, but that kind of its own adventure too. Thanks again for watching 🥰

[@ekcraddock]

So interesting to watch! Thanks for sharing Maddie 😊

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Kat 👋🏻💖 Thank you so much for watching me stumble through this entire process 🤣 I perhaps should have been more concise in a few places, but oh well! Again, thank you so much for coming along for something different today 🥰

[@oceanluvngal]

Well done! Love that you kept the teeth. They are cool and I don't think I ever see others do that with sea urchins.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Oceanluvn Gal 👋🏻🌊💖 Thank you so much ❤️ I did stumble through the cleaning, but it turned out really great in the end 😁 the teeth are super cool; I've never really seen them before either, I don't think anyone keeps or cleans them usually, so this was very interesting to me 😲 Thank you so, so much for coming along to watch a different type of video today, I really appreciate the support 🥰 Thanks again, from me and Ninja 😺🙏

[@trinidadcindy3908]

Wow that's a big help and very interesting topic.another lesson from you thank u so much❤😊

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Cindy 👋🏻💖 Haha, it might be helpful to someone...or it might be unhelpful 🤣 I really should have done more research on how to clean it before doing it... Anyway!! Thank you so much for joining me today 🙏 this video was a lot different than the usual shelling one! Again, thank you for watching 🥰

[@aussiedirtdigger755]

Hi Maddie Thanks that was a really informative video. What a moment when it decided to part ways. Marvellous what a little glue can fix though and the finished product made it all worth while. It would be nice to see more of this type of informational videos.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Aussie Dirt Digger 👋🏻💖 Haha, "decided to part ways", that's a nice way of putting it 😂 but yes, what would I do without glue!! I'm really glad that you enjoyed this video; I'm not sure if the information in it was more helpful or unhelpful in the end 🤣 but I'm happy with the result in the end!! Oh wow, I could make more videos like this one...I just need to think of them 😅 I've no idea what I'll do next!! Thank you so much by the way: this video is a lot different than usual, so I really appreciate the support on it 🙏 Thank you 🥰

[@Reet64]

Nice save there at the end! They are such strange creatures but so beautiful too!

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Reet 👋🏻💖 Phew, yeah, it somehow came out all okay 😅 Yes, so strange, yet so beautiful in the end!! Thank you so much for coming to watch a different type of video today 🥰 I appreciate it more than you know 🙏

[@robertabessey7990]

Oh crap, oh well! I think it's beautiful. Those teeth are awesome. Thanks for sharing Maddie! You'll never know unless you try, you did great.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Roberta 👋🏻💖 Hahaha, no worries, I wasn't too bothered by it breaking because I was able to put it back together again. Was it perfect?-maybe not, but am I happy with it? Yes, very happy, it looks awesome 😎 Thank you so much for joining me on this at-home adventure 🥰 the video today was really different than usual, so I really appreciate you watching and supporting it too 🙏 Thank you 💖

[@tonistephic]

Good afternoon, Maddie Wow, what a really big difference. Love the white and purplish color. It may have broken, but you did a great job putting it back together. The inter working of the sea urchin is very cool. It is always so cool to see the different things you show us. Thank you for that. I hope you have a wonderful day. Until the next video. Maddie have a great week.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Toni 👋🏻💖 I was so surprised that it's final colour was a lovely white and purple!! I really wasn't sure how it would look in the end: I thought it might be all white. It wasn't too hard to put it back together in the end, and it makes me really happy, so it all worked out 🤩 somehow! Thank you for watching something so different today; I know it's not really the usual shelling videos that you enjoy seeing 🐚 but I will have a fun one for you next time 🏖️ Thank you so much for watching this one, and I hope you have an easier weekend this time 🥰

[@tonistephic]

@SandCoffeeRocks my husband and I are going to see our 5 grandkids at the end of the month. Our 1st granddaughter has the same bday as me and her great grandma. My mom will be in a rehabilitation place for 5 days. We need this time not just to see our grandkids, our daughter but for us as well. Thank you so much for all you say to me. It really helps me get through this rough time. Have a great night, Maddie Cannot wait to see what you share next.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

Have a wonderful time with your family Toni, my goodness, you need this break! Wow, the same birthday for three people in your family, what are the chances of that happening?!! Thank you for all you do Toni, both for me and for your family. Rest up and have a great time 💖

[@tonistephic]

@SandCoffeeRocks It was also my grandparents' anniversary. They have both passed on. We have several friends with the same birthday and anniversaries. I just celebrated my granddaughters and my husband's grandma's birthdays. My grandkids mean the world to me and my husband. It is going to be a wonderful few days with the grandkids. Thank you for being you. You have helped me more than you know. Have a wonderful day.

[@donnasnyder6890]

That was too cool. Thanks

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Donna 👋🏻💖 I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the result (I somehow stumbled onto it without too much of a disaster 🤣). Thank you so much for watching a different type of video this time, I really appreciate it 🙏🥰

[@soledad_23]

Omgosh such an interesting video was waiting for you to clean it 😅 glad U able to save it 😊 have you found anymore?

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Natacha 👋🏻💖 Hehe, I'm glad you enjoyed the video; it's a lot different than the usual shelling ones, and I was worried that people would find it too long and too boring. The result is pretty cool though 😎! Alas no, I have not found any more; whole sea urchins are pretty rare around here, or at least to have them wash ashore. When I find another, oh boy, everyone will know about it!! Thank you for coming along to watch something really different today 🙏 I really appreciate it 🥰

[@JanHastings-ns7ze]

Hi Maddie. I use oxyclean. It is less caustic. I clean mine if I can at the beach. If not I crush the spines in the toilet. Take a old pair of manicure scissors and scape all the rest of spines off and a toothbrush to brush all the dirt off. I gut in the toilet and when guts are gone take a old toothbrush and scrub all the fleshy pieces out , I have also in the end take my fingered to make sure it is all gone.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Jan 👋🏻💖 What's this, the guts go down the toilet?!! Well, that's one way to deal with them!! I was just going to put it in the bin it garden 🤣 Oxyclean, I will remember that for next time, I definitely need a gentler solution for when I find another one. You sound like you've got a lot of experience with cleaning sea urchins, I think maybe you should do a tutorial video; it would be a lot more helpful than mine, I think 🤣 Hmmm, for my little urchin, I'm not sure I would have gotten a toothbrush into the small opening on this one to clean it, but I think other types have larger opening. Again, that's something I'll remember for next time! Thank you so much for watching such a different type of video this time, I really appreciate it and the advice you've given me 🙏 Thank you again from me and Ninja 😺🥰

[@kaylecotton5301]

Morning Maddie. That is a great shell that cleaned up nice. 1 question, who was that in the back ground?. Have a great day and ❤❤❤love to you 2 from all of us ❤❤❤

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Sheila 👋🏻💖 It's was a really cool result, right?!! Not at all like the typical kind of seashells I usually find 🐚! Background...there was no one in the background; I am simple a disembodied voice with a hand or two to pick up shells: nothing more, nothing less 👋🏻👋🏻🤣 Thank you so, so much for watching this odd cleaning adventure... It really is a different kind of video than usually, and I really appreciate that you too the time to check it out. Thank you so much for watching 🥰🐈🐚

[@kaylecotton5301]

@@SandCoffeeRocks maybe it was your reflextion in the glass?🤗🤗🤭🤭🤭

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

Hehe 🤭 maybe 😉

[@kenndoggie1]

Kitten ❤

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Kenn 👋🏻😺 Haha, I forgot that Ninja had a cameo in this video 🤣 I sometimes sneak her into an episode 🐈 Thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@cathymaxcy3391]

I found some fossil sea urchin teeth and it took me forever to figure out what they were. I'm glad you kept the teeth. I was disappointed that you didn't keep the large spines, but I guess you find them on the beach all the time. I would like to know what kind of urchin that is. My dad found one on a beach in Mexico, I guess it's about time I tried to identify it. I know it won't be the same species as yours but it will be interesting to know what species each of them are.

[@amandamayo209]

Pencil urchin I think.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Amanda 👋🏻🐚 Pencil Sea Urchins can be found here, but I believe this one is a Sputnik Sea Urchin...I didn't know for sure until I got it all cleaned up and saw the shell underneath. Thanks for watching 🥰

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Cathy 👋🏻💖 Oh wow, fossil sea urchin teeth of all things; what a fascinating thing to find 😲 I thought about keeping the spines on mine too, but they were a little crusty... somehow, they didn't look that good to me 😅 Yes, there are sometimes cleaner and nicer spines to be found at the beach, but not too many, actually. This sea urchin in particular is a Sputnik Sea Urchin (Phyllacanthus imperialis) I believe. I didn't know for sure until I got it all cleaned up. Thank you so much for watching something so different today 🥰

[@nikoletastavropoulou5515]

Beautiful sea Urchin Maddie 😍.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Nikoleta 👋🏻💖 Awww thank you so much ❤️ it really turned out to be a wonderful shell 🐚 Thank you so much for watching such a different type of video today 🥰

[@nikoletastavropoulou5515]

@SandCoffeeRocks You're welcome, Maddie 🫠

[@leslie3672]

Wait what?

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G’day Leslie 👋🏻🐚 Uhhhh, what? What what 😆? Thanks for watching? 🥰

[@MrFind-pv3zs]

Wow. Setelah dibersihkan keliatannya sangat cantik dan saya suka lihatnya

[@MrFind-pv3zs]

14:16

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Mr Find 👋🏻🐚 Hehe, thank you 🙏 the sea urchin looks so different now, and much nicer!!! Thank you for watching a different type of video today 🥰

[@brendagroff8478]

Your bleach was too strong.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Brenda 👋🏻🐚 Perhaps it was, though it did not look clean before I took it out, so I don't know... what ratio would you recommend? I all worked out eventually though 😅 but I am looking for a better method. Thanks for watching 🥰