How do i dry out a sea urchin?

Question

We found a sea urchin at the beach and we didnt know what to do with it for the nine hour drive home. we put it in a container w sea water and filled the container w ice. then we put the container in our cooler full of ice. so now were at home and we want to dry it out to keep it but we dont know how! we saw one way but it involved breaking off all of the spines. we want to keep the spines on iff possible but i guess if we cant then we dont have to.. we were just gonna put it in a case or somethin and use it as decoration :)

Answer 1

first dont keep it in water and then once its died break off its spikes

Answer 2

You want to leave the spines on, so put it into a glass container and leave it out in the sun. It may smell bad for a few days but after a couple weeks I'm sure you'll be able to bring it inside.

Good Luck,  ;-)