Well, I'll offer this up, but your triggers might be different than my Picasso relative (Black Blotch).
I've got two tiger tails that I've had forever. I didn't know what would happen when I removed my sand bed, but they are still there intact, hiding in the rock and I find them often when I am reworking my rock structure.
I wouldn't want to suggest this and have your triggers rip it apart causing potential harm, so it is just something that works for me.
