What kind of taxidermy kit did you buy?
Here is the one I bought -
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0006573223534a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=taxidermy+kit&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=taxidermy+kit&noImage=0
Good luck!
We are getting ready to tan a deer skin. If you are talking about skinning the squirrel you just make a cut around each shoulder then skin the squirrel. Sorry I couldn't be more help this is the first I have been tanning skins.