Any bone collectors or taxidermists out there?

[FluffyFaverolles]

I use knives and angled tweezers to pull off most of it.

I have to say - I have butchered more animals than I can count. I have cared for animals for years. I have washed vomit and blood and poop out of my hair. It takes a LOT of constitution to cut the flesh away. Removing the skin and eyes and tongue is like something from a horror film. It gives even me the gibblies. I try not to look too close while I'm doing those parts. My partner actually does it for me most times because he did it for years in a lab doing research on rat eyes and it disturbingly efficient at removing skin and eyes as a result.

Once anything big enough to wiggle is cut away, brains pulled out, etc. I let the beetles do the rest. They eat anything that's left and leave the bones extremely clean and in tact. Even very delicate bones can survive it.

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That’s a cool skull, what animal?

 

[ChocolateMouse]

That’s a cool skull, what animal?

It's a small chicken. Most of my bones are from my livestock.

 

[MetroMutt]

did I hear b0nes

(my collection minus Eryn my doe, and my two wet specimen chicks)

the 2 bucks need names still and all 3 I gotta degrease/whiten ;0;

the fox is named gummy because she has no teeth

 

[BeanBoy]

did I hear b0nes

(my collection minus Eryn my doe, and my two wet specimen chicks)

the 2 bucks need names still and all 3 I gotta degrease/whiten ;0;

the fox is named gummy because she has no teeth

I love how they have names! What do you use to degrease/whiten them?

 

[MetroMutt]

I love how they have names! What do you use to degrease/whiten them?

Dawn dish soap! Works great

 

[BeanBoy]

Dawn dish soap! Works great

That's what I usually use lol. I was kinda hoping you used another method that I could try

 

[MetroMutt]

That's what I usually use lol. I was kinda hoping you used another method that I could try

Why? Is some thing with it not working? Vest suggestion i have is keeping the water warm as it speeds up the proccess

 

[BeanBoy]

Why? Is some thing with it not working? Vest suggestion i have is keeping the water warm as it speeds up the proccess

I always almost forget to use warm water, which I’m guessing is probably my biggest problem with it

 

[MetroMutt]

I always almost forget to use warm water, which I’m guessing is probably my biggest problem with it

Thats a mood! I just dont heat my water at all and let time do the work for me! Also keep in mind larger means itll take longer too since theres more gunk to get out!

 

[arwoon]

I collect bones and I was wondering if anyone else did as well? If so, please feel free to show off your collection! (I’ll add pics of my collection sometime)
Also, if anyone does taxidermy, how expensive is it to get started? What’s a good starting point to get into it? Anything you’d like to share about it?

I do collect skulls bones... A couple days ago at school we dissected owl pellets (I don't even know how many times ive dont that) well, nobody wanted their bones or skulls, so I went home with a nice lot of them. Also, if anyone here would have any ideas of how to clean A gar skull without the teeth falling out?

(apologies [not apologies] I just needed to add that)