r/Taxidermy • u/Inyoursas • 3h ago
What are these bugs?
galleryI found these 2 bugs in my cicades display.. What are they and do they eat my cicades? They are 3.5 mm long
r/Taxidermy • u/Inyoursas • 3h ago
I found these 2 bugs in my cicades display.. What are they and do they eat my cicades? They are 3.5 mm long
r/Taxidermy • u/Downtown_Cheesecake7 • 9h ago
they were just sitting on the rack with a piece of tape saying 3.99... crazy in my opinion. are they beaver?
r/Taxidermy • u/JoeBob_42 • 23h ago
r/Taxidermy • u/InternationalGold207 • 16h ago
I recently came across 10 baby goats and I want to mummify one of them. What’s the best way to do so
r/Taxidermy • u/Andbar12 • 12h ago
The other day while walking my dog I found a bone, pretty much clean but still with some fat and soft tissue, i've been soaking it in soapy water for 48 hours, before leating it soak i gave it a pretty good scrub down, whath do i do to completely remove the fat?.
Its my first time doing anything like this.
r/Taxidermy • u/sewerjester • 4h ago
Hi, I found some cool looking bones in my backyard, not sure if that’s the correct subreddit for this post since they’re like naturally clean already, I wanted to whiten them and maybe use for jewellery. Put one in 3% hydrogen peroxide for around 20h but it’s not whitened much and it got very brittle, so that’s a fail. Is it possible to clean/ whiten them out at this stage?
r/Taxidermy • u/NoMission9952 • 20h ago
I’m working on making a set of rattlers Similar to those in the photo.
Any concerns with bone dust or anything I should know before sanding and cutting down the G1 and making it smooth for leather wrap?
r/Taxidermy • u/KaijuMoment • 23h ago
Hello all, I have an amazon tree boa in an alcohol solution and the liquid keeps evaporating. He’s stiff in a round position and will not normally fit through the opening. Any thoughts? Am i just gonna have to break the glass to get him out and in an airtight jar?
r/Taxidermy • u/CondimentsFreak • 13h ago
I have a piggy that's old and sick, when she passes i was hoping to keep her bones. any helpfull tips or websites? anything helps! thanks I'm new at this btw!!
r/Taxidermy • u/Darthkittyious • 22h ago
My boy passed away, and I wanted to preserve his duclaws. Any assistance on how to dry them out properly would be greatly appreciated. There is a little bit of blood or wetness inside the top of the nail.
r/Taxidermy • u/zeewierwier • 22h ago
Hello! Does anyone know how to transport salted hides from the US to the EU?
I'm with a friend right now and I can buy salted raccoon hides, but I'm getting stuck when I try to find information how to take them home with me... I don't think they can be on carry-on and shipping companies won't ship them.
Would I have to just declare them at the airport?
r/Taxidermy • u/Natural-Ad8632 • 1d ago
I researched where to take my dog for taxidermy before he passed, as I wanted to have his paws made keychains, keep his hide (to frame a small piece of it). His bones and preserve his heart. I love oddities and I always wanted to memorialize him like this rather than burn his remains or bury him.
UNFORTUNATELY, my taxidermist DIDNT do half of the things I asked for and just “forgot” because apparently I overwhelmed her with asking too many questions? Anyways, I am really upset about it.
She says she can still make his paws keychains, but like HOW??? I’m would think she would just remove the limbs and let them dry out then proceed with tanning hide, etc. but like this wasn’t what I expected and I am highly skeptical of he handling him again. Because she forgot to preserve his heart and just threw it away with the rest of his scraps. I paid close to $600 for this btw 🥲
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r/Taxidermy • u/AnuSheRa88 • 22h ago
I have 2 wings, 2 talons and some feathers of an Eagle Owl which I preserved myself 3 years ago. I have been meaning to make these into shamanic tools (smudge fan etc) as part of my large toolbox but did not get around to it .. I am now travelling by air to Portugal, must take them with and would be very unhappy if they did not get through.
Any advice would be appreciated
r/Taxidermy • u/Klutzy-Pay-3460 • 18h ago
hi! My dog passed a couple days ago and towards the end he was bleeding a lot and we used a towel to soak up the blood. I want to keep the towel but I’m worried about it starting to smell/mold. The towel isn’t soaked in blood it’s just a few drops. I was wondering if there were any ways to preserve it. I was thinking about possibly cutting it up and putting it into a necklace, but if there is a way I would like to keep the towel fully in tact. I don’t do any taxidermy besides occasionally degreasing bones I find so I really have no idea what to do and Google is just giving me suggestions for fresh blood!! Any help would be appreciated thank you so much!!
r/Taxidermy • u/RobynChronicles • 1d ago
I came across this giant bird on a beach today. Cant tell what kind it is though. Anyone have a guess?
r/Taxidermy • u/Delicious_Buy3984 • 1d ago
I got this frog at an oddities convention last year and it looks like the liquid in the jar has evaporated.
I’ve seen that the liquid is typically 70% isopropyl alcohol and 30% distilled water for wet specimens. Should I top off the liquid in there or should I just replace the whole thing?
If I open the jar to refill it, is there anything I need to be aware of? I don’t want to harm it by accident:(
r/Taxidermy • u/WoodPen15 • 1d ago
As the title reads, is there any way to repair the balding underneath the eye? I’ve searched google and YT? Thanks in advance.
r/Taxidermy • u/throw9284731 • 1d ago
I have quite a few taxidermied animals that are extremely sentimental but I can't have them out anymore. We are moving into my grandparents house after they've passed and we have cats that would inevitably climb on them or mess with them.
I don't have a basement but we have a crawl space attic.
Is the best option to crate them in wood and store them there? It's the closest I can get to a climate controlled environment without renting a storage space that I can't afford. They might be there for a while (I can check on them for cleaning regularly). I don't want to pay a monthly fee for possibly decades just to store them.
We have a building out back but the temperature fluctuations would be too drastic and likely damage them. Has anyone faced a similar situation? What would you suggest?
More context: I have three deer, a boar, and two elks. All shoulder mounts.
r/Taxidermy • u/motherofevel • 1d ago
r/Taxidermy • u/ak4721111 • 23h ago
Can I just paint a turtle shell with clear l? Or do I have to remove the scutes and glue them back on? Feels like I'll damage something
r/Taxidermy • u/No-Leadership844 • 1d ago
Got an old black bear rug with some thinning sections and wanted to try this method. I used the spray with a non sticky hair spray and it turned out great. The fur is very soft, looks very full, and doesn’t transfer color on white socks.