r/Taxidermy

Honestly working with Atleast a dozen rats now has made me aware how beautiful they are, seriously under appreciated. This piece was just for myself 😂 I love her colouring so much that I can’t sell her

And if so, is it something I can do, or do I need to send it somewhere? My tort passed 2 days ago and my daughter wants to keep his shell. Is this doable? I'm in southern California and I don't think there are many taxidermists out here. What can I do to preserve him? Thanks.

Edit: Thank you everyone for all the great information. I have decided that I am in no way capable of doing this. My husband went out and buried him with the kids.

Bought this massive gator skull from a lady about a month ago, been cleaning it since, soaked it in Hydrogen peroxide, took it out, started stinking, tried dish soap to see if there was any degreasing or anything left in it, didn’t help, then soaked it in hydrogen peroxide again and took it out today. Still stinks in certain spots. What do I do! I’m fairly new to cleaning bones so I expect I’ve done something wrong, but I don’t want to keep spending chunks of cash on peroxide. Please help.

February 1st 2024 10:13PM: We're in a buddy's shack with no scale nor tape measure and suddenly I'm holding this 30+ monster. We measured her with beer cans and got her back down the hole. Can anyone estimate her stats? This was at Solomon's Point, Last Mountain Lake, Saskatchewan. See my comment for the measuring video.

I have recently added a camel skull to my collection and would like to display it on a mount like this. My main question is how to connect the skull to the standing pin. Is there a plate that the skull rests on or is it permanently attached? If there's any other important things to keep in mind, like how large the baseplate should be, please let me know. Thanks! :D

Hi there,

Any tips on how I can remove all the skin and safely frame the Skelton?

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My first thought was boar? Still not sure, the fur texture is coarse, thank you!

Merely an amateur whose information came from YouTube. I am not too sure how to clean the flesh off the skull without damaging it too much.

The brain has been flushed out, and larger chunks of meat have been extracted. I do have insect larvae to help with the processing. As well as chemicals like Ethanol, Formalin, Hydrogen peroxide and Boric acid.

I have yet to apply any form of chemicals to treat the skin. Legs probably still have flesh in it. Accidentally punctured some parts of the skin(feathers entering holes) And this bird is filled without ectoparasites(dead after the freezing)!

What should my next few steps be?

2 mice, a hillstream loach from my aquarium, and a goldfish

Hi there! I was just curious if anyone could help me out because I’m not sure what’s happening or what/if there’s anything I can do, but as you can see in the photos, these three pieces I have are shedding, having a lot of dust fallout, and seem to be deteriorating. The possum I bought last year, so I would’ve assumed perhaps something wasn’t processed right with that, but I’ve had the paws for over 5 years with absolutely no issue (they’ve survived two moves and a lot of handling). The small paw has the most notable damage (I’ll probably have to toss it as it’s disintegrating while being handled), followed by the possum head (parts are fine, other parts I can pull the fur off easily), and last the larger paw (fur isn’t coming off, but it’s shedding dust).

I’m just confused as to why they’re all suddenly doing this now? Could it be the humidity and heat (it’s been 80 degrees plus and extremely muggy for over a week and I don’t have AC in the room they’re in), or is my house infested with something?

I’d really hate to toss them, so if there’s anything I can do I’d love some advice! At the very least I’d love to know what happened so I can prevent it in the future.

For more context: I have two other pieces of taxidermy, a 20+ year old deer mount and a dog paw (came with the other paws) that are unaffected. I purchased the possum from the Oddities Expo. My partner gifted me the paws, they were all part of a large oddities blind box he got online.

Thanks!

I purchased these at an estate sale a few years back and have never been able to identify them. They are enormous. Each horn is approximately 21” long. The entire mount is 58” long. The girth of the horns at the leather is 24”. Any information is appreciated.

Hi guys! I was wondering if you could help me identify if this brown mink jacket real fur or faux. It’s from a brand J.D American but I can’t find anything about it online. I did see a two listings of the same jacket but both are in Korean. They’ve advertised it as real mink fur but I’m still unsure. Thank you!

Has anyone here done business with Katy Rulin/Carlton of Reaper Oddities?

I’m looking for other people’s experiences or advice because I’m starting to feel concerned about a custom piece I commissioned from her. On 6/13, I signed a contract for a custom mount (a dyed black mule deer) and paid 50% down. The contract states the piece would be completed within 45 days, which would put the due date at July 28. (I attached screenshots of the contract)

Almost two weeks ago, I reached out for an update on how it was going because I never heard anything after paying her. She responded saying her policy allows up to 18 months to complete a custom piece. I was not aware of this ‘policy’ when I signed the contract or paid the deposit, and it was not shared with me during our communication prior to my payment through her personal Facebook page. The signed contract I have states 45 days, so I followed up asking for clarification about the difference between the contract I signed and the 18-month policy.

Since then, I’ve sent several messages that have still gone unanswered, though she has been active on Facebook between each message.

I truly do want to give her the benefit of the doubt, and I completely understand custom work can take time. That isn’t the issue and I feel like 45 days is completely adequate time for this simple custom. But the lack of communication with me and the difference between the signed contract and the ‘policy’ she later mentioned are starting to really raise red flags for me.

I paid through Square and had a signed contract, so I at the time believed everything was legitimate. Has anyone else had a similar experience with her or Reaper Oddities? or how should I proceed. Just general advice would be helpful. I’m a very easy person to work with, just clear communication and we are all good. That’s all I ask for. Well anyways Thank you!