r/bonecollecting

As title reads, I was gifted 4 legs and plan to preserve them. The legs are a few months old and upon receiving them a couple days ago they were covered in mold, and I’m concerned about what the inside of the legs look like. I sprayed and wiped the legs down with isopropyl alcohol 70% and have been letting them sun dry. I’ve done some rabbits feet by cleaning, drying, and then soaking in borax solution to preserve and they turned out good and not smelly. Can I do deer legs the same though? I see videos of people skinning the legs, doing cast for the inside structure, then sewing the legs back up, but the skin has seemingly dried quite a bit already and may be difficult. Would borax preservation work? Should I skin them and do a casting on the inside? I’m just looking for the most efficient way to preserve and would appreciate any feedback!!

Howdy! First time poster, and first time fully doing the bone cleaning process for my art as I usually get the bones cleaned from a local business (US based).

I started the process over a month ago of cleaning these bad boys. I thought this would be long enough to get the grease off but now I’m not so sure I’m even in the degreasing phase! I used this subs tips that are pinned, but these still smell SO BAD! And now there is a weird red color coming off the antlers I have never seen before.

Any tips and advice for getting these clean so I can whiten them would be amazing! I wanted to use them for a project that needs to be finished by end of Sept but I’m worried I’m no where close to having these done😭💔

(Also want to say this isn’t the tub I had them in, this one is where I dry them out. They were fully covered in the other tub)

eastern europe. thanks:)

Hello my mom got me these teeth earrings from good will. I’m so curious to know what animal they belonged to and this seemed like the spot to ask.

So I found it while harvesting a pot (as in flower pot) of potatoes. It looks like bone in structure, feels like a rock, but my brain says it could be slag...its light...lighter then metal slab. The bottom of it reminds me of the fossils of the Allosaur that took a thagomizer to the groin...as in it looks like bone that healed a bit. I plan to cross post this but I figured I would start here as if its bone can you identify what part of the body its from (hip or skull is my first thought)

I found him a few months ago. I thought he was a wildcat, but then I saw in a photo I took that he had white paws, and I don't know if that's typical for wildcats. Is he a domestic cat or a wild cat?

The skull on the right belongs to the carcass.

We think its either an european badger or a racoon dog

cant take a proper picture of the head sadly, dont want to touch the body and cant walk up from the other side

found this big pelican skull on a tiny island near thailand is it rare EDIT: porpoise/dolphin skull!

I was wondering through a forest in Hampshire England, and smelt the scent of dead rotting creatures, investigated and found like 6 bodies of different species I believe them to be hares, a fox and some sort of juvenile deer. They all look like they were put there on purpose, some were missing heads and feet, and looked to have been gralloched with little to no other tampering to the bodies. Any advise on this, they were right next to a foot path.

UPDATE:
I’ve anonymously reported the findings

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Its partnof a moose spine found in the woods decomposed to this level. How do i clean it from here?? Asking from an absolute noob perspective

I found this ribcage last weekend just outside of Sunriver, OR and It’s been haunting me ever since. I have absolutely no idea what it could be. Anybody have any ideas? It was in the woods just east of town. High desert. Pacific NW for those that aren’t familiar with the area. I did a quick search in the immediate area and couldn’t find any other remains.

Not sure if this post fits here. I posted in another sub, and someone suggested this one. Found something that looks like a tooth, but it could be wishful thinking.

Its really light and seems fagrile. Not bigger than a pebble found in driveways. The more brown part almost seem wood like, but I don't think it is. Does anyone have an idea of what it could be?

Sorry if the flair is wrong

I found him a few months ago. I thought he was a wildcat, but then I saw in a photo I took that he had white paws, and I don't know if that's typical for wildcats. Is he a domestic cat or a wild cat?

The skull on the right belongs to the carcass.

How do I go about collecting his bones without getting leprosy?

Found in Nova Scotia, Canada

Hello all, this is my first ever Reddit post so i apologize if I’m not doing this correctly.

Any idea what animal these bones could belong to? They were found along the shores of Lake Erie in the Cleveland area of Ohio.

My sister thinks a fish, they were found along the water line… I think they’re way too large but what do I know?

Thanks!

I have a feeling the first is a chicken wing and the other two are pork rib bones, but I wanted to check with y’all before tossing them