My coworker just got me a tub of carpet beetles. I collectively named them Jeremy. My Jeremies are currently still busy with their road snack, but once that is finished they will feast on my projects. This is more of a "yay I got Jeremies!" post than asking for advice, but if anyone has carpet beetle advice I'll gladly take it :)
Found in an owl cave, Krabi.
On a side note, do i have to deflesh it? It likely went through an owls digestive system since its pretty clean, just caked with mud. I’ve begun the degreasing process but google says it still has to be defleshed, any advice would be greatly welcomed!!
We found this in some Green Columbia Coffee beans.
Recently acquired these vintage antelope horns. I’m just trying to identify the specific antelope type. The man I bought them from said they are ibex horns, but I highly doubt that
As title suggests, my budgie passed two years ago around this date. He’s in my garden, in shallow dirt in a cardboard box that (presumably) has disintegrated by now. I wanted to keep his skeleton, or his skull at least as I imagine small bird bones are very delicate. I was wondering what state he would be in by now, and how to best recover his remains without damaging them. Thanks
I adore working with bone! Labels on each photo.
Is there a best way to preserve this?
So this is clearly a human skull, but in the report they’re saying possible human remains. I was wondering if there is a process they have to go through before actually identifying the bones as human.
Sorry I don't have much info, found it in an old box of stuff!
Hello all,
Apologies if this is the wrong place to post this, but I've seen threads about buying and importing bear skulls before, so I'm hoping to get some guidance.
I'm trying to arrange to export the skull of a black bear from BC, Canada to West Virginia, USA. The bear was legally taken by a hunter in 2023; all of that paperwork is in order.
I have a CITES export permit on the Canadian side, but I really don't understand how the import will work on the American side. I know that I need to somehow arrange it to arrive at a designated inspection point with the USFWS - how do I arrange for it to then travel from there to its eventual destination? I have no experience with any kind of forwarding service, don't know how much it would cost, etc. Has anyone gone through this process before?
Thanks in advance.
I have a large collection of bones, most of them from animals dead for over a year by the time I found them. For the ones that seem to have a smell or are particularly yellowed I soak in soapy water for a few days to degrease. They usually come out still yellow, but if the smells gone, I just leave them like that. Is that bad? Sources seem to say that if they're not matte and still somewhat yellow they aren't finished degreasing, but is there an issue with that if they don't smell?
Long story short, is it ok to leave my bones as I found them if they don't smell bad, instead of whitening and degreasing?
Replica we made,not the best painting though.
couldn’t take this home with me sadly but i found this super cool bone on my hike today. central indiana. pretty big, i only could take this one picture but i would estimate this whole thing was about the size of like, half to 3/4 of my arm. curious what it is and despite loving bones i know next to nothing about identifying them
Hi, I’m new to bone/skull collecting and I recently got a cow skull from one of my friends and I’ve been cleaning it up, but there’s some dirt and debris stuck inside the cartilage stuff in the nasal cavity I can’t get out and I’m wondering if there’s any structural importance to it or if I can just use pliers to rip out all of the cartilage?
I found this on the banks of the monongahela river in south west Pennsylvania. Any ideas of what it’s from and is it fossilized? Thanks in advance.
Hey everyone! I found this cute little bird skull, it’s super delicate, how would I go about cleaning it without damaging it?
Thanks!
Anybody know what it is?:)