Bought this Mountain Weasel "Mustela altaica" LEGALLY for 21 euro on a the internet. I dont have any idea about pricing, i just buy cool and niche species (:

Help would be appreciated!

Sorry for the graphic image. I got my wisdom teeth removed this summer and 3 weeks go I began soaking them in dish soap/water. However, there seems to be little to no change in the flesh stuck to the teeth. It’s very funny stuck on there still. How should I remove the flesh without scratching or damaging the teeth? I want to turn them into jewelry.

picked up this shell while on a walk at my cottage the past weekend, i've never taxidermied anything before. i've heard using ant hills are the best method, but they're gone for the season so i'm looking into what alternative method i can use to clean the flesh off. any help would be greatly appreciated :)

I’m fairly happy with how the fox came out at least, the coyote has loads of issues with ear and eye placement but any specific tips or suggestions would be appreciated. I had a massive problem on both with tucking the lips-both were from East Coast Capes and seemed to have a lot of lip skin left over. Is it more likely that I’m not trimming the lip skin down/thin enough or that I’m not creating a large enough channel to tuck the lips in the form?

I have an elk skull I am painting. His name is Frank. It's not good for a plain bleached and mounted piece, it's not especially large (42" at the widest) and has some damage. There is an antler that needs to be repaired and I am looking for some advice. It's been chewed off by a dog. It's the main tine. I want to extend it about 8". I was thinking 3/16 ready rod buried 3" in 2 part epoxy. Then expanding foam shaped the way I'd like and a thin layer of bondo as a crust. I think ready rod will work because I don't need to bend it. And I already have bondo so that's convenient.

Thoughts and direction much appreciated. I am an artist, not a taxidermist. I also have a bull moose skull. One antler is attached to the skull and one is broken off. The antler is very heavy and will put a lot of torque on the repair point so I think I will skip it altogether.

Hi everyone! I’m new to taxidermy and trying to figure out how to get started. I mainly have an interest in soft mounts, and was wondering where the best place to look for pelts would be (mostly looking into fox or coyote). I already have some critter clay and hide paste, any other materials I should order right now? I know I’ll need to get a form head, but I'm waiting to see how big the pelt ends up being. Tips for the mounting process? Any other advice is appreciated.

Thanks!

Hello folks, a friend of mine inherited a rather large collection from his father and we are trying to get a grasp on a rough estimate of what the goods are worth. Not trying to sell or anything. Just hoping to have an idea of what he has. Many, many thanks!

Im a collector with a very humble gathering of treasures, but I think my most treasured piece would have to be my arctic fox named kuflu, named such by the inupiak woman who gifted him to my. I have 1/2 of his hide too. Whats your most treasured piece?

I have two skulls soaking in Bleach I got from the dollar store I don't want them to become brittle I just wanted them to be clean

I recently finished work on this wee peacock mantis shrimp, named Ludo. It was my first time working on any type of shrimp (I specialise in crabs, but I'm slowly broadening my horizons to all crustaceans) and it was not without its challenges! Pretty pleased with how it turned out, and his owner is over the moon with the result. Open to questions, thoughts or feedback!

Any experts out there that can tell me (for sure) what this is I would really appreciate it!! Every image search that I do rotates between two different answers/species. Thanks!!

Hi I have just acquired my first taxidermy (a pheasant) who I’m told is from the 80s. However upon inspection white dust keeps coming off from under the feathers when I was inspecting it and I’m worried is toxic/arsenic? It’s currently in my bedroom since I live at home and my parents don’t like it but any advice? The seller did say had previously been covered in plaster but I just want to know what more experience people would advise thanks since the dust is not on top of his feathers. Hes beautiful other than that. He was in postage for about a month or less in a box.

So my girlfriend bought this fox tail awhile back from depop and found these little things within the tail, we don’t know if it’s dirt or some kind of bug (we recently found a bug from the same seller unfortunately) so I’m just wondering if anyone here has any ideas what it could be
Me advice or help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Hello hello! I found this beautiful piece in an old plastic Halloween costume bag labelled “real fur for crafts” yesterday! I’m super pumped. Before I can do anything with it though, I have to deal with the smell. The old person smell is strong with this one. I have aired it out for a full day in our backyard and it has barely made any difference. I’ve read that maybe baking soda can help? Any advice would be much appreciated

Edited to correct myself. It’s been hung up outside for 24 hours. Guess it just felt like 2 days lolol

Hello! Reposting my post from bonecollecting because it didn’t get many comments! I’m looking for advice on collecting my cats bones and turning them into an art piece. Please read the attached post! Any advice is greatly appreciated🧡

She's beauty, she's grace,

I bashed off a porcelain doll's face

I've seen folks make these before, and have clients buy heads for this purpose, but it's the first I made. They're so silly. I can kinda see the appeal 😂

Everclear-mummified meat rabbit head on a vintage porcelain doll's body, thrifted.

... I kept the doll's hair for science. And by science, I mean I gave my cat a mullet. He digs it

It's been nearly a year and a half since I got my beloved boy back from the taxidermist and was finally really inspecting him. I noticed this...growth? Lack of bone? On one side of his maxilla (?).

I know losing a tooth could cause bone loss from my own personal experience, but is this what that bone loss actually looks like? Or is this something else that CAUSED the tooth to come out?

Once I read that long ago it was good form to leave the paws on a skinned rabbit for sale since without them a cat looks the same.

It occurred to me that you folks might have firsthand knowledge of how much anatomical similarity there is.

Edit: I meant selling the carcass of a rabbit for meat, not the pelt, sorry for not being explicit about that.

My dad has an albino oscar fish and he’s quite large, the size of a grown man’s large hand, I wanna preserve him as a wet specimen once he passes away, as the fish is getting a bit old now, would I use ethanol or formalin ? :0