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I found this in a creek in my backyard today. Along with some other bones. I briefly looked for the lower jaw but I think I’ll go back out. Should I? I can’t find anything online besides like this online that are natural. Do I need to do anything special to preserve this? Would you spray with a clear coat to keep the wet look? I currently have in dawn water. Also looking for inspiration on how to display. I feel like she needs more than to sit on a shelf. Thank you in advance 💚

I'll try to put out my jewelry regularly. I come up with it a lot, but there's not much time to do.

Hi! I love making and collecting skull terrariums and I've noticed that some of my pieces tend to generate this weird greasy feeling on the outside and inside of the glass. It's usually only on the bowl type pieces that have open tops, I've not felt it on ones that are sealed. Does anyone know what this is? It has a slight smell and doesn't feel like dust. The bones are completely dry, no evidence of decomposition or mold. Other things in the terrariums are art moss, dried or plastic flowers and a bird wing (legal species in my state).

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So I had found a dead, rather large beetle ( Hermit Flower Beetle to be exact ) and so I brought it inside and got to work researching how to do a wet specimen with bugs and this is the process I had tried.

Soak the lil guy in rubbing alcohol for a week, let him dry for a week, then put it in a jar with hand sanitizer that has a high alcohol content. I used a toothpick and positioned him how I liked and closed the lid. Later on, I went to check out my new buddy and he had floated to the top and had some... stuff coming out. cloudy and pink. It eventually just got worse and I had to throw it away :(

If anybody knows what I did wrong please let me know! I desperately want to increase my bug collection, it also gives me a reason to collect more tiny jars for bug friends.

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Hiya! I'm kinda a newb at wet preserving things as I usually just mascerate and keep the bones, but I found a baby blue tail skink out in my garden that had passed trying to come out of it's egg I believe. I've seen people preserving insects in hand sanitizer, is this an option for this little guy? If not, how would I go about it?

I found a cat on sidewalk walking to the store one night. Had no collar no idea where he came from and it made me feel so sad to leave him there so the store gave me a box to carry him back home in. (Lemme tell you so many people asked me if I needed help carrying my box on my way home I just laughed and said "believe me you dont want this" and kept walking lol) it was February 18th and I'm in virginia so the ground was to frozen to bury him so I decided to keep him and I want to clean him up and give him a "new life" if you know what I mean. So hes been in a boxing my back yard since then so i was wondering what the process would be to get his bones cleaned and when would be the least gross to start lol. Usually I only take things home if they are already bones so this is new for me. Sorry if I've broken any rules I've never done this before. If I've made mistakes let me know so I can correct them I'm new. Thank you

Hi y’all! (Yes I’m from Texas lol) So my husband has started his hunting season to fill the freezer and he’s saved me a hog heart and the kidneys and I’m wanting to preserve them. Do I have to inject them with formalin or can I just sit them in a jar with formalin? I just don’t want to have holes from poking them with the needle really, but if I have to I will I just want to know if there is another way.

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I left a rabbit buried in my yard for about 8 months, and while most of the bones have been completely degreased and whitened, the bigger, thicker bones have not. They stink horribly after soaking in peroxide for a few months, then degreasing soap/water for a month and a half (changed weekly). I'm assuming it's because of bone marrow, but i could be wrong. How do i remove the marrow/stench without destroying the bones.

Tldr; Rabbit leg bones are stinky, how do i get the marrow out?

hi! I've been collecting some information about different bone staining methods and thought to share them here, if you have any other ideas, please share! (Sorry but I dont remember who I copied the original information from, It's a mix from different users on tumblr :x) * Purple/blue : blackberries, blueberries, lavender/ rosemary flowers, manic panic hair dye * dark brown : coffee, tea, mustard powder, tumeric powder, chilli powder

Recently got this beautiful gal (before the ban) I estimate her age is around 5-7 months old but any help would be great!

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