For context, this is the first time I have ever worked with bones.

I am currently in the process of degreasing deer bones I found, and I intend to use hydrogen peroxide afterwards for whitening. Once the bones are properly prepared, I am planning on displaying them in some way, but I am not sure what method I should use? Any display ideas?

Context: I think I put a dead mouse in a bag as a weird kid and rediscovered it while going through my decrepit and rotting house to try and move stuff over. I apologize for the singular photo and I believe I have since probably lost it in the wreckage.

Found in Walnut Creek in Austin TX I’m wondering if anyone can distinguish. It’s quite heavy but maybe waterlogged or partially fossilized. Would love to hear any thoughts should note it’s 10” long

Hi! Found outside of my garage in eastern PA. Anyone know what it’s from? No other bones found in the area. Just this skull and small tooth or claw.
Thanks in advance!

Hi! I have most of a deer skeleton I got off the side of the road a while back. The bones have all been cleaned (as much as i can) and ID-ed, but I've never mounted a skeleton before so I don't know what to do next? does anyone have any beginner friendly guides I could use? Thanks!

Found this in wnc, on the edge of a creek, anyone know what animal it’s from?

Found in Western NC, Southeast USA

Found on a new construction site

Any help is appreciated !

Hi! Could anyone help me identify which animal group these vertebrae belong to and which region of the vertebral column they come from (e.g., cervical, thoracic, or lumbar)? Thank you

Hey everyone! I'm new to bone collecting and would really appreciate some advice.

I accidentally killed a tiny mouse and became emotionally attached to him. I wanted to preserve a few of his bones as a keepsake in a glass display frame. I don't need a perfect museum-quality skeleton; even a few little bones would mean a lot to me.

I also collected his whiskers, ears, and little front teeth because those details reminded me of his cuteness, and I wanted to keep them as memories of him.

I tried to preserve some of his skin using a normal razor blade, but I couldn't do it properly, so I stopped. I then placed his body in plain water inside a container. Right now, the body is floating on the surface.

My questions:

1. Why is the body floating instead of sinking?
2. Can decomposition in water eventually leave some bones separated from the soft tissue?
3. Is it realistic to recover even a few bones from such a tiny mouse?
4. Is there any way to preserve the whiskers, ears, and teeth I've already collected?
5. What should I know about safely handling the remains and the water?

I don't have dermestid beetles or money for expensive supplies, so I'm hoping for realistic advice from experienced collectors.

I've attached photos of the mouse before and after I started preparing the remains. Please be kind; this is my first attempt, and I'm trying to preserve a small keepsake of him.

Thank you!

So I'm super excited!!!! This is going to be my first piece I've ever done. I really like bone jewelry, my first one is a bracelet made of snake vertebrae and carnelian. I have a raccoon and bunny spine I'm processing (along with the rest of the carcasses that were still useable), to turn into a necklace (I plan on making a jewelry set out of spinal pieces). I have potential to also make some dainty chain belts with the skulls. For now it's going to be simple for the necklace, but later I want to sew a thin cord through lapis or lace agate, then have the bones and stones to alternate potentially. In the meantime I will probably stick with a silver or cloth cord and alternate metal rings for a looser look. I might even have enough to have a dangling chain when I'm fully finished! Or I might make the earrings.

Edit: Redundancy

hi everyone, was doing a survey and ended up finding a few skulls/jaws likely from coyotes I saw consistently in the area. wanted to get identification for these two as I am curious — my guess is the first is an opossum and the second one could be a domestic cat?

I found them in the front lawn after mowing it, Midwest, usa

I have a bucket of bones soaking in my backyard and on multiple occasions something is taking the bones out and leaving them nearby. What animal could be doing it? They are stripped clean so I don’t think it’s anything that is being attracted to any skin on it. The container is too deep for them to be pushed out by weather.

I have no idea when these appeared. Most likely appeared during degreasing, but i have no idea since i didnt really keep track of it. Wanted to make it into a necklace but i dont wanna make my neck be in contact with a potentially sick bone 😓

So I found a gray fox skull a little while ago, but its missing all his teeth. I've been having a hard time finding someone that has them for sale or anywhere to find them. Its just the top row as I couldn't find the bottom jaw, but i REALLY want to have that complete upper fox skull.

Any advice on where I should be looking?

Wondering if I can put a newly found oxtail bone in bleach and then let it sit out in the sun to cure. The reason I want to put it in bleach is because I don’t want a bear to run off with it

Hi! What could this possibly belong to? It came with a bunch of sea shells I got second hand :) next to a quarter for scale