flesh-n-bonesss
thinking of ways to wake the dead
savannah, 24, GAbone collector and enthusiast. gore, dead animals, and the like on this blog. not intended for shock purposes, solely educational! message me for processing questions or if you just want to talk!
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Jacobās Ra.m I got for myself
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I miss this skull. My dog ate both bottom jaws and messed the face up some. I sold it I couldnāt look at it anymore š„²
My muntjac skull from @mythopoeist came today! Heās so precious and cute, I love him
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Injured goose I had to dispatch. Will be disposed of properly. Unfortunately our wildlife rehabber couldnāt help it.
Return to the skies š«š
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well now I am VERY upset that the boops are gone
Iāll NEVER KNOW how many boops I RECEIVED IN THE END :(
it is going to be physically impossible for me to boop everyone back
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i made this a few years ago and I donāt think I shared it here
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it is going to be physically impossible for me to boop everyone back
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Hello! I was wondering if you knew any methods of defleshing/cleaning bones during winter. Are there any effective ways of doing it? If not, are there any ways to preserve bones until summer? Thank you!
I really donāt process anything in the winter. All my important bug friends are mostly absent and the warm weather is gone. You can macerate but it would take a lot longer. My experience, the flesh has always dried out and mummified if left out and not frozen. I still end up macerating come summer time. There may not be AS MUCH flesh as there wouldāve been if youād have just plopped it into a freezer, but I still always macerated.
There are flesh eating beetles, but I canāt give you any tips on them. I know they have an upkeep and smell a bit. But I donāt have any experience with them.
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Hello, I just found your blog, and I figured you may help me out.
I've always adored animal life, and I have had the wonderful chance of finding some bird bones outside today. I brought them home (protected my hands and everything), however, some flesh remains.
I live by myself and don't have a lot of money, but I wish to preserve them. I read somewhere that you can boil the flesh away, which is what I'm doing. Peroxide that I've read about isn't so readily available here, so I was wondering if there are other solutions.
Any tips and resources will also be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you kindly!
Hey!! So two things to address first and foremost;
Make sure the remains you have are of a species that is NOT PROTECTED by the migratory bird treaty act if you live in the United States or Canada. This protects almost all birds with a few exceptions.
If your remains are not protected, hooray!! Now secondly, do not boil!! I highly advise against boiling as it will cause damage in the long run, especially on something small and fragile like bird bones.
Always macerate (rot with water) if youre able to. Burying is always an option but you run the risk of losing pieces bc of how small they are. Plus wildlife can dig it up, etcā¦. I would macerate if I were you. You could get an empty jar and put them in water and sit on your porch, balcony, etcā¦ I really donāt see bird remains with a little bit of flesh having a really strong smell.
Macerate, degrease, whiten!
Please message me if you have anymore questions!!
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Okay I may have read this wrong and youāre just wanting to know how to obtain the skull from an animal thatās been dispatched?? If thatās the question then you can just cut the head off between the atlas vert and skull. I cut as much flesh as I can in a circle around the neck and then I twist the head off. Iāve never used a saw or axe to take of my heads. Just a good, sharp knife and my strength!!
When you dispatch animals, such as when they're hit by cars, and you want to save their skulls, how do you do that?
Mmmmm I donāt know how to answer this. Everytime Iāve dispatched an animal hit by a vehicle, it has been for work and with a .22 rifle. Most of my antlered deer Iāve acquired from work. Even knowing that im going to keep the heads of them, I still dispatch in the there because it is just the quickest, most humane way. There is always the heart, but that isnāt the quickest from what Iāve been taught. I donāt know of another way to safely dispatch an animal without a vehicle but all I can think is head, head, head when it comes to actually dispatching them. I really wouldnāt advise any other way.
Anyone with further insight please chime in.
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When you dispatch animals, such as when they're hit by cars, and you want to save their skulls, how do you do that?
Mmmmm I donāt know how to answer this. Everytime Iāve dispatched an animal hit by a vehicle, it has been for work and with a .22 rifle. Most of my antlered deer Iāve acquired from work. Even knowing that im going to keep the heads of them, I still dispatch in the there because it is just the quickest, most humane way. There is always the heart, but that isnāt the quickest from what Iāve been taught. I donāt know of another way to safely dispatch an animal without a vehicle but all I can think is head, head, head when it comes to actually dispatching them. I really wouldnāt advise any other way.
Anyone with further insight please chime in.
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little bird that was dead in my driveway. I feed a lot of the birds so I assume it probably ran into my house or window. I laid underneath some bushes after a few photos.
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how long should i leave my deer skull/spine/pelvis in the water for? i found it yesterday in the forest with only the slightest bit of meat remaining. i carried it back for 5km, (Canadian lol) and i pressure washed it for 20-30 mins. i let it dry, and the next day (now) i put it in boiling water with dawn dish soap. ive had it in for about 25 mins. when should i take it out?
Did you remove all the meat prior to putting it in water? Or was there still flesh on it? Usually this process takes a bit and it doesnāt happen in a day or so (unless you boil it all off, but I always advise on not boiling any bones). If there is still flesh remaining, I would keep it in there for at least a week for right now and check on it every so often. The warm weather will be in your favor and the flesh will begin to fall off. I wouldnāt put any dish soap in the water until youāre at the degreasing part. I feel like the soap would kill important bacteria you need.
All in all it depends on the weather where you live with how long itāll take for the flesh to come all off.
Please ask me if you have any more questions :)
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Bunch of do.gs!
Bottom two are box.ers who are here with me just temporarily ā¤ļø
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An update to my involvement with dead things (GEORGIA PEEPS- you should read this! This applies to EVERYONE in the state of GA)
Well, unbeknownst to me, Georgia (where I reside) changed their laws in 2022 regarding the selling and purchasing of any animal native to the state (GA Code 27-1-29).
I am not longer allowed to sell, nor purchase any animal that is labeled as a native animal in the state of Georgia.
This goes for any animal that is harvested outside of Georgia. It is illegal for me to purchase anything from anyone outside of Georgia, even if the animal was obtained legally in another state.
There are NO special permits I can obtain to legally sell native animal skulls, bones, or parts thereof. I have spoken to DNR regarding this. There are a select few animals who are not protected under this new law (coyotes, beaver, muskrat to name a fewā¦)
This does put me in a hole, as I normally only sell native wildlife that is legally obtained. DNR advised I can legally hold a personal collection of native wildlife, but as stated, no selling or purchasing them.
I will still be selling, cleaning and collecting, but will have to now do so with domesticated animals or native animals considered a nuisance/not protected.
Just wanted to give an update to what Iāve been having to adapt to! I have several hundred dollars worth of raw heads Iāve purchased from animals legally trapped that Iāll now have to just toss out pretty much.
#vulture culture#vc#bones#skulls#dead things#dead animals#tw#bone collecting#dead animal#wet specimens
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1st photo was taken on the 9th, second on the 11th, and the last one today, the 13th. Having the heat speed up the decaying process reaaaaaally helps. I love my bug friends, they do all the hard work mainly haha!
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Soldā¤ļø
So the sku.nk and rab.bit šs are not staying with me as much as I like them!
The š¦Ø is missing 1 tooth.
The š is missing 2 teeth! The rab.bit also has a few spots of flesh still on but nothing crazy. Also has damage to its nasal turbinates. It has a good bit of damage as it was road kill but isnāt terrible!
Iām letting them go for 40 shipped together. Really would prefer for them to both go.
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