I collect with dead animals and let them decay in my backyard so I can have their bones. AMA

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I am a hobby taxidermist, however I spend most time in particularly bone collection. My method of choice is maceration, where I put the bodies in water and let them rot for a few months.

I’d love to answer any questions. My goal is to hopefully clear up some misconceptions about bone collection and taxidermy and to introduce people to a beautiful art focused on loving animals.

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  1. cicada7452 Avatar

    How do you keep possums from stealing them?

  2. Figmentdreamer Avatar

    What made you interested in this? Where do you keep them? Do you do anything with them other than just keep them?

  3. NoMeet491 Avatar

    How long does it take to get clean bones?

  4. MagicEhBall Avatar

    Does it smell bad?

  5. LukXD99 Avatar

    Sounds awesome!

    What animals have you gotten so far?

    How long have you been doing it?

    What do you do with the bones once you have them?

    Anything particularly interesting/noteworthy about the hobby or the bones themselves that you want to share?

  6. ancient_xo Avatar

    Ah at first I thought you were a kandra from the mistborn novels lol.

  7. PocketSandOfTime-69 Avatar

    Do you have a sense of smell?