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Dermestid Beetle taxidermy. Any of you fellas try this at home?
Posted on 7/30/20 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 7/30/20 at 3:23 pm
My boys killed a couple of rams this past weekend and we want to do euro mounts. Apparently doing a euro on horned animals is different than on antlered animals. I am told I need to let the horns rot off for 2 weeks then pull off the outer horn covering and finally follow the normal boil, spray, and bleach process before reinstalling the horns.
That frankly sounds like I could smell it just by the story.
I called my taxidermist and he told me 285 each for euro skulls.
So I am interested in doing it with beetles. With it being just before season I figure I can hard freeze the skulls for a few months and then use the beetles for any other kills this season and then kill them.
That frankly sounds like I could smell it just by the story.
I called my taxidermist and he told me 285 each for euro skulls.
So I am interested in doing it with beetles. With it being just before season I figure I can hard freeze the skulls for a few months and then use the beetles for any other kills this season and then kill them.
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Posted on 7/30/20 at 3:42 pm to Bleeding purple
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My boys killed a couple of rams
Pics? Rams as in sheep? How’s they get tags?
Posted on 7/30/20 at 5:17 pm to Bleeding purple
I'll do them for you, i charge $100 a piece for rams. $125 on a plaque. The beetles take months to clean a skull and it usually wong come out as white as it should. Let me know if you're interested.
Eta: you do NOT want to let the horns rot off, you'll never get that smell out!
Eta: you do NOT want to let the horns rot off, you'll never get that smell out!
This post was edited on 7/30/20 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:01 pm to Bucktail1
I've worked the beetle colonies at multiple museums. Unless your are looking to get into this, I would recommend taking the money you would spend on getting a colony going and have someone do it for you.
There is a lot that goes into creating and maintaining a colony: creating an enclosure, purchasing seed beetles, maintaining temperatures, maintaining humidity, changing bedding materials, keeping parasites out,feeding appropriately to insure either steady increase or population stasis, keeping larval stage beetles, etc. Its a lot to learn and a lot to do.
There is a lot that goes into creating and maintaining a colony: creating an enclosure, purchasing seed beetles, maintaining temperatures, maintaining humidity, changing bedding materials, keeping parasites out,feeding appropriately to insure either steady increase or population stasis, keeping larval stage beetles, etc. Its a lot to learn and a lot to do.
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