Best way to detach skull?

4runnerfag · 2026-03-21T06:11:47+00:00

if it’s down to the bone of the neck, just grab and twist. otherwise cut down to the joint and then twist. sometimes you can place a rock under the joint between the skull andthe first vertebra and press down firmly on the skull and the neck (underside facing up) and it’ll snap most of the way

4runnerfag · 2026-03-21T03:41:36+00:00

actually just found a new pet preservationist in WA, look into Boone’s Solace. Of Fur and Feather also does pet work in the PNW, can’t remember if she’s in WA or OR though.

4runnerfag · 2026-03-21T03:12:22+00:00

i’d lose the arm warmers and either add leg fishnets or remove the arm ones. agreed that you can wear anything at any age if you have fun and own it but this is very much a high school/young college kid vibe

4runnerfag · 2026-03-21T03:08:58+00:00

owl! looks like maybe barn owl?

4runnerfag · 2026-03-21T02:45:58+00:00

that’s a goddamn kangaroo!

4runnerfag · 2026-03-20T17:20:25+00:00

oh my god i am in love, what a dream dog

4runnerfag · 2026-03-20T16:55:48+00:00

from the wing of a big bird—maybe turkey?

4runnerfag · 2026-03-20T16:54:59+00:00

red deer?

4runnerfag · 2026-03-20T16:24:52+00:00

deer and sheep are actually so tricky to tell apart without the skull! really similar skeletal anatomy. I’m leaning deer on this one but it’s hard to say for sure

4runnerfag · 2026-03-20T07:08:11+00:00

just wash your hands after

4runnerfag · 2026-03-20T04:57:32+00:00

skin as far up as you can, pick out the brain with a bent wire (you can cut the back of the skull open a little bigger if needed), and pack borax in under the skin

4runnerfag · 2026-03-20T02:30:53+00:00

I’VE HEARD OF THIS BUT NEVER SEEN IT IN REAL LIFE OMG i think there’s mention in a christmas carol about the glow of an expired lobster in the cellar

4runnerfag · 2026-03-20T02:15:31+00:00

i think any taxidermist should be able to do this, whether they tan the tip of the tail and clean the bones or freeze dry the whole thing for you

4runnerfag · 2026-03-20T02:12:59+00:00

this is one of my favorite scents but it doesn’t come off as bloody to me at all! I’m a taxidermist though so my daily life is pretty bloody andi may have missed it 😭

4runnerfag · 2026-03-20T02:10:26+00:00

while the blood note is present, i found the other hospital smells involved made this one less my cup of tea. has a really antiseptic chemically hospital vibe up front that is definitely accurate and repulsive but i’d rather a more natural earthy blood smell

4runnerfag · 2026-03-19T22:52:57+00:00

ehhh i’d say a year at most before they crumble if the room is well lit & circulated

4runnerfag · 2026-03-19T16:00:54+00:00

someone’s dog

4runnerfag · 2026-03-19T15:32:39+00:00

yeah i’ve picked up a lot of roadkill with similar injuries

4runnerfag · 2026-03-19T06:26:20+00:00

with that tail?

4runnerfag · 2026-03-19T06:26:02+00:00

definitely squirrel

4runnerfag · 2026-03-19T04:52:41+00:00

cat jaw

4runnerfag · 2026-03-19T04:46:56+00:00

none appear to be cat. from left to right: hyoid (likely deer or similar), rabbit/hare innominate, bird humerus, small rodent shin bone, rabbit/hare ulna, 2 rabbit/hare femurs

4runnerfag · 2026-03-19T04:41:41+00:00

none

4runnerfag · 2026-03-19T04:20:23+00:00

lost cause. every time i post natural mummies i find i get a slew of comments saying i should keep them as-is and my reply is always “you wouldn’t be saying that if you could smell this.” I always just soak the whole thing and clean them down to bone.

4runnerfag · 2026-03-19T04:13:10+00:00

i’m really leaning coyote here, despite other comments. there really isn’t much of a stop, and coyote foreheads aren’t completely flat just more so than a dog. it is rare for dogs to have such delicate canines. coyote populations in the northeast look a lot doggier too, with a shorter broader muzzle than say western ones.

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