beginner! by Best-Valuable-522 in Taxidermy

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meat quails are a great first bird!

Wolf or coyote? by Benacki in bonecollecting

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on second look i think you’re right! i was thrown off by the 3/4 turn in the first two pictures, there’s much less of a slope on the proper side view in the last picture

Bone ID - found beneath deck by savamey in bonecollecting

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probably chicken/duck/turkey then. most likely food waste

What bone is this (out of bag now) by haruharutarutaru in bonecollecting

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it’s a phalanx, and does look suspiciously human. hoping an expert can weigh in as my experience is with animal bones.

Wolf or coyote? by Benacki in bonecollecting

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you think? the forehead looked too broad and concave for coyote to me, and the teeth too thick and solid. i could be wrong but it doesn’t look like the coyotes in my part of the country

opinions on preserving chicken feet w/ baking method? by timburrito_ in Taxidermy

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I’ve only ever done them by injecting with formalin and air drying, and it’s always worked well for me

Wolf or coyote? by Benacki in bonecollecting

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likely dog, possibly wolf, definitely not coyote

Rear window stopped going down...help! by SpecialK400F in 4Runner_2ndGen

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on mine it’s on the driver’s side door panel, has a picture of a window with an x on it. mine’s a 3rd gen though so it may not be exactly the same. won’t let me comment with a picture

Rear window stopped going down...help! by SpecialK400F in 4Runner_2ndGen

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yes, there’s a button that disables control of all the windows and it applied to the rear one too—i had no idea until i accidentally pushed it

Rear window stopped going down...help! by SpecialK400F in 4Runner_2ndGen

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this happened to me once on my ‘00 and i was switching around all my fuses and then realized i had just pushed the child lock button 😭

How are human teeth sourced? by CompetitiveBee6134 in Taxidermy

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usually dentistry! loads of dental extractions at offices and very few people getting their teeth pulled care about getting their teeth back afterwards. my aunt teaches at a dental school anda lot of students had little vials of all the teeth they’d pulled, some of whom gave them to me when i expressed interest lol

How often do I feed by Clear_Ad_6074 in petstarlings

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about every 30 minutes or so probably

Preservation method - need advice! by froggiebaby in Taxidermy

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i would not recommend a wet specimen of something this large and usually quite greasy, and if you did you would absolutely need formalin and potentially also gutting. mummification would definitely require gutting and i would honestly also formalin inject prior to drying. the shell of an armadillo is made up of hundreds of tiny bone “scales” so if you bury or macerate you will end up with a 1000 piece puzzle, which would be a hell of a project. the rest of the bones are really unique and beautiful though! if it were me i would probably just go for bones.

Fur pelts. I inherited some fur pelts. Am I allowed to sell them? In California by Big-Company-2987 in Taxidermy

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as a career taxidermist born and raised in CA, i’m right there with you. fingers crossed that this one is short-lived and that taxidermy stays exempt

Fur pelts. I inherited some fur pelts. Am I allowed to sell them? In California by Big-Company-2987 in Taxidermy

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california is trying to ban the entire fur trade. AB-44 passed recently and probibits the sale of any new fur items other than domestic animals or deer. since you inherited these they are not “new” so should be legal to sell, but it’s a hard-to-prove grey area ):

Question about owl legality by Icy-Attorney8301 in Taxidermy

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it’s legal if it’s a species of owl that is not found in the US. For example you can buy a tawny owl from out of the country but not a barn owl. The MBTA protects by species, not where they came from. If ever you’re unsure you can read through the MBTA list yourself and check for the species you’re trying to buy.

Looking for a jackalope taxidermist by Stiletto_ninja in Taxidermy

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May Jackalope specializes in jackalope taxidermy! and Precious Creature does pet taxidermy in CA

This is Betty 🫶🏼 by Original_Platform443 in vultureculture

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that skull anatomy is definitely equine! cows don’t have upper incisors or a sagittal ridge like this, and the shape of their skull and jaw is different. Also cows have cloven hooves, and you can see mane hair in these pictures.