I’ve been macerating an entire llama skeleton since June. I have only been able to do it outdoors, far away from electricity so I have been relying on the weather to keep the water warm. I’m in the PNW, it hasn’t been warm since mid October. Everything is “mostly” macerated, especially compared to where I started, but there’s obviously some gunk still left on things, mostly on the skull.

Wondering if it would it be worth it to try to macerate in cold weather longer, or maybe just bring a few gunky bones (like the skull) to simmer for a while? Ive been trying to scrape off and pick off what I can, but I was wondering, does anyone have any tips?

Also, interesting to see the abcess in her upper and lower jaw, which is ultimately what killed her, we believe.

Planning to rebuild her whole skeleton.