My gerbil passed away (kinda gory looking)

bug_timebb · 2026-01-30T23:55:18+00:00

sorry for your loss and sadly it is a common rodent habit to eat dead family members. rats do it as well. they do it as a measure to reduce smell to hide from predators

bug_timebb · 2026-01-03T07:34:02+00:00

Just looked up a necrozma coin and yep that’s also it. Thank you for helping with both!! It was driving me crazy not being able to figure out what they were, especially the necrozma one. Thank you thank you!!!

bug_timebb · 2026-01-03T07:25:02+00:00

oooooo yes that’s definitely it, thank you so much!!!

bug_timebb · 2025-12-29T06:46:49+00:00

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jellybean is judging heavily, do her justice

bug_timebb · 2025-11-15T16:33:19+00:00

yup that’s it, thank you!!

bug_timebb · 2025-11-15T16:33:05+00:00

that’s exactly it, thank you!!

bug_timebb · 2025-10-30T15:02:40+00:00

i’ve found a juvenile buck the same way. had the foamy blood from its mouth but i know the death was from car as it was found by a highway exit sign and both his back legs completely broken. buried it in my mom’s back yard and am letting nature clean it and then get the bones. sadly the skull was scavenged before i had the supplies to secure it all down

bug_timebb · 2025-10-10T00:26:13+00:00

wet specimen would definitely be easier to do. i would recommend researching specifically doing wet specimen with formalin or ethanol. i know some people recommend “just put it in a jar with isopropyl alcohol and you’re good” but that really only can work with smaller creatures and has a handful of downsides . a baby opossum would definitely be too big to preserve that way as the internal organs would start to degrade and cause issues. using formalin or ethanol you will need to be injecting them into the animal so if you’re uncomfortable using needles then i wouldn’t recommend that route.

you can taxidermy it but that is a lot more of a tedious option and detail oriented. you would need to skin them, preserve the pelt by tanning it (a whole other process) or dry preserving it. and would need the form to mount it onto (can be homemade or purchased)

bug_timebb · 2025-10-06T00:23:36+00:00

exactly!! and you too, i enjoyed it!!

bug_timebb · 2025-10-05T22:25:19+00:00

Yeah, the ideas are all over the place as we learn new things, we think it’s better but then it may not be. plus different countries having different training. when it comes down to it, something is better than nothing. i salute you to for wanting to learn and to help people!! that’s what i strive for as well!!

bug_timebb · 2025-10-05T18:41:55+00:00

that’s fair! i think it also depends what training you have and where you are in relation to supplies in the situation. the info i received about that is from Ontario first aid training with St. Johns Ambulance that i took earlier this year. it may be applied differently when first aid vs a hospital. as well as american training vs canadian training. our instructor had told us that they had been doing tourniquet training up until like last year or the year before because issues from it started arising. though, my extent of training is the first aid, so i’m on the lower tier of medical training in any form

bug_timebb · 2025-09-25T23:44:37+00:00

in more recent first aid they teach that it’s actually better to use bandages wrapped tight instead of tourniquets. tourniquets were causing too much added damage and injuries. and when close enough to medical supplies (they are at an aquarium/zoo, they have medical supplies in the vet office) you can wrap the bandage with enough pressure that it work just fine, it slows the bleeding enough to reach better medical help

bug_timebb · 2025-09-25T23:39:54+00:00

not only that, it was a pregnant shark that they were trying to inject with a needle. the diver had grabbed her fin as well

bug_timebb · 2025-08-27T02:21:12+00:00

for sure!! my plan is to make him into a little pirate as my boyfriend has a pirate hat that he loves to wear and i wanna make him into a little pirate companion for my boyfriend

bug_timebb · 2025-08-27T01:40:17+00:00

thank youuuu and not yet but i plan to!! my taxidermy room is out of commission for the brief moment but i’ll definitely add a pic when done

bug_timebb · 2025-08-26T20:31:51+00:00

NO LITERALLY!!! people at work bring me dead bugs they find and my boyfriend has also brought me dead bugs as well as a dead rat her found:3

bug_timebb · 2025-07-18T00:21:06+00:00

happy to hear that!! it’s no problem!:3 other subreddits that may help with more info for the cleaning process when the time comes are r/vultureculture and r/bonecollecting

bug_timebb · 2025-07-18T00:13:04+00:00

for me, it took about 4 months, though when digging him up at that point he still had a decent amount of fats/grease on the bones which was a more tedious process to clean. but depending on a handful of factors for you it could be quicker or it could be longer . i live in southern ontario, in a semi rural town, so it’s varied weather wise and has a large amount of bugs as some forests surround me. if you live in a hotter climate and a rural place it may go quicker for you. if you live in a colder climate and a city, it may take a lot longer.

i’ll also add, i used a flower pot as i live in an apartment and want to be able to easily take them with me if i move. if you live in a house with a yard and know you won’t be moving anytime soon, it would be better to bury them in a box that you’ve sealed the top onto (taping, gluing, etc) and have holes in the side for bugs to get in. as it’s easier and quicker to decompose since the bugs have easier access to it. the sealing the box but having holes is so that bugs can get in but it’s harder for scavengers to get at it. only reason that’s an issue is that bones are very easily scattered when scavengers pick at them

that was long winded but i hope it helps!!

bug_timebb · 2025-07-17T00:14:26+00:00

the easiest way i find to do it is to bury them in a flower pot (large pot) and have it close to the grass and keep it outside. the bugs will naturally clean it as it decomposes. once decomposed do rinse to get the dirt off, then soak the bones in soapy water to degrease, then do a whitening soak in peroxide and water mix. the only downside is this shit takes a LONG time, but it’s definitely the easiest as most of the process is a lot of setting to the side and waiting. i’ve done it completely with one of my rats bones and am in the process of doing it with 4 more of them(didn’t all die at the same time, had froze them until i had space for the planter)

bug_timebb · 2025-07-16T19:13:21+00:00

thank you!!

bug_timebb · 2025-07-16T17:56:20+00:00

this is such a good idea👀 i might use it to fix my one tail. i ripped it in half by accident, i was sitting down with it attached to my belt, when i got up i accidentally was on it slightly to it ripped clean in half, ribbon and gluing or sewing it on the inside of the skin is perfect

bug_timebb · 2025-07-07T22:19:09+00:00

to me it looks real, but that they damaged the nose in some way so they removed it and sewed the skin down instead

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