@mike one the local street dogs recently had puppies. while observing them i noticed one was not moving. i picked it up and sadly it was dead. me being me i felt like i would be dishonoring the little guy if i threw it in the trash. so now there is a dead puppy sitting in the freezer
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@mike i am thinking i should dissect it and try to prepare the skeleton. however this is a very young animal. a lot of the bones are probably unfused (and cartilaginous?). what are some things i should keep in mind?
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@gay_ornithischians I'm no expert on these processes, and my techniques are on the agricultural side.
What I can tell you is that preparing and mounting a whole skeleton is a huge and difficult task — I'v never come close to achieving it although I have several complete skeleton that I could use if I had the time and technique.
Your best bet is probably just to prepare the skull. See the old pig-skull post at https://svpow.com/2009/07/01/things-to-make-and-do-part-1-pig-skull-off-topic/ but be VERY gentle.
Good luck!
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@mike thanks :) i got lucky w the sparrow. ants had already cleaned out the head completely. hopefully this will be a good learning experience. i'm kinda worried that the bones will rot or break apart w time due to the animal having been very young when it died (two weeks i think)
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@gay_ornithischians Yes, juveniles are more difficult for sure. Usually mammal skulls are easy to prep because they're so robust, but that may not be the case here.
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