what is it for and where do you get it

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I use it for curing salmon/steelhead eggs...though that's not where the uses end...

Comes in a laundry detergent-type box(in the aisle where you'd find other laundry detergent) in the grocery store. colorful box, says something like "20 mule team" borax, or something like that....I just put it in baggies, so can't remember exactly what it looks like. One box cures a lot of eggs.

You can get it at Wal-Mart on the laundry detergent aisle. Can be used for a lot of things, lots of cleaning, a bug repellent, etc. In the fur shed it is used to make hides and pelts look better, also dries up fat if your having troubles fleshing.

Any grocery store usually carries "20 Mule Team Borax" Laundry soap. Here in Mich. everyone cures fish eggs in it.

thanks alot guys

Their is a place called Touchstone Taxidermy supply. They sell powdered borax for approx $1 a pound. This stuff is a lot more fine than the 20 mule Team Borax. They are located in Bossier City, La.

http://www.touchstonetaxidermy.com/cat11006/Cat11006.htm

Lot of taxidermists use the stuff to flesh hides befor adding Dry Preserve for mounting. I've seen it used at a buddies shop in GA and it really draws out the moisture. I have a 5 gallon bucket ofitin my shop that I use for fleshing fish.

You alt to see the Touchstone shop. They have everything you can think of mounted there. They use to have a 14 pt buck in a pin out back. I live like 35-40 miles from Touchstones.

does it help remove grease from skins?

yes rub it in but wear a rubber type glove as it will also dry you hands out then rub the whole fur and then shake and blow it out of the fur with a shop vac or air hose.

somebody said it was ok for foxes,coyotes, and cats but not on coons? is this true

Good for fox and yote, can't say about the cats, none here. Don't use it on coons.

it doesnt really matter what u use it on from a mouse to a moose if you are using it as a fleshing aid , really helps bloody messes to be fleshed and takes the slipperyness away. but do not use it as a preservative or to dry your hides faster because it will cause shrinkage if rubbed on bare skin. to remove grease from skins you can use a basic detergent like dawn dishsoap or for my taxidermy work i use a chemical called kemal-4 this stuff is much stronger, and powdered borax is focused more towards bird taxidermy the granular borax (20 mule team from wal mart) is great for any work on mammals or fish, i also spread it on the cement to clean up when im done fleshing hope this helps !

I use it a lot and like it,we have high humidity most of the time,even with fans going it can take a while to dry a pelt, I keep a 3 gal. kitty litter bucket bout half full. After fleshin, I put the pelt flesh side out in the bucket,close the lid and shake it,like batterin fish or squirrel.Them take it out hold pelt by the nose and pop out the loose borax,the put on a stretcher,speeds up drying time. when I start to turn a cat or fox,I put a little more around the ears and under front legs or arm pits. On coon ,beaver and otter,after pelt is dryed on stretcher I wipe off any remaing borax with a cloth or paper towel. I been usin it 2 or 3 yrs.and really like it.
Dont get any in your eyes ,it burns like crazy. I take the pelt ouside to pop out loose borax,close your eyes or turn your head when your poppin it out of a hide.

i use borax on coon,a little in spots, tail or on a fox a little in head area before turning

started using it this year to clean up the little bloody spots on cats when i skin them... it seems like you can never get those front legs pulled back through w/o a little blood on them.... man.... that borax pulls the blood stains right out of the white fur on those cats...............LOVEEEEEEEEEE IT

As always a wealth of information to be had for the asking' thank you all for the input, but keep it coming