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Tanning a muskrat pelt #6135540 01/23/18 05:06 PM 01/23/18 05:06 PM
Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 6 SE Minnesota W walleyeman OP trapper
walleyeman OP trapper W Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 6 SE Minnesota	Just got done doing fleshing and stretching a muskrat that has 3 slight rips/holes in it from another critter. The eye region and tail have a bite mark and a BB size hole in the belly so I want to tan it for the cabin. I have done my research and tanned a couple coon pelts but I am curious if the salting and tanning formula (orange bottle) times should be a lot less time in between with rats having the thinner hide to work with.

Re: Tanning a muskrat pelt [Re: walleyeman] #6135546 01/23/18 05:09 PM 01/23/18 05:09 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,474 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,474 james bay frontierOnt.	Any type of a paste tan works good for rats and other small animals. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Tanning a muskrat pelt [Re: walleyeman] #6139333 01/26/18 09:52 PM 01/26/18 09:52 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 43 Eastern, NE C coilspring-teg trapper
coilspring-teg trapper C Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 43 Eastern, NE	Be careful with the orange bottle. Back when I was testing out a bunch of different tanning formulas I used the orange bottle process on some coons, mink, and rats. They all came out fairly stiff and oily. I don't know the exact chemical process that the orange bottle uses, but I tend to have better results with solution tans and paste tans that have specific processes for busting up those collagen fibers in a pelt. Good Luck! Teg

Re: Tanning a muskrat pelt [Re: walleyeman] #6139398 01/26/18 10:44 PM 01/26/18 10:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 38 Louisiana F Fishnbarrel trapper
Fishnbarrel trapper F Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 38 Louisiana	I just tanned a mink with rittels ez100. Turned out quite nice. Definitely soft and pliable enough to be garment material once I'm done buffing and polishing the fur and leather. The instructions for my tanning agent says never over tan a hide. And it says that most hides tan in 20-24hrs. It also gives instructions for thinnker skinned animals, saying they should be fully tanned within 16-20hrs. Last edited by Fishnbarrel; 01/26/18 10:45 PM. The Delta Provides

Re: Tanning a muskrat pelt [Re: walleyeman] #6139455 01/27/18 12:25 AM 01/27/18 12:25 AM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,506 West Central MN 20scout trapper
20scout trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,506 West Central MN	Seen a vid on YouTub where a guy used raw eggs to tan a few squirrel hides. Wonder how that would work on rats? Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.

Re: Tanning a muskrat pelt [Re: 20scout] #6139514 01/27/18 05:29 AM 01/27/18 05:29 AM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,400 Morgantown, WV D Dfabs trapper
Dfabs trapper D Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,400 Morgantown, WV	Originally Posted By: 20scout Seen a vid on YouTub where a guy used raw eggs to tan a few squirrel hides. Wonder how that would work on rats? Eggs are used sometimes instead of a brain tan...I like Knoblochs Liqui-tan. Last edited by Dfabs; 01/27/18 05:29 AM.

Re: Tanning a muskrat pelt [Re: 20scout] #6141882 01/30/18 04:58 AM 01/30/18 04:58 AM
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 317 Ohio PBS trapper
PBS trapper Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 317 Ohio	Originally Posted By: 20scout Seen a vid on YouTub where a guy used raw eggs to tan a few squirrel hides. Wonder how that would work on rats? I saw that one too. Pretty interesting. Think I'm gonna give that a try with some squirrels myself. OSTA MEMBERSHIP OSTA SHOP

Re: Tanning a muskrat pelt [Re: walleyeman] #6144242 02/01/18 10:22 AM 02/01/18 10:22 AM
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 10 North Dakota J JD Miller trapper
JD Miller trapper J Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 10 North Dakota	I have always had good luck with TruBond products

Re: Tanning a muskrat pelt [Re: walleyeman] #6154613 02/11/18 02:20 PM 02/11/18 02:20 PM
Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 33 Canada, Ste-anne, Manitoba R Rudy S trapper
Rudy S trapper R Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 33 Canada, Ste-anne, Manitoba	i have a muskrat and weasel hide to be tanned as well, As i goofed on the weasel, ripped part of its skin off while skinning it, treating it like a mink and ripped it. as for the rat, i goofed on its ears, was`nt going to send them to auction. i have purchased the orange bottle a little while back, Just starting the tanning process today. See how it works, let you know how it turns out.

Re: Tanning a muskrat pelt [Re: Rudy S] #6381768 11/25/18 03:46 PM 11/25/18 03:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 10,057 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 10,057 WI - Wisconsin	Originally Posted by Rudy S i have a muskrat and weasel hide to be tanned as well, As i goofed on the weasel, ripped part of its skin off while skinning it, treating it like a mink and ripped it. as for the rat, i goofed on its ears, was`nt going to send them to auction. i have purchased the orange bottle a little while back, Just starting the tanning process today. See how it works, let you know how it turns out. Do weasels tear as easy as muskrats? I gave a muskrat to my uncle to tan. He had it looking great until he ended up tearing it.

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