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Re: Degrease a beaver skull w/ no heat? [Re: slydogx] #6512033
04/07/19 09:43 AM
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I know a guy that had a European skull business, 90 degree water for two weeks, small amount of dirt for bacteria, then a 90 degrees soak in water and simple green, then a peroxide magnesium paste, brushed off after drying

Re: Degrease a beaver skull w/ no heat? [Re: slydogx] #6512060
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I once noticed a phenominum while trapping rats below a federal resevoir. First I noticed that if you run traps after work, there were some tiny worms or maybe leeches in the water that attacked the rats around the eyes. By the end of the day, the eyes would be covered with these critters, and the fur would start to slip right by the eyes. Then one day, I was wading down the stream, and there was a dead bird laying on top of some cattails. I picked it up, and the head had been under the water, but everthing else was on top, out of the water. Everything below the surface of the water was clean to the bone, complete skull and neck bones, all held together by the cartalage yet! Never dicovered what those things were, but they were very good at cleaning tissue off of bones, and fast. That bird had not been there the day before!


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Re: Degrease a beaver skull w/ no heat? [Re: lee steinmeyer] #6512322
04/07/19 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by lee steinmeyer
I once noticed a phenominum while trapping rats below a federal resevoir. First I noticed that if you run traps after work, there were some tiny worms or maybe leeches in the water that attacked the rats around the eyes. By the end of the day, the eyes would be covered with these critters, and the fur would start to slip right by the eyes. Then one day, I was wading down the stream, and there was a dead bird laying on top of some cattails. I picked it up, and the head had been under the water, but everthing else was on top, out of the water. Everything below the surface of the water was clean to the bone, complete skull and neck bones, all held together by the cartalage yet! Never dicovered what those things were, but they were very good at cleaning tissue off of bones, and fast. That bird had not been there the day before!

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Re: Degrease a beaver skull w/ no heat? [Re: slydogx] #6513327
04/08/19 08:16 PM
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When soaking skulls in bucket of water can the lid be on to cut down odor?

Re: Degrease a beaver skull w/ no heat? [Re: slydogx] #6513356
04/08/19 09:08 PM
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Sure but I just turn a garbage can upside over the bucket and put a weight on top. Keeps critters out and helps with the odor. No concern with sealing the lid with a cord to the aquarium heater in the bucket.


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Re: Degrease a beaver skull w/ no heat? [Re: slydogx] #6513378
04/08/19 09:31 PM
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Thank you.

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