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Tanning a gator ?? #7430869 12/13/21 11:08 PM 12/13/21 11:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 59 Ohio S SwampDust OP trapper
SwampDust OP trapper S Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 59 Ohio	Anyone ever tan a reptile or gator? I have 5 that are all tagged that are between 12-14 feet. I called every taxidermist around and no one does it or wants to. I had one guy say he would send it off and get it done for 3,500$ I’m not looking for all that but one would make a wall piece. I have the heads to but no idea what to do with them. Nobody Cares Work Harder

Re: Tanning a gator ?? [Re: SwampDust] #7430893 12/13/21 11:45 PM 12/13/21 11:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,857 Magna, Utah G GritGuy trapper
GritGuy trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,857 Magna, Utah	Try Specialty Leathers in Boone Iowa , they do all kinds of leather, check their website out ! Sorry if my opinions or replies offend you, they are not meant to !

Re: Tanning a gator ?? [Re: SwampDust] #7430909 12/14/21 12:07 AM 12/14/21 12:07 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 16,700 north Idaho W wissmiss trapper
wissmiss trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 16,700 north Idaho	Cleaning the skull should be fairly easy. Several options. There used to be a tannery in the SE that specialized in alligator tanning. I’ll see if I can find their info. Speciality Leathernin iowa might be an option. Give them a call. www.usedtraps.com Please check out my updated inventory of Native American books.

Re: Tanning a gator ?? [Re: SwampDust] #7430920 12/14/21 12:24 AM 12/14/21 12:24 AM
Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 59 Ohio S SwampDust OP trapper
SwampDust OP trapper S Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 59 Ohio	Will do thanks guys Nobody Cares Work Harder

Re: Tanning a gator ?? [Re: SwampDust] #7430971 12/14/21 01:11 AM 12/14/21 01:11 AM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 336 Texas P paloduro trapper
paloduro trapper P Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 336 Texas	American Tanning in Georgia only tans gators. They tan them any color you want

Re: Tanning a gator ?? [Re: SwampDust] #7431055 12/14/21 07:40 AM 12/14/21 07:40 AM
Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 253 Florida H Hanger trapper
Hanger trapper H Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 253 Florida	Glycerin/ denatured alcohol. 50/50. Is how we do our snakes, gator should be the same.

Re: Tanning a gator ?? [Re: SwampDust] #7431103 12/14/21 08:52 AM 12/14/21 08:52 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 4,330 East Texas B BTLowry trapper
BTLowry trapper B Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 4,330 East Texas	I found some places online but have not caught one to have tanned yet. If the price you got of $3500 was for all 5 that is probably avg for for what it would cost based on what I saw price wise I am impressed that you have 5 that are 12-14', that is as big as they get

Re: Tanning a gator ?? [Re: SwampDust] #7431104 12/14/21 08:55 AM 12/14/21 08:55 AM
Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 59 Ohio S SwampDust OP trapper
SwampDust OP trapper S Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 59 Ohio	Btl that was the price for 1 Nobody Cares Work Harder

Re: Tanning a gator ?? [Re: SwampDust] #7431116 12/14/21 09:05 AM 12/14/21 09:05 AM
Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 59 Ohio S SwampDust OP trapper
SwampDust OP trapper S Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 59 Ohio	A couple Gator Gator Nobody Cares Work Harder

Re: Tanning a gator ?? [Re: SwampDust] #7431119 12/14/21 09:08 AM 12/14/21 09:08 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,103 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,103 Minnesota	Awesome!!! NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Tanning a gator ?? [Re: SwampDust] #7431125 12/14/21 09:16 AM 12/14/21 09:16 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,851 Pa W Wright Brothers trapper
Wright Brothers trapper W Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,851 Pa	A guy over here has one mounted in his bow shop. Looks like a dinosaur. It sure gets attention.

Re: Tanning a gator ?? [Re: SwampDust] #7431965 12/15/21 07:08 AM 12/15/21 07:08 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,136 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,136 Michigan	cool good luck , watching

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