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spookycattail · 6 days ago

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First time making wet specimens! These guys have been sitting in my freezer for a little while while i collected the materials to make them into proper specimens

Theyre stored in a 70% ethyl alcohol solution, injected into the larger crayfish's body cavity to help penetrate that thick carapace, and im going to check back in a few weeks and change out the liquid if it looks gross

if anyone has any tips for making and maintaining wet specimens id be happy to listen!

pictures under the cut

#ollie rambles #wet specimens #honestly my whole curio collection is like 50% wet specimens at this point #4 cat fetuses #rabbit fetus #(pays to have a mom who works in a veterinary setting and interested in the same stuff as you)#opossum heart #3 crayfish #<- all wet specimens #isopod casings #fox skull #porcupine quill #misc teeth (including a dog tooth mom whitened in peroxide and brought home after extracting it from the dogs mouth)#raccoon atlas bone and mummified paw #mummified coyote paw #mummified muskrat tail #turtle skull #test tube of whiskers from my cats #bb pellet my mom pulled from a dogs ear #foster kittens mummified tail #misc rodent bones found in the garden #couple antler bits #3 birds nests (all from windy season; couldnt find where they went and didnt see any babies)#misc feathers from my chickens #and thats just like animal products lmao #i shoukd do a catalogue of my hoard #looking at the list again 50% wet specimens is definitely wrong it just feels like it cuz those ones are moreso on display than the rest #lmao

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