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Published: 2014-07-06 02:12:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 749; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 5
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My absolute tiniest skeleton to date! Probably won't do anything smaller then this either as I doubt anything smaller would hold up! To be quite honest I'm surprised this fellow made it through the cleaning process but boy did I try my hardest to make sure he didn't end up as swiss cheese in the beetle tank.That's a US Nickel next to him to give you an idea on scale. When I say tiny...I seriously mean, tiny. The little cedar log he's standing on is only about 2" in length, if that helps you get an idea on his size.
He's posed munching on a dermestid beetle (I thought it'd be neat to see the tables turning lol) I even ran a wire through the spine for added stability. Not necessary as it's so tiny, but I wanted to make sure that no vertebrae would be seperating should he be bumped and jarrged around.
I've decided to part with this cute little fellow, too! Asking $125 shipped within the US. Sorry international collectors, I wont' ship outside USA.
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You are the best taxidermist I've ever seen, these skeletons are just amazing! I especially love that you use natural items to display them, it makes these all the more awesome!
I saw in your journal that you said you'll be offering a bobcat skull in your Etsy shop, but it's not there. Has that been sold already, or have you not added it yet? I would be interested in buying it if you've still got one (or any feline), if it's for a good price. And I do mean it this time! I'm still very sorry about what happened before.
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Oh my, thank you so much!
The bobcat has sold, yes, sorry about that.
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You're welcome!
That's alright, I should have asked when you had posted the journal instead of waiting for so long. Let me know if you ever get any more felines for sale, please, and in the meantime, I'll just keep an eye on your Etsy shop.
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Most everything goes right to the etsy shop if I don't already have a buyer lined up. I'll have some canaries, finches, and possibly a chinchilla if I can bear to part with him. Guinea pig too!
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Oh gosh, I'm a huge sucker for birds! How much do you plan on selling them for? And do they have their beak sheaths?
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A majority of them do, yes. (The beetles ate some of them lol) And I haven't articulated them yet, it depends on how much grief they give me what I will charge for them xD
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Out of curiosity, how many do you have? Are they difficult to put back together?
Also, would it be possible to reserve a feline skull (preferably a bobcat) for the next time you get one?
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I haven't any more shrews, sorry.
And its highly unlikely I'll get any more felids
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Sorry, I didn't mean shrews, I meant the finches and canaries that you were talking about in your last comment.
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Oic, it depends on how many make it through cleaning and come out complete as the beetles sometimes make off with toe bones. So sometimes I just have to pick the best of them, and use the others for spare parts.
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Holy SMOKES this is impressive!! This is absolutely amazing. I would love to see this in person- I can't imagine how delicate a process this had to be! It's amazing!
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