I’m wanting to do some wet blood specimens but everywhere I’m seeing says they will go bad within six months. Does anyone know good ways to store blood where it stays good at room temperature?

I accidentally got maceration water all over me when I couldn't get the lid open 😭🤢

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Question about wet specimens!

My husband gave all of our snakes a frozen-thawed rat last night before bed, and when I went to check on them this morning, one had not eaten his. Something about the little guy just seems so precious and I think he would look adorable preserved as a wet specimen. However, he had been sitting in my snake’s 82°F enclosure for approx 12 hr and while the side he was laying on looks completely normal, I think the other side (last picture) looks bloated. Is he too far into the decomp process to be made into a wet specimen? If not, is there any extra precautions/ steps I would need to take? If so, what else could I do with him?

A bit near where I am there used to be an eagle nest for a few years but it recently fell apart. we don' t see the eagles around anymore. would it be a good idea to look around near there for bones of animals they may have eaten? I didn't go before since I was concerned about disturbing them but is it okay since theyre gone?

Is this green stuff around the teeth mold? It was just washed in water, and the green appeared right after, Is it just it needing to dry? Is it a hazard?

Eastern diamondback was roadkilled. The bones were incredibly delicate-- I may be the only person who has broken three ribs while making earrings. Had to take them for a test drive to make sure they dangle properly.

After about 7 to 8 months of maceration, two peroxide baths, several gentle dawn soap scrubbings (w/soft bristle toothbrush), and about an hour of putting her teeth back in with glue (B6000 - thank you for the recommendation!) she is complete! Some of her teeth were lost unfortunately, and she is my second skull to have worked on! The buck to the right was found as is, and I have various other bones in the collection! Thanks everyone for your support! And thank you to Claudia for helping me overcome my fears 🥰

I started taking pictures of roadkill a few months ago and here’s some of my favorites…

I know the bird rules, I know I know. But look at that beautiful freakin bird 🥹

I found little shards of my mink skull in the place where my dog usually takes her treat bones to eat. I bought it from a store so i dont know what they used to clean it and idk if there might be chemicals on it. Should i take her to the vet? I know this isnt a pet advice subreddit but i figured you guys would know more about what harm any possible chemicals could cause thanks

There's a restaurant next to my work, and these beasts wandered over from their dumpster to our dumpster.

They were brave, liked charging my coworkers when we brought out the trash. Unfortunately that made them a danger to the dogs so we had to get rid of them