How Do You Perform Taxidermy On Animals?
• Start by catching and killing an animal. You can follow the WikiHow guide to catching a small to medium sized animal, or obtain a game license and kill the animal with a rifle. You can also do this on a pet or other animal that has recently died of natural causes. • Solution Based Mounting • Most animals preserved in solution originate from the sea. Because it is not feasible to gut a squid, many scientists preserve them in glycol ethers or ethanol. Especially in the first few months, the salt gradient will often cause fluids to leech from within the creature’s body. It is important to keep changing the fluid so that it remains clear. Over time it will have to be changed less and less often. • Even animals that did not originate from the sea can be preserved in ethanol. Small pets like hamster or gerbils that you wish to live eternally, yet do not have enough time to invest in fleshing and mounting can by put in preservation jars. If done correctly, the fur will retain its soft look
