dizzyspots
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Drying out triggerfish skull
Sooo...I saved the skull from a good size trigger. Looking for techniques to "skeletonize" it.
Tried boiling the last one and wound up with a pot o'bones
Looking for ideas...
living in Arizona, I assume the sun will be my new friend...any hints
Mike
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woody with a view
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let it sit for a few weeks where the critters won't get it.
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bajagrouper
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I used to dry/clean shark jaws by wiring them to a fence post or bush on the ground and letting the ants do the work.......
I hear the whales song
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rts551
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ants will help clean things up a little
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Lindalou
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I left mine in the sun, they stink for a long time.
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bkbend
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I'm with the sun crowd. The stink will stop, eventually.
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KaceyJ
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Ants , yellowjackets , crayfish , dermestid beetles are your friends.
I wouldn't boil anything but soaking it occasionally could help
I think I would try various types of ants nests . Maybe put a weighted srceened box over the fish and ants to keep it from being carried off by a cat
, coyote or coon and let them do the work.
How about posting some photos of your progress?
Fish heads are cool
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Bob and Susan
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yes pictures...
and progress
I would like to do that too...
the smell...my swordfish bill took 25 years to stop stinking
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