A taxidermist's nightmare.

Well...My second attempt at taxidermy, I'm definetly improving, but still horrible at it!

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...xidermy003.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...xidermy002.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...xidermy001.jpg

And while I'm at it, how 'bout a Beardied-Burrito?
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5.../newpix001.jpg
Can you believe he actually slept in that?!

WHAT THE!! what strange voo-doo rituals are you performing.

I dont even know what to say :O

hey you guys! its an art! and when i get awesome at it i can make like a hundred bux for a mounted pigeon!!!!!! tis swell profit!!

I totally respect that. I love how funny you made it. I skinned a couple squirrels never well enough for taxidermy though. BTW what animal is that, havin pellet gun practice w/ junkyard rats?

oh i get it now,like those mounted deer heads.

no, its a hamster starbuck refused twice.

can you do snakes?

j/k j/k....

actually ive considered it lol. next time i see a skinnable snake thats dead.....

i cant believe no one has commented on the burrito

that is the cutest thing EVER OMG ! He reminds me SO MUCH of my cousin's chihuahua chico, he lays in her bed like that, arms up head on a pillow and blanket to his for-legs..

taxidermy is sweet- esp when you get albino or white or piebald or skewbald or tobiano or black deer to do... (pie- tri color, skew-brown/white, tobiano-black/white or atleast that's how i think)

WhAt... ThE !?!?! LMAO!!! That is SSSOOO something I'd put on the shelf!!! :P GREAT JOB! Best of luck on your next peice !!!! Post pixs of your nxt project!!! :D

Haha, I love your artistic view! It's twisted....warped.....right up my alley!

thankls shhhhli for the compliment on the burrito, lol that sounds wierd. sarah it wasnt intended to be so messed up lol (i see your potatoes are wierd too)! glad you all like it though. good news is the decay smell is going away!!!!

Disturbing yet...I want one...

Does that little guy remind anyone of Cue's avatar?

heehee, your right. hey maybe ill have a photo contest and the winner gets the gross little thing!

What a cute burrito! :love:

And taxidermy is indeed an art! Have you seen some of those amazing old Victorian pieces? Whole elaborate Alice in Wonderland scenes that were as beautiful as they were... well, disturbing, lol! I've even seen a movie called "Alice" where the white rabbit was a Victorian piece that came to life, and kept losing his stuffing... all stop motion animation. Weird but intriging stuff!

yeah they are cool, all taxidermy is cool, corvid from RF does some great work too, you can see the thread in the off topic section of ReptileForums.

Would this be considered "taxidermy?" Truly bizarre exhibit they had at Daytona:

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...5/2/rats-1.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../5/2/rat-2.jpg

There was a cool yet morbid display on a table at Daytona. I can't remember which table it was at, but it was mice and rats skeletons all dressed up in wicked looking garb (including other rodent skins), fighting hand-to-hand with swords and the like. I thought it was pretty amusing, but the wife didn't really care for it...:puke:


-Evan

Speak o' the devil! you beat me to it Judy, and with a much more visual description :D . I started my response like twenty mintues ago, but got distracted. That's what I get for trying to slip in responses at work :rolleyes:.

-Evan

Hehe.....Great minds, and all that, Evan! ;)

Whoa, whoa, and whoa. ...at a loss for words....

Oh My!

:O wow! that is one of the coolest displays ive ever seen! thats so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its not really taxidermy, thaxidermy is when the whole pelt is taken and put on a manakin or wire frame, they look mummified were they?

I thought taxidermy was when the whole animal was stuffed and made to look as it was when it was alive?

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Originally Posted by Shnak_An'_Star

:O wow! that is one of the coolest displays ive ever seen! thats so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its not really taxidermy, thaxidermy is when the whole pelt is taken and put on a manakin or wire frame, they look mummified were they?

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Yeah, I figured that was the case with taxidermy. But those pics seemed approrpiate for this thread, and I figured anyone interested in taxidermy would find them fun, at least. Glad you liked it!

I didn't talk to the vendor at that table, so I have no idea what process was used to preserve those....remains? It looked wayyyy too detailed to have been faked, though. LOL Mega creepy!

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I thought taxidermy was when the whole animal was stuffed and made to look as it was when it was alive?

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it is, except for the whole animal part, the organs, meat, brain, and the bones are removed(cept for the small digits and tail bones). the skull can be removed or not.

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Yeah, I figured that was the case with taxidermy. But those pics seemed approrpiate for this thread, and I figured anyone interested in taxidermy would find them fun, at least. Glad you liked it!

I didn't talk to the vendor at that table, so I have no idea what process was used to preserve those....remains? It looked wayyyy too detailed to have been faked, though. LOL Mega creepy!

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yeah no way that was faked. maybe he gutted it and let dermestid beetles eat a bit? i havnt got a clue! do you know if the vendor has a website? maybe i can email him from there?

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yeah no way that was faked. maybe he gutted it and let dermestid beetles eat a bit? i havnt got a clue! do you know if the vendor has a website? maybe i can email him from there?

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I have no clue about the vendor, except that you can see a guy's vendor tag in the background of the top picture. I googled his name and didn't find anything useful. Maybe someone else that was at Daytona, though, might know more.

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Does that little guy remind anyone of Cue's avatar?

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Nope! Jimmy eats thoughs for dinner!!!! Along with people Like Joe H.:fishslap: :bolt: .

too bad, id love to hear his technique! do you mind if i post those pics around?

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Originally Posted by Shnak_An'_Star

too bad, id love to hear his technique! do you mind if i post those pics around?

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I don't mind. Hope you find what you're looking for. :)