I’m new to this community but I have always had an interest in the preservation of dead things. From a very young age I would collect bugs and frog carcasses and keep them in boxes to look at. I have a question for those who hold more experience than me:
A month and a half ago I found three dead mice in my garden shed, all at different stages of desciatation. What was most odd was that they lay within a couple inches of each other, curled as if they had died in their sleep, although it was apparent that they had not died together. One was still floppy.
I kept the driest one in a cardboard box, hoping to dry it out fully, and the other two in a jar with warm water. Today I took them out (or rather, the mush that was left) and picked out the bones. It was very interesting and fun, albeit smelly and messy, but I am now left with a two skeletons that are all messed up, and very dirty bones.
Does anyone have any tips for cleaning the bones?
And, any tips for putting them together? I was thinking of having a flat lay skeleton, as I do not have any experience with putting together a skeleton.
Also, how would you display these?
I’d love to hear what you guys think.