What's your favorite skull and how did you find it? I want to know everythingg
My favorite Skull is definitely Mr Pibb. Having him out and around is just like having a living dog. He’s also one of the most complete dog skeletons I have (minus his baculum and knee caps)
I heard about Mr Pibb from a friends boyfriend. I was warned ahead of time that there was a “mean rottweiler” around that area, so i was concerned. We drove out there one afternoon so they could show me where he was. But what we found when we got there, was that the corn field right next to the road he was on was on fire. Just like totally on fire.
So we called the fire department, and while we’re waiting, my friends boyfriend spotted said “mean rottweiler”. He had come out of the burning field like a fuckin hellhound. I was expecting to be charged, barked at, growled at, etc. But this dog literally was the sweetest baby ever. Dogs really like me, so he came over to me happily when I knelt down and called him over.
So that first attempt to get him? Couldn’t do it because of corn fire and having to find the rottweiler a place to go (he was stray, covered in ticks, and I mean fuck he came out of a burning field I wasnt gonna leave him there).
A week or so later, I go out there with my friend. He was excited to help, but he’s also a little bitch about the smell so whenever he wants to “help” he’s literally just in the way. I appreciate the thought, though.
We get there pretty early, and notice that there are people over on the other road, and they were fucking with bee boxes. Yanno what happens when beekeepers are messing with their bee boxes? The bees get pissed.
Long story short, I got stung by a bee, only managed to get a few bones, and my friend hid in my car like a little bitch.
SO FINALLY, I go out there with two friends (who I love dearly i love them so much), and they helped me collect Pibbs mummified, mushy body. We took him to my workspace and one of them helped me break him down the next day.
So I got his body into maceration sometime in October 2015. It takes this fuckers body (minus skull, took that out and cleaned it separately) A YEAR to totally macerate. Then I had to degrease/whiten/de-grave wax him, and now he’s totally clean and a sweet baby that I love so much.
