Case Skin Specimen
2 hoursRemove skin in tube from leg cuts, preserving paws, tail, and facial detail.
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Remove skin in tube from leg cuts, preserving paws, tail, and facial detail.
Flesh hide, apply pickling and tanning solution or dry preserve for small mammals.
Wrap body mold with wire armature for legs and tail; insert eyes and nose detail.
Pull hide over form, sew openings, wire digits, and groom fur direction naturally.
Single incision up leg to body — no dorsal slit preserves back fur pattern.
Raccoons, foxes, bats — know local rabies exposure protocols for salvaged animals.
Tanning acids corrosive — nitrile gloves and eye protection mandatory.
Do not skin bloated or long-dead specimens.