how to clean mummified animal bones

Always wear rubber gloves when working with hydrogen peroxide. padding: 5px 0px 0px 0px; font: 0.9em 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; float: none; { padding: 5px 0 0 0px; width: 250px; .disqus-blogger-comment-link, .footer_copy a height: 119px; } I was also able to get a good bit of the brain out through the back of the skull, using a bottle brush and a lot of running water. padding: 0; width: 300px; .widget script .post hr margin: 0; float: right; padding: 0 0 0 20px; { padding: 0 0 0 0; I left it overnight to simmer in water and biological washing powder and it wasreallydisgusting but most of the flesh came off: bone collector, naturalist, blogger and author, This blog and my collection led to a book deal for a brilliant childrens' book published by, a complete guide to everything I know about cleaning bones here, Post Comments adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []; By signing up you are agreeing to receive emails according to our privacy policy. width: 48px; The most obvious next step was to make a stock but, because Im a bit of a creep, I decided to take things a step further and clean the skull so that I could proudly display it in my creepy little apartment. The first (and easiest) way is by using 40v cream hair developer. { { "I found a raccoon skull and wanted to display it, helpful article, now just have to find more bones.". margin: 0 0 10px 16px; Soak bone for 2 to 5 minutes: the greasier the bone, the longer you soak. .entry If you dont want the hassle of painting hydrogen peroxide and dont want to spend lots of money on H2O2, there is another way to clean a skull. { #countdowntimerinner a, .dsq-avatar. border: 0; } You can. Hair developers are sold in strength by volume, but it isnt as straightforward as 10v equals 10%. #splashbox urban-wildlife- 2 yr. ago. background-image: url('https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xt7zM76QV8E/UM-lhHe3FvI/AAAAAAAAGdM/8efwhbKRgsA/s32/nav_button1.gif'); margin-bottom: 10px; .searchForm color: #FFF; margin: 80px 350px 0 0; } Use a brush to apply the paste liberally on the skull. { } % of people told us that this article helped them. margin-top: 0px; This is it on the right, next to another fox skull on the left: This is another brilliant skull to add to my collection and all thanks to a kind lady from England who came a long way to see me ! border-left: 5px solid #ddd; padding:10px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; .myBox1 img a letter-spacing:1px; NEVER use bleach on bones to get them white. #countdowntimerinnera:active { { break; } #sidebar .footer_copy text-align: center; border-right:2px solid #cccccc; margin:0; Labels: padding: 0; padding: 1px; They are rare to find in the open, but it sometimes happens on beaches because of the salt and sun. .searchDiv .post-count Small animal bones can easily fit in a bowl or bucket, but for larger bones keep reading for instructions on how to clean a cow skull), How do I get my bones bright and white you may be wondering? margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; .myBox11 margin: 1em;z {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/7a\/Clean-Bones-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Clean-Bones-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/7\/7a\/Clean-Bones-Step-1.jpg\/aid10455729-v4-728px-Clean-Bones-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"