Bobcat Skull

Do you boil them for a short time or let them simmer a little longer? I’d imagine they could crack a little easier that deer skulls?
 
I did an initial boil to clean off large pieces of meat.

I let it soak in a covered pot in the shed for a couple months.

Let it sit long enough, and the flesh will eventually dissolve.

The water will turn into a very nasty soup. It's so full of bacteria that it's pretty toxic. So don't let any pets get to it or water any plants with it.

I removed the skull and rinsed it.

I pored the water in the pot out through a strainer so I wouldn't lose the teeth.

I then did a final boil to remove any remaining slime.

I then reassembled the teeth and lower jaw with super glue.

I soak it in hydrogen peroxide for a few days to whiten.

After it dried, I sprayed it with some polyurethane.

Next time I'm going to try doing my first boil with some washing soda to see if that will speed up the process.
 
Huachuca Caller said:
I did an initial boil to clean off large pieces of meat.

I let it soak in a covered pot in the shed for a couple months.

Let it sit long enough, and the flesh will eventually dissolve.

The water will turn into a very nasty soup. It's so full of bacteria that it's pretty toxic. So don't let any pets get to it or water any plants with it.

I removed the skull and rinsed it.

I pored the water in the pot out through a strainer so I wouldn't lose the teeth.

I then did a final boil to remove any remaining slime.

I then reassembled the teeth and lower jaw with super glue.

I soak it in hydrogen peroxide for a few days to whiten.

After it dried, I sprayed it with some polyurethane.

Next time I'm going to try doing my first boil with some washing soda to see if that will speed up the process.
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If you add a little bleach to the water, would that kill any bacteria?
Do all the teeth come loose?
 
22magnum22 said:
If you add a little bleach to the water, would that kill any bacteria?
Do all the teeth come loose?
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Yes.
However, the bacteria are an essential part of the process when you are using maceration to clean bone. With out them it doesn't work well. So, you have to keep your skull container someplace where nothing will mess with it and someplace where the smell won't be a problem.

Sometimes the teeth come out and sometimes they don't. It seems like the little ones almost always come out. It helps to take a picture of the teeth before you start the process.
 


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