Rules

Hey guys, I’m relatively new to skulls (I’ve only been collecting for 3 years) and I was wondering if people had some tips on where I might look. I don’t know if this is the place to mention it but I’m also into shed hunting. Not very successful though.

Hand cast (lost wax) skull ring. 18k gold, Size US 9.

Can anyone ID this gross pike of bones? Found in a yard in Kingston, NY.

I had bought a buesbok skull at a convention last year, it's been soaked, degreased and whitened by the person who sold it to me at the con.

Here's the issue, the skull REEKS, idk if they left it to soak in the maceration water too long or what but it absolutely stinks of rot.

There is no tissue or grave wax or anything on it but it just stinks.

I've tried resoaking it in dawn which did nothing, I've tried airing it out in the sun outside, I've also tried burying it in borax powder to destink with no avail. Alcohol does not get the scent out.

I'm really at my wits end with this skull, im unsure of maybe it being boiled to be cleaned prior to import and that baked the scent into it.

😭 I just want this skull to not stink so I can put it up on my wall with the others.

hello im unsure if this is the correct sub for this but I have been macerating my deceased pet rats in water to collect their bones to make a memorial piece for them, I wonder how long i should leave them soaking in the water? I know its better to seperate the flesh and gut them before to help decomposition but i wanted to soften the tissues off the bones at least a little before doing that, I cant burry them and collect them later because my dog WILL dig them up.

I believe it's a raccoon. It must have been there for a while, because it was completely ravaged and all the bones were extremely clean.

A red fox had kits recently and the den is in my backyard. I found this skull maybe 10ft from the entrance of the den. The skull is smaller, so I was leaning towards one of the kits didn't make it, but my brother is leaning toward a small coyote. What do you think?