I collect all kinds of taxidermy specimens! Wet, dry, bones, mummies. My favorite is kitten fetuses, I have several of those. I like to go to taxidermy conventions too! Also sometimes collect butterflies

  • This is so cool, I don't think I even have a question, I just love this stuff a lot. I guess I could start with, how did you get into this? Origins are always interesting!

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    Instagram! I saw someone who had made a taxidermy rat wearing a dress and I bought it bc I thought it looked pretty and then I kept getting more insta accounts referred to me about different kinds of taxidermy, then I joined a few Facebook groups for buying stuff

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    That's so fun, finally an example of the algorithm working haha. Your collection sounds awesome btw, I didn't realize this included stuff like rats wearing dresses and now I'm even happier! If you ever feel like sharing your collection I'm sure the fine people in r/Taxidermy would get a kick out of it!

    (Sorry for the late reply btw, I was under the impression I'd be chilling for Xmas Eve but you know how the holidays can be unpredictable! Happy holidays btw! I hope you're having a fine evening with your specimens and anyone else important to you!)

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  • My rabbit is going to die soon. I’m considering taxidermy. Any tips to keep her preserved until I can find someone who will prepare her body for me? For a 10lbs animal in a resting position what would be the ballpark cost? Under $1000CAD?

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    I’m not Canadian and I’ve never done pet taxidermy so I can’t help on the money front, but put her in a large ziplock bag in the freezer as soon as possible to preserve her. I hope you get many more happy memories with her before she passes 💜

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  • Are wet specimens difficult to take care of? Also, what is the most interesting wet specimen you have collected?

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    Nope not at all, they just sit in a jar of alcohol!

    I think I’d have to say my opossum Joey. He’s very cute and tiny!

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    Whoa I would love to see that

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  • I've seen some really bad taxidermy around. Is the general standard of professionals quite good? Are there just a lot of amateurs around who don't know what they're doing?

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    I’m sure there’s a lot of both

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  • I found out a few years ago that taxidermy was just stuffed past tense animals. Whats the difference between a good taxidermy and a bad one?

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    Good taxidermy is done in the correct form, bad is not. Idk lol

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  • How big is your collection? What was the hardest to acquire?

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    Hmm I have 2 shelves on my bookshelf for my collection. My full body kitten was hardest/most expensive but she’s beautiful

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  • Taxidermy gives me the creeps... In the same way that something like necrophilia would...

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    That’s.. a you problem

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    I was just being honest. I guess I don't mind it as long as no living being gets killed for it... If it's just preserving things that die from natural causes then I don't have a problem with it.

    You don't go and kill things for the sake of taxidermifying them do you?

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    No I don’t. I collect taxidermy that was already dead, like roadkill

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    Ok I don't have an inherent issue with that then but honestly I find nature and animals that are alive to be much more beautiful and appealing personally...

    And I think once things die it's better to let them decay and go back into nature naturally...

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    I think death can be beautiful

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    Anything can be beautiful since beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Personally I just prefer to just let things go back into nature instead of trying to preserve them forever... It doesn't feel natural to me.

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  • How many pushups can you do in a row with good form

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  • do you keep finding dead butterflies?

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