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The sandfish (Scincus scincus) is a species of skink that burrows into the sand and swims through it. This tiny fellow was raise and died in captivity. This tiny skull is 1,6cm long.
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
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File Size 471.1 kB
They are..! I had those as pets, but the other one died from the stress caused by eye infection (and medication for it), and the other one drowned... :/ Their swimming pool wasn't even deep and it was easy to get out of there from each side, it still confuses me why did he drown in there..
Don't know what to do with them yet, it'd be cool to get the skeleton+skull out from the other and to preserve the other one in jar with liquid, but I have no experience on the latter. I have no idea what kind of liquid should I be using etc.
Don't know what to do with them yet, it'd be cool to get the skeleton+skull out from the other and to preserve the other one in jar with liquid, but I have no experience on the latter. I have no idea what kind of liquid should I be using etc.
Maybe he was mourning? Or he was realy dumb...
You can preserve them in alcohol. You have to inject the body to be sure it doesn't decay and then it can swim in the rest of the alcohol.
Saving their skeletons is also a possibility but i warn you, they are already very small and cleaning reptiles is a pain in the butt.
You can preserve them in alcohol. You have to inject the body to be sure it doesn't decay and then it can swim in the rest of the alcohol.
Saving their skeletons is also a possibility but i warn you, they are already very small and cleaning reptiles is a pain in the butt.
From what I've read about them, I'm not the only one whose crocodile skink has mysteriously drowned... o__o
Hmm... What kind of alcohol would be good? I'll have to ask from pharmacy if they have something for sale. I'm a bit afraid it's something they won't sell unless I have some sort of licence to buy it. I've been lucky to even get strong peroxide from some pharmacies.
What do you think, would dermestid beetles do the job for cleaning bones? I've been thinking about getting a colony of them.
Hmm... What kind of alcohol would be good? I'll have to ask from pharmacy if they have something for sale. I'm a bit afraid it's something they won't sell unless I have some sort of licence to buy it. I've been lucky to even get strong peroxide from some pharmacies.
What do you think, would dermestid beetles do the job for cleaning bones? I've been thinking about getting a colony of them.
I just found the best explenation ever :D
It says it better than I ever could:
In the past, wet specimens were preserved in formalin, which is a solution of 35-40% formaldehyde in water. Unfortunately, formaldehyde is toxic, corrosive and can cause cancer, so now its use is limited.
The simplest and safest way to preserve wet specimens is keeping them in alcohol (ethanol) 70-80%. You'll need to buy absolute ethanol (i.e. ethanol 100%), not denatured, then dilute it with distilled water. You can find it in shops that sell laboratory equipment and reagents.
If the specimen is small (an insect or a very small mammal, for example) you can simply drop it in alcohol, while if it's big you may need also to inject alcohol inside it, or its insides will rot.
You must keep the specimens in hermetically closed jars, otherwise the alcohol will evaporate quickly.
It says it better than I ever could:
In the past, wet specimens were preserved in formalin, which is a solution of 35-40% formaldehyde in water. Unfortunately, formaldehyde is toxic, corrosive and can cause cancer, so now its use is limited.
The simplest and safest way to preserve wet specimens is keeping them in alcohol (ethanol) 70-80%. You'll need to buy absolute ethanol (i.e. ethanol 100%), not denatured, then dilute it with distilled water. You can find it in shops that sell laboratory equipment and reagents.
If the specimen is small (an insect or a very small mammal, for example) you can simply drop it in alcohol, while if it's big you may need also to inject alcohol inside it, or its insides will rot.
You must keep the specimens in hermetically closed jars, otherwise the alcohol will evaporate quickly.
Thank you!! :D I'll grab the information with me and start searching for place I could possibly get that stuff from.
Gosh I miss doing business with you, gotta wait until I get all these car-related money problems out of the way first.
I wish all the best to you, and thanks for helping again!
Gosh I miss doing business with you, gotta wait until I get all these car-related money problems out of the way first.
I wish all the best to you, and thanks for helping again!
just throwin it out there, I might be interested in buying one of those wet specimens off ya. c: I loveeee red-eyed croc skinks but have a pet overload here at the house.
a wet specimen tho is much easier to care for and costs nothing to upkeep, ha. so if you go through with this, shoot me a msg sometime!
a wet specimen tho is much easier to care for and costs nothing to upkeep, ha. so if you go through with this, shoot me a msg sometime!
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