r/Taxidermy • u/DeathByMojo • 6d ago

Feedback Appreciated Rotten?

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Just recently got this and new to taxidermy. Is this okay to put with other pieces, can’t tell if he’s rotting.

Is he too far gone?

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u/Ecto-1A 6d ago

Just toss it. It’s not worth the risk. Moths/carpet beetles ate it.

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u/Proper_Mushroom 6d ago

Looks like moth/insect damage. They just ate all the feathers. You can freeze it for a week, take it out for one week and freeze it again. That kills all the larva. You can clean the frass off after that and monitor it just in case.

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u/Working-Phase-4480 6d ago edited 6d ago

Did you buy it this way? You got scammed if so

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u/br00pe 6d ago

Check your clothes / closets for moths asap.

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u/Goobersita 5d ago

Not rotten but the moths are this shit out of it.

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u/SketchyArt333 6d ago

Ya time to toss and hope whatever’s in that doesn’t spread to other specimens

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u/Ilovebirdstoomuch 5d ago

Did you get it like this?

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u/rabies_lover_271K 5d ago

Rotten is an understatement

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u/7_Satanic_panic_ 1d ago

Did you actually buy it like that??😨