True Fire Skink?

[Stefan-A]

I've been considering getting a skull like that myself. Too bad most domestic pigs don't get to have tusks.

The most impressive skulls come from pigs and baboons, in my opinion.

I've also been looking for an animal with a skull capacity of about 2-2.5 dl, but that's another story.

[Lori P]

I could send one to you but it would probably be quite expensive!!

[Stefan-A]

Thanks, but that's not necessary.

[adamanteus]

Stefan, you are one strange guy!

I've been considering getting a skull like that myself.

What's wrong with the one you've got?

[Stefan-A]

Stefan, you are one strange guy!

Oh, you have NO idea how strange I am.

What's wrong with the one you've got?

Nothing, but you know two skulls are better than one.

[drache]

we have a place we lay them in the woods until nature leaves us with a nice clean skull.

how long do you have to keep it out to get picked clean?
my mom always boiled the flesh off skulls and it smelled pretty awful

[Lori P]

Rhea, ewwwwww. lol Yeah I couldn't do the boiling. Well, it depends on the time of year but where we live, there is 2000 acres of woods behind our property that is host to all kinds of critters... so usually between the foxes and coyotes and buzzards and other things, it doesn't take more than a few weeks. I just stay away from the area for a couple of months to be sure, lol. Sometimes everything gets dragged off and you loose it. And I only do this with the occasional goat or pig that never had a name (hence food animals)... I couldn't do it with any of the pets or horses, altho I do think it would be cool to have a horse skull. And you can't do it with any animals euthanized by the vet because of the chemicals-- they do have secondary toxicity.

[Stefan-A]

We usually use ants to do the job for us. Just strip away as much of the skin as possible (doesn't hurt to cut away some of the flesh too), wrap it in a "bag" of chicken mesh (protection against scavengers) and just leave it on an ant hill. It takes a few weeks as well, but the ants will really strip it clean. Someone I know uses a chemical made for opening up clogged drains to get it clean. Some people use acids, but I guess most people here probably just boil the flesh off.

[Sputnik]

STOP!!! TOO MUCH INFORMATION!!! What have you done to my lovely thread, lol?

[Lori P]

ROFL--- so sorry Rosina!!!!!!!!! How is your lovely lizard doing today??

:-)