Deer skull

[IllinoisArcher]

Well i found a deer skull out in the woods how can i clean it to put it on display thanks guys

[rockefeller66]

Re: Deer skull

boiling it is how we clean our skulls, I don't have an exact process on how to clean it or get it white. I just cut off all the meat I can then get our old soup pot. Boil some water and put the skull in. After a little while (5 minutes) the meat will start to loosen and you can take it out and scrape some more meat off, it is going to be hot! Then do this again and again until it is clean. You also can use some special beetles or let it sit out and rot to get it clean.

[Adjam5]

Re: Deer skull

You can boil it until its clean, but the fat in the meat turns the skull a bit yellow. If you don't wan to get into the whole boiling thing, you can have dermestid beetles eat all the flesh away. Look here for them beetle info

If you want to go the boil route, boil and scrape until all the meat is off. Use a hanger or strong wire to scramble the brains out. Beareful around the nasal cavity.

Now for the whitening...

DON'T USE BLEACH! it will make the bones brittle and they will fall apart. Peroxide is the way to go. I have used beauty supply peroxide40%. Others have also used regular peroxide, like found in the drug store. Covered it with cotton wrap and soaked the cotton with the peroxide. It whitens it also, but takes a bit longer.

I have coated the skulls I have done with the 40% peroxide and it has come out good with no brittle bones. There is a powder that some mix with the peroxide to make a paste od some kind. I think it is

magnesiuim carbonate. I don't know where to find it, so I just use plain 40% peroxide.

Good Luck!