Is this pelt lost...

[horseman18702]

Hello,
I hope I am asking this in the right area but I have been searching the net and came across this forum and found it full of knowledgeable people so I figured I would ask my question on here. I am not fully versed with all the terminology you guys use but I have a beaver pelt that is of unknown specific age (but within the past few years) and I went to test its stretchiness (if that's an actual word) and the pelt basically ripped. I then tested it on another pelt from the same group, of course hesitantly after my heart sank from the first pelt, and that one was fine. Then I went back to the first hide and tried it again on the opposite end and the same thing happened.
Needless to say I would like to save the pelt if possible but am not totally hopeful. My question is this, can I rehydrate the hide so that it is somewhat stronger and will hold up for at least a year or two if I went to use it in a blanket? The weird part is that when I picked it up from the box, it was still very supple and the flesh side was not stiff or rough feeling, it was very pliable and smooth so I cant figure out why it ripped as if dry rotted.
I was told to try glycerine and rub in to the flesh side and let it sit. I wasn't sure if this or mink oil or something along these lines would actually be worth it. I just don't want to lose this pelt and was hoping someone here might have some ideas which may give me some hope, or is this a total lost pelt?
I appreciate any to all help.
Thanks in advance,
JJ

[alexm]

 Get a new one sorry for your loss  oiling it will just make it worse

[PLTannery]

Its toast. There is no saving hides that have gone like that.  Acid Rot, It will just get worse. If you want to save it to hang on the wall reinforce the back side with a light fabric.

[horseman18702]

Thank you for taking the time to answer even though your answers were what I was afraid of. For my own future reference, what is it when the hide is supple and soft not stiff or rough, meaning can that still be considered dry rot? I didn't label it as dry rot because that always appeared to me as something coarse and not so flexible.
Thanks again for your responses now and any future ones.
JJ

[muscle20]

      Life of the skin is over, there is nothing you can do to reverse this, if you hydrated it or applied anything to it, I am 100% sure it would tear even worse, like wet tissue paper.