Ok here's the deal...I was buggin' down in the Keys for month and out of all the lobsters I took 2 of them are huge. Well I saw a display of 2 lobsters in a coral reef at the dive shop and I was wondering how to preserve a "shelled" animal like that.
If anyone can point me in the right direction or give me a breif run through I would really apperaciate it. These are Spiney Lobsters from the Atlantic. Thanks yall
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Being predominately a reproduction artist my first thought is to mold and cast them. Im sure others will have techniques for using the real shell.
Is this the typical way of doing this type of taxidermy? I could easily seperate all the appendages, mold and cast but that seems like it would take forever. I also visited a local taxidermist in FL and he prices for the lobster was 150.00 for the lobster and 300.00 for the lobster with a habitat.
Unless you have a lot of experience in molding and casting then ya it can take a long time.
I don't know if it's THE way.. but it's A way.
Just from what i know of Biology, the shells are made of Chitin. Its a pretty hard carbohydrate compound, similar to the Cellulose of wood. I think the shell might last, but the color will most likely fade. possibly clean it out and salt it. i know ive had crab claws that stay and keep a slight color.