Hello,
I just got my first squirrel, he has been double bagged in zip-lock freezer bags and is currently in the freezer until I have time to skin him in a few days.
Should I have cleaned the blood of his fur and around his nose, before putting him in the freezer or can that be cleaned off after I thaw and skin him? I shot him with a pellet gun in the back of the head and he bled a fair bit from the nose.
Thanks
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it will be fine just the way it is. After you skin it out you can use some Dawn and clean it up.
Kim C.
Bubba's Taxidermy
As the wife of a taxidermist with his own buisness, I can tell you, with no experince whatsoever...that the soaking of a hide in the it's own blood takes no more than a nice bath in dish water or Tide soap mixture. Clean as a whistle.
Sincerely,
The unexperienced wife of a licensed professional taxidermist.
Having fun,
Goodluck
Angela
your responses are greatly appreciated.