Cleaning with beetles

Submitted by Promise Land Ranch on 11/16/05 at 10:46 AM. ( shelby@promiselandranch.net ) 64.146.187.223

I was wondering how long it takes on average to clean a Steer Skull and Sheep Skull with Dermisted Beetles? Also just out of curiosity of one who has never seen the beetles in action.... does it smell?

Thanks

Shelby

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Depends on....

This response submitted by Ron on 11/16/05 at 10:56 AM. ( ) 65.16.183.162

the size of your dermistid colony and there probably will be some smell associated with it.


How many beettles....

This response submitted by Breck on 11/16/05 at 12:18 PM. ( ) 71.137.84.27

...does it take to do a steer skull?


depends

This response submitted by todd on 11/16/05 at 1:33 PM. ( ) 68.250.2.102

I started with a colony in a small jar, now I have them in a 36" glass cube. It only took a day to do a deer head and I have no idea how many are in there but just the ones that where left on the skull when I took it out was probably around 200. it also took several months to get my colony this big and this fast at cleaning. As far as the smell its not too bad, most of it is the head itself, but now that the beetles clean them faster the smell is not as strong.


Guess there...

This response submitted by PLR on 11/18/05 at 10:36 AM. ( shelby@promiselandranch.net ) 64.146.187.230

not an in the house thing then? I wanted to start a colony to start cleaning skulls but i can't keep them outside because they will freeze.... and i dont have an insulated building with central heat to keep them in. Plus it can get really cold here(20 below) So I guess i will have to start in the spring and solve this problem by next winter.

any suggestions for a beginner?

Thanks

Shelby


Give this a try

This response submitted by Mark Bement on 11/19/05 at 5:59 PM. ( Admin@secondtrophy.com ) 63.227.125.221

We have several containers 8' x 8', and you would not beleive how well a 60 or 100 watt light bulb will heat and maintain a good tempurature.


Thanks

This response submitted by PLR on 11/20/05 at 11:42 PM. ( ) 64.146.187.228

Didn't think of that. Maybe that would work in my situation.

Thanks

Shelby


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