Hello
I would like to inquire about if there any chance that stuffed animal (wolf) will stand high temperature that is about 60C (140F)?
It is planned that this animal will be shipped to a hot and dry climate country, so I wonder if any special processing is required.
Thanks
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Nataly, I don't have any personal experience with 140 degree temperature (thankfully) but dry heat should be no problem I would think. The mount will likely dry out more completely than it is now but what moisture it is holding in it's current climate is probably not great. Humidity and direct sunlight are the most damaging to mounts, some artificial lighting too close to the mount also can have a bleaching effect. At any rate I don't know of any procedure to prepare the wolf for it's new home. -Aaron H.
I live in the desert southwest where our average summertime temps are around 105-110 with heatwaves driving the temperature into the 120's. Many people here take their vacations in summer "duh" and are gone for several weeks with no a/c running in the house. The mounts will survive. Today it's 103 with the forecast for the end of the week being 109.
Thanks for your quick replies.
I have some more questions:
We usualy do not use tanning oil, so I was wondering if tanning oil can give more protection against high temperatures for the mounts?
And second - is it realy nessesary to use tanning oil?
Thanks.
I have one question: - is it realy nessesary to use tanning oil?
Most museums have temperature and climate controls with a 30% humidity the best to keep the skins from drying to much.
If you are tanning the skins, why are you not oiling them? It will make a big differance on mounts going to such dry areas.
If you do not, the skin on the wolf could start to shrink and crack around the nose, eyes, and other areas that you cannot see.
If you have any areas that did not get thinned right, they will totally shrink up as well.
Anyway, I would deffinatly oil the skin before mounting, and I would be very truthfull to the new owners that some shrinkage could happen and that 70 degress F and a 30% humidity is best for the mounts and if conditions exist outside that range, you cannot garantee that it will not shrink or crack.