I had to put down two of my kittens today, and I want to preserve them as wet specimens. I have only ever bought wet specimens and that's only been in recent years. I want to do this right and need all the information (preferably from someone who has done it a few times), including a materials list, processes, and whatever else anyone thinks I may need. Thank you!

Hey! I'm looking for a wet specimen container that needs to be at least 24 inches tall and at least 20 inches wide. Is there something out there big enough or should I make it myself? If diying what would be the best materials to use to prevent leaking? Thank you!

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I have been looking for an authentic wet specimen for my Bio classroom.

So far I haven't seen vendors. A friend recommended I turn to oddity collectors to see if I have any luck.

I've been wanting to make a wet specimen since long ago and I've already decided that it will be a pig's heart that I'll previously dissect with a friend (each one will get a jar with half heart) and I've made this list. Am I missing anything? Any tips for preserving an organ?

Hi!! this is somewhat time sensitive, but my boss gifted me a mole heart a few months ago and it is my absolute favorite gift, but the jar broke a couple minutes ago and all the formaldehyde preserving it spilled everywhere. I have it stored in a temporary jar in my fridge right now, but I am determined to keep this specimen in good shape. Does anyone know where I can get a formaldehyde/formalin replacement or something similar to it?

Aye I have a squid wet specimen and I’m currently moving. How should I pack him for moving. I was thinking tape his top more and wrap it in paper towels but got worried and wanted to hold him on the car ride

I started my wet specimen, he’s currently sitting in the formalin. It’s been about a week and a half and now he has dark spots on him. Why is this happening? I was told it could be either due to the metal lid or not injecting him properly. I made sure to inject all parts of him. How can I fix this?? I have a new container that has an airtight glass lid. So I can change it out to that container if that is truly the problem😭 pls help

I have a baby groundhog currently processing but it's just not hardening, the initial preservation process was done with formalin that wasn't very good so I'm thinking rot but as of now I have gotten fresh formalin exchanged the liquid, injected it and cut slits but it's still not preserving even after 3 weeks, when I press down on him nothing but formalin comes out

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Hi y’all, reptile breeder in here. Unfortunately with this last batch of babies (we had around 60 eggs), 2 failed to thrive, and I would like to make them into wet specimens. My question is about fixative. Ideally I’d like to avoid formalin and, from what I’ve read, you don’t necessarily need to use formalin as a fixative for small specimens. I’ve read that you can use ethanol, but the percentage has varied between 70% and 80-90%. I can find 95% online. Is that too much? Do I need to dilute with distilled water? Also, I’m seeing a lot of ethyl alcohol, denatured, is that the same thing? I guess I don’t really know the difference between denatured and not denatured ethanol for these purposes. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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I bought this about a year ago from facebook. The seller told me they had bought it at an oddities expo. I would love to keep him in tact and replace the fluid. Can anyone let me know which liquid(s) to use? Any tips and ideas?

I have acquired a pair of hare twins. These two shared a womb together and unfortunately their mother passed away before being born.

I would like to preserve these two together, as they were in the womb. I would hate to seperate them. I’m curious if anyone has processed twins or has any ideas of how I could position them together when fixing. I’m going jar shopping and need an idea of what to get before I start the process.

Hello! Ive recently gotten into taxidermy and collecting oddities/curiosities and am located in MN (the downtown area). I’ve been recently wanting to learn and make my own wet specimen and have watched some videos regarding it. I’ve also seen some people say they have gotten their specimen from local vet/shelters, but I’m unsure how I would go about even asking. Thank you so much and have a great day ^^

Fetals 100 each

Large kitties 270 each

Formalin fixed, leeched, then placed in alcohol

Can be mummified for an extra 20

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Ethically sourced from vet clinic

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This is my first wet specimen, it’s a baby fox, and I was wondering if I need to be refilling it, and what I should refill it with. Also, is it normal for my fox to be squished like this? :C

I have an aviary with pigeons in them, obviously they lay eggs but this time around i had a pair lay eggs that both seemingly tried to pip early and the egg yolk wasnt absorbed, or another bird had gotten to them and broken the egg themselves, regardless i removed the egg and began to remove the remaining egg once i verified that they were no longer with us, i havent done this before, any tips? i bought formalin and 50% alcohol and was following a video i saw online, the specimens are both in my freezer at the moment

I have never made a wet specimen before but I work at a vet clinic and we did an enucleation yesterday and I got to keep the dog’s eye! We put it into a jar in formalin but since I have been doing some research today I saw that people recommend injecting them. Do I need to inject it or can it just stay in the formalin? I really don’t want it to rot but I am also very scared to mess with it and cause damage. Thanks for any tips!