Mouse Taxidermy

Step 25 Pin feet and mouth

Put a pin through the footpad of the hind feet to keep them from curling up as they dry.

Keep the mouth in place with three pins: one to hold the lower lip up, then one to hold each of the bifurcated upper lips down over the bottom lip. Sewing pins work just fine for this.

Now clean up- roll all of the nasty bits up in your plastic table covering, place into a plastic bag, and tie it off. Add it to a trash can that will be emptied sooner rather than later. Wash your hands to get rid of any residual Borax, and you're done.

Comments

[help_us_lisa]

sooooo cute! i really like the bigger eyes, makes them look all the more precious. I'm hoping i can muster up the balls to try this myself in the near future! awesome instructable

[raggyrat]

"one to hold the upper lip up" - i wonder do you mean lower lip up? amazing ... doubt i'll ever do it but taxidermy has always fascinated me xxx

[canida]

Thanks! Fixed now.

[raggyrat]

np and thankyou - i actually saw after i posted this comment that it says it correctly on the photo - i do feel sorry for them with the pins in their mouths n feets xxx