Dermestid beetles

[Katnapper]

Very interesting.

 

[ABbuggin]

If you can, I'd love to see your turtle shell.

 

[Rick]

Just taken out of the beetles. Will go into the volume 40 until white.

 

[JohnCon]

is there any risk of beetles getting out and eating you while you sleep?"

 

[Rick]

is there any risk of beetles getting out and eating you while you sleep?"

I'm not sure. I'd like to think I would notice before I was nothing but a pile of bones. The amount I have could probably get a hand down to the bone but I think overall I would be safe. I have them in a cage they hopefully cannot escape from. I get enough grief over any escaped flies.

 

[Rick]

Done. Pic is a little blurry.

 

[Katnapper]

Nice!

 

[Rick]

Nice!

Thanks.

 

[Rick]

Big boar coon right after defleshing. He is in the beetles now. Will post a pic once I pull it out and after I whiten it.

 

[Rick]

Just out of the beetles.

 

[sbugir]

Impressive. Do the beetles smell?

 

[Rick]

Impressive. Do the beetles smell?

Yeah but don't tell my wife. She has only asked once what that strange odor was. I told her I thought it was the dog. :whistling: It's a minimal odor really. It does get a little stronger when they have a skull in there. Doesn't smell like dead flesh, but instead smells musty.

 

[sbugir]

Yeah but don't tell my wife. She has only asked once what that strange odor was. I told her I thought it was the dog. :whistling: It's a minimal odor really. It does get a little stronger when they have a skull in there. Doesn't smell like dead flesh, but instead smells musty.

Haha

 

[Rick]

Haha

She's kinda naive anyways. Takes her awhile to notice things. I do plan on putting them outside in the carport when it warms up. They will go into a rubbermaid tub. Hopefully during the summer I will have enough to tackle large skulls.

 

[sbugir]

She's kinda niave anyways. Takes her awhile to notice things. I do plan on putting them outside in the carport when it warms up. They will go into a rubbermaid tub. Hopefully during the summer I will have enough to tackle large skulls.

Fair enough.

Do they reproduce quick?

 

[Sparky]

This is also a long time thing I secretly wanted to do. Just wondering though... What happened to the rest of the body? :blink:

 

[Rick]

Fair enough.

Do they reproduce quick?

So far it seems fairly quick.

This is also a long time thing I secretly wanted to do. Just wondering though... What happened to the rest of the body? :blink:

Friend wanted it for the hide. Coons are not generally regarded as good to eat or otherwise it would be in my freezer.

 

[Rick]

All done. Compare this pic to the last one. Look how white those teeth got.

 

[Katnapper]

All done. Compare this pic to the last one. Look how white those teeth got.

Hmmm.... almost makes you consider Dermestid beetles instead of Crest White Strips!

Well.... maybe not, lol!

 

[Rick]

Hmmm.... almost makes you consider Dermestid beetles instead of Crest White Strips!

Well.... maybe not, lol!

Already have. Actually, it is the volume 40 peroxide cream that does the whitening. Too bad it burns your skin!