Getting a hamster stuffed, how much?

[Stobart Stopper]

I suppose I could make a fridge magnet out of it, that would be nice as every time I open the fridge there would be my little Bella, stuck on there forever.

 

[Griff]

I suppose I could make a fridge magnet out of it, that would be nice as every time I open the fridge there would be my little Bella, stuck on there forever.

But when poor little Bella starts decomposing there'll be a nasty stink in the kitchen.

 

[pogofish]

But when poor little Bella starts decomposing there'll be a nasty stink in the kitchen.

Hint, industrial dessicator! Mummify the beastie.

 

[Bonfirelight]

i have a cousin who told his mum that when she died he wanted to stuff her and leave her in the house.

i wouldn't be suprised if he's turned out to be a serial killer tbh.

 

[moonsi til]

I suppose I could make a fridge magnet out of it, that would be nice as every time I open the fridge there would be my little Bella, stuck on there forever.

Sorry Stobart but I feel like coming to liberate Bella from this fate...when her time comes let the poor wee mite go...perhaps have a 'lock' of hair in a locket as a reminder.

 

[IntoStella]

Stobes, there have been a few but this is one of your most out-there, bonkers in the nut thread ideas ever. gawdblessya.

 

[liberty]

There is a place in Islington if you really want to do it

 

[IntoStella]

There is a place in Islington if you really want to do it

Unfortunately, that's the one denounced earlier for trading in endangered species. It's the only one I know of as well. Aren't there any taxidermists in Essex?

 

[IntoStella]

if you, god forbid, die first would you like the hamster have you stuffed and mounted?

Mounted? Who said mounted?

 

[liberty]

Unfortunately, that's the one denounced earlier for trading in endangered species. It's the only one I know of as well. Aren't there any taxidermists in Essex?

Sorry I did not read that..

 

[Poi E]

Make a wicked hood ornament for the Fiesta, Stobart.

 

[Stobart Stopper]

Make a wicked hood ornament for the Fiesta, Stobart.

All I need now is a Chavalier, I could have a nodding stuffed hamster thingy in the back.

 

[magneze]

Are russian hamsters like russian dolls, with little hamsters inside little hamsters etc ?

 

[Louloubelle]

read about Robert Sclare, owner of Get Stuffed here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1050813.stm

also here

A taxidermist who illegally sold a "sickening" array of stuffed animals such as tigers, leopards, chimpanzees and wolves faces jail after the biggest prosecution of its kind in Britain. Robert Sclare, who called his shop Get Stuffed in Essex Road, Islington, north London, packed it with endangered species including a tiger and her young litter and a leopard that had been stillborn at a British zoo. Also found at the shop, were a gorilla's skull, an elephant foot fashioned into a table and rare birds such as vultures, sparrow hawks and snowy owls. A spur thighed tortoise and a loggerhead turtle were also seized. He pleaded guilty to 29 counts of forgery relating to applications to obtain permits to trade in the animals when he appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court. On 13/10/00 he also admitted 12 counts of illegally displaying the animals for a commercial purpose. Sclare is due to be sentenced on 3/11/00.

http://nwhsa.redblackandgreen.net/vermin_patrol_for_howl_73.htm

the bastard even collects human foetuses
(warning - this link could make you feel sick)
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/ma...rio01.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/08/01/ixhome.html

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Have you considered freeze-drying???

http://showcase.netins.net/web/helling/at/petp.htm

 

[Shirl]

I suppose I could make a fridge magnet out of it, that would be nice as every time I open the fridge there would be my little Bella, stuck on there forever.

Hairy dead things do not make good fridge magnets.
If you want to have a hamster dressing table ornament, you should keep it under a glass dome.

 

[oryx]

This is making me think of those adverts featuring the dressed-up guinea pigs, that are all over tube stations at the moment!

 

[Louloubelle]

this seller makes a business out of stuffing small rodents, some of which he them mounts on miniature motorbikes and the like

his pieces don't cost a fortune so he might do it for you to order

http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZni0vekQQhtZ-1

 

[fanta]

It looks like this.

Can I kill it for you?

Please?

 

[gentlegreen]

I've been cycling past a dead fox every morning for the past week.
My thoughts though - given the weather - are more of gloves or a hat

I may have to get out my Ray Mears book later

.

 

[Louloubelle]

I've been cycling past a dead fox every morning for the past week.
My thoughts though - given the weather - are more of gloves or a hat

I may have to get out my Ray Mears book later

.

there's a big market in skulls on ebay
foxes aren't rare or protected so if you find one dead you could do worse than burying it and digging it up a few months later you won't get a fortune for the skull - maybe £20 - 30

before doing anything like this with any other animals you have to check with DEFRA that the species isn't protected or endangered, if it is and you can prove it was road kill you can get a license

alternatively you can do what a friend of mine who lives in the country and has a lot of time on his hands does, and use all the skulls you find to make weird gothic stop frame animation films

 

[fat hamster]

I've been cycling past a dead fox every morning for the past week.
My thoughts though - given the weather - are more of gloves or a hat

Whose up for a U75 skinning and stuffing sesh?

Cakes gave me a taxidermy book a while back. I've got a rabbit to do, and Stobes has got a hamster. Anymore for anymore?

And then we could bury the leftovers, and dig 'em up next year and make some art.


I'd love to have a foxes tail. Will you get it for me, gentlegreen?

 

[gentlegreen]

Whose up for a U75 skinning and stuffing sesh?

Cakes gave me a taxidermy book a while back. I've got a rabbit to do, and Stobes has got a hamster. Anymore for anymore?

And then we could bury the leftovers, and dig 'em up next year and make some art.


I'd love to have a foxes tail. Will you get it for me, gentlegreen?

I suppose at least this time of year it won't be too smelly yet... but the idea of hanging a dead fox off the back of my pushbike all the way home doesn't appeal

It's a pity this didn't come up last week - I drove my car to work on Friday ...

Howsabout I see if it's still there tomorrow morning, hide it and send you directions ?

 

[Louloubelle]

if it's been there a week it'll be crawling with maggots
not a good look

OK for skulls / skeletons though

best way is to bury them

museums use beetles to strip the flesh from skull and bone specimens, it leaves them clean and imaculate. You can boil and bleach them, but this makes the bones brittle and crumbly, so burying for a few months is the best way

 

[Louloubelle]

You can buy all kinds of dead animal bits on ebay

this is one of the best listings I've seen in a while

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7199616740&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1

 

[fat hamster]

Howsabout I see if it's still there tomorrow morning, hide it and send you directions ?

That's very sweet of you, but after what Louloubelle said about the maggots I think I'll pass.

 

[fat hamster]

You can buy all kinds of dead animal bits on ebay

Who would have thought that the world was so full of stuffed weasels!?!!

this is one of the best listings I've seen in a while

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7199616740&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1

...and it's guaranteed "fully original, disinfected, not bewitched or enshanted!"

 

[i_hate_beckham]

the bastard even collects human foetuses
(warning - this link could make you feel sick)
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/ma...rio01.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/08/01/ixhome.html

There's not even any pictures.