I know this is the rabbits for fur forum, but since it was about fur, I thought it might it belong here more than in around the coffee table.
Feel free to move it if you'd like to.
Just wanted to make a thread where people could toss out thought or ideas on the subject in general.
I did tan one guinea pig pelt, for my daughter. A mature boar.
The hair is soft, but not exactly plush like rabbit fur, as there is no undercoat. The skin itself is thick, kind of like the thinner parts of deer hide.
I can't think of much of a use for the skins, other than to sell to taxidermists, taxidermy students, or collectors.
The skin and fur do reminds me of rat pelts some, and I could see why there was fear of slip. I think, a lot of people who have worked with them must have worked with whole frozen ones intended for snake food, as that is the most common source I've seen. The pelts would have stayed on body heat much longer than pelts removed intermediately with tanning in mind.
In these pics, the pelt is greasy from over oiling. I'm in the processes of correcting that by washing the fur with soap and water, and than rebreaking. I left all his foot bones in, just because she really didn't want his feet damaged, and I'd never skinned a guinea pig before, so I didn't know how easily they might tear. Didn't want to risk it.
The way he's tanned, he's be suitable for soft sculpture taxidermy. Such skins usually fetch good prices, due to their rarity.
Anyone have any thoughts or ideas about guinea pig or cuy pelts? Possible uses? Pics of tanned ones?
__________ Wed Aug 31, 2016 8:26 pm __________
I wonder what a peruvian pelt would be like. I bet they would have all sorts of crafty uses.
Feel free to move it if you'd like to.
Just wanted to make a thread where people could toss out thought or ideas on the subject in general.
I did tan one guinea pig pelt, for my daughter. A mature boar.
The hair is soft, but not exactly plush like rabbit fur, as there is no undercoat. The skin itself is thick, kind of like the thinner parts of deer hide.
I can't think of much of a use for the skins, other than to sell to taxidermists, taxidermy students, or collectors.
The skin and fur do reminds me of rat pelts some, and I could see why there was fear of slip. I think, a lot of people who have worked with them must have worked with whole frozen ones intended for snake food, as that is the most common source I've seen. The pelts would have stayed on body heat much longer than pelts removed intermediately with tanning in mind.
In these pics, the pelt is greasy from over oiling. I'm in the processes of correcting that by washing the fur with soap and water, and than rebreaking. I left all his foot bones in, just because she really didn't want his feet damaged, and I'd never skinned a guinea pig before, so I didn't know how easily they might tear. Didn't want to risk it.
The way he's tanned, he's be suitable for soft sculpture taxidermy. Such skins usually fetch good prices, due to their rarity.
Anyone have any thoughts or ideas about guinea pig or cuy pelts? Possible uses? Pics of tanned ones?
__________ Wed Aug 31, 2016 8:26 pm __________
I wonder what a peruvian pelt would be like. I bet they would have all sorts of crafty uses.