How To Skin A Rabbit For TAXIDERMY | Part 1: Main Body (Legs, Tail, Body)

[@catfoodtaste]

thank u so much for these videos i've been meaning to get into roadkill taxidermy for a long time and your videos are so easy for me to understand ;____;

[@Taxidermy101]

You're welcome! Best of luck!

[@AlterBoi01]

Thank you so much for this video! It’s very helpful for a clueless newbie like me!

[@nyx8943]

I have three cats and when they scream I scream back at them so whenever Sandwich yelled I had to resist the urge to just "MEOOOOOOW" At my phone

[@Taxidermy101]

LOL!

[@aaaaaah2]

Thank you so much for video! Here in Brazil we don't have the information for the process, so it's helping a lot!!

[@Taxidermy101]

You're welcome!! Thanks for watching!

[@dippertheservicepupintrain1537]

As everyone else has said. Thank you for making this. I just lost my keeper dutch kit last night and, well...I still want him as my keeper lol

[@oscartravis5740]

Can I ask, is it easier to skin when the specimen is frozen? I've never seen that method before.

[@Taxidermy101]

It's actually harder... But if you're willing to struggle through it, it keeps the pelt cold and minimizes any chance of hair slippage.

[@oscartravis5740]

@@Taxidermy101 Ok that makes sense, I guess there's pros and cons for every method, thanks :-)

[@kevinatluna6267]

Thats a huge rabbit is that flemish cross. Ill watch the other continuation of this video cause i wanna learn taxidermy, i wann try it with my rabbit too

[@abigailcoria9594]

this is fascinating

[@reapingwillow9072]

Is there a reason why you wouldn’t case skin the animal? Is it personal preference or does dorsal skinning make mounting easier?

[@Taxidermy101]

Yes. In this case, I did a dorsal cut because rabbit skin is so thin and easily torn. Less seams and cut surface means less chance of tearing skin.

[@jsjs6488]

Is the skin of the domestic rabbits still just as thin and delicate as the wild rabbits? I always ran into issues with the wild rabbit's skin being too tin.

[@brcsephina]

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[@Taxidermy101]

Wild rabbits are soooo much more delicate. Domestics usually have thicker tougher skin and a much more forgiving layer of fat.

[@suuxkid]

Is this easier done with a frozen specimen or?

[@Taxidermy101]

Definitely easier fresh!

[@brokenn9135]

hi.tnx for the info.

[@brcsephina]

when my rabbit dies (hopefully of old age) i want to get him taxidermied

[@laurabelcher7888]

So for rabbits is it easier to skin while partly frozen because of the thin skin? Like less chance of accidentally ripping it

[@Taxidermy101]

This is debatable. I personally find that the fresher the specimen (regardless of what species), the easier the skinning.

[@oscartravis5740]

I liked the white crested rabbit in the hutch that looked like a chicken lol!

[@ThreeCrowsCrafting]

“In the following video we’ll taxidermy Sandwich for being an unprofessional videographer,”

[@Gacha_Ed]

Is it just me or does she sound kinda sad in this video? Maybe she misses the rabbit?

[@102allenwalker]

As long as you don’t go skinning the dogs

[@Taxidermy101]

lol

[@jennylee5003]

This has probably been answered, but how do you keep an animal carcass from smelling/decomp before you can taxidermy it? I’d love to learn but bc of a childhood trauma the smell of dead animal turns my stomach. I worked in a funeral home and sewed up autopsied bodies and it never bothered me (they were “fresh” when done) so I’m curious how these are stored prior to being worked on

[@AlterBoi01]

Usually keeping it in a freezer stops it from decomposing, you gotta get em in quick though

[@Taxidermy101]

The freezer is your best friend. Just like handling raw meat in the kitchen, the faster you can get it cool and keep it cool, the longer it will stay fresh.

[@Ada-yo4bt]

What a pity

[@Taxidermy101]

Yes definitely unfortunate considering what a healthy rabbit she was.

[@crazycooner]

This reminds me of a rabbit my dad shot (the rabbit was wild and I think we ate it). Me and my sister wanted the eye of the rabbit so dad popped it out and when we had the eye we took it to mom to show it XD We were also still living in our old house so I was less than 7 years old