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Offline grundy53

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Re: Dermestid beetles?
« Reply #15 on: December 09, 2011, 08:52:15 PM »
How many are you looking for I be able to help

More or less looking for next year. Already boiled my deer and elk. Thank you for the offer. That's really nice of you.  :tup:
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Re: Dermestid beetles?
« Reply #16 on: December 09, 2011, 08:57:40 PM »
The beetles themselves don't smell. It will be the rotting meat/flesh, brains, etc, that smell. If ya got a weak stomach you might not like that process. Even Maceration will smell.

I'm not worried about the smell for myself. I don't have a week stomach and smells don't bother me (most of the nerves in my nose are gone) .  but I am married  :chuckle: and am just wondering if If I could do it in a garage where she will frequant or if a back shed would be better.
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Re: Dermestid beetles?
« Reply #17 on: December 09, 2011, 09:00:26 PM »
there are other methods that do not stink ....but beetles definately do a nicer job !!

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Re: Dermestid beetles?
« Reply #18 on: December 10, 2011, 06:17:34 AM »
I started with them behind the garage and ended up moving them out to an abandoned bird pen DOWNWIND. 

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Re: Dermestid beetles?
« Reply #19 on: December 10, 2011, 07:31:38 AM »
I have mine in the garage.  They smell, If you go the garage route you may have to buy some new door jam seals on the door entrance to the residence so the smell dont seep into the house.  I currently have about 20 to 30 thousand bugs which will clean a deer skull in about 3 to 4 days.  So if you plan on just getting them to do you own skulls I would get them about (3 to 5 hundred) in like May so that they can reproduce into a nice colony by the time you need them.  PM me I have plenty if you need some no cost.  With that being said, I myself think Maceration is by far less work, and a hole lot easier.   :twocents:

 


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