Added: Jan 20, 2008
From: bionerd23
Duration: 9:46
DONT WATCH IF YOU'RE A MINOR, EASILY OFFENDED, OR HAVE A WEAK STOMACH! some info: - the rat has a battery access hatch made out of velcro on its back, but i forgot to film how i sew it in - sorry! - the white stuff on my hands is talcum (powder inside the gloves i was wearing during skinning). - if you solder a battery, make sure you do it quick - if the battery is exposed to heat from the soldering gun for too long, it will EXPLODE! - you can buy feeder pets - rats, mice, and even rabbits and sometimes guinea pigs - at snake food stores. just browse the yellow pages. - last but not least: the original tutorial is by CANIDA from instructables.com (search for mouse taxidermy; she also did the access hatch and LED tutorial). i only altered it to my liking (LEDs not sticking out of the skull as much, "real" posture of the rat, and some different wiring techniques and stuff), but the main idea for all of this came from her! - any more questions? wanna do it yourself? go ahead and send me a message or comment on this video. :-)
Channel: Howto
Tags: animal brown cute evil furry hooded led mod mount mouse pet plague präparation rat ratte red stuffed taxidermy tier
Rating: 4.05 (40 ratings) Views: 7337' favoriteCount='36 Comments: 64
laneneboricua Says:
Apr 23, 2008 - exactly wat is the boraxs used for? is it like to tan the pelt...
bionerd23 Says:
Apr 23, 2008 - no, to conserve the skin...
stewie493 Says:
Apr 26, 2008 - cool man
Frosteyes331 Says:
Apr 27, 2008 - WOW. I hope that hting died of natural causes, but really cool!
MagixReborn Says:
May 5, 2008 - your disgusting... cutting little animals up and fucking with their insides... your fucked...
ADouglasF Says:
May 20, 2008 - Hey Fuck man, Do you want that when you dead somebody do it with you?
bionerd23 Says:
May 20, 2008 - sure, i certainly do! that's why i donated my body to gunther von hagens, the german 'plastinator' that did the 'body worlds' exhibition. so, you'll be able to see me in an exhibition once i'm dead. :-)
zak3663 Says:
May 21, 2008 - would the technique be the same for stoats/weasels? i've got a couple coming my way from a local gamekeeper. How do you cut round the eyes/ears? do you just cut close to the skull?
bionerd23 Says:
May 22, 2008 - yeah, i'd use the same technique for them. for the ears, you gotta cut through the cartilage tube as close to the skull as possible - for the eyes, you'll have to carefully cut off the eyelids (they're attached to the skull / flesh below).
Dracosgal8 Says:
Jun 1, 2008 - is that ur rat?
BilboBobkins Says:
Jun 1, 2008 - taxidermy should be illegal. i flagged this video as i think it is animal abuse.
bionerd23 Says:
Jun 1, 2008 - hope you are vegan, because otherwise, you're a fucking idiot.
bionerd23 Says:
Jun 1, 2008 - i purchased it, so i would consider it mine, yeah...
Dracosgal8 Says:
Jun 1, 2008 - oh cool well i love how it turned out, very creative! excellent video by the way...
bdv62 Says:
Jun 8, 2008 - nice video dude and btw u people who flagged this u guys r freaking stupid
toddha684 Says:
Jun 12, 2008 - cool vid but you would half to be a bit f`d to like doing this stuff
ThiagoMateus300 Says:
Jun 14, 2008 - I liked it work but I prefer without the light.
ThiagoMateus300 Says:
Jun 14, 2008 - I liked it work but I prefer without the light
martinnis Says:
Jun 18, 2008 - Hey, little question! What happen later to the skin? i mean, it gets hard and all ends like the animals in museums? or the animals stay like "squeezable". I'm a Taxidermist in Chiapas Mexico, but down here we use traditional techniques so i don't know what borax does to skin, great video, grettings from Mexico
bionerd23 Says:
Jun 19, 2008 - hi there! the skin will dry out if you use borax on it, just like in those museum exhibits. it's soft enough to press a button that turns the LED lights on and off though - i certified that in the next version of the rat, which now has a button on it's shoulder. :-) by the way, what techniques are you using for taxidermy? thanks!
palmz51 Says:
Jun 25, 2008 - Thats AWESOME! great work!
Bored00m Says:
Jun 26, 2008 - chop up bully and stuff him for your next project thanks. x)
tbenefi33 Says:
Jul 11, 2008 - LOL willard cool though.
sheetguy12 Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - that would be a really good scare prank for halloween or any other day of the week 5 stars
bionerd23 Says:
Apr 22, 2008 - thank you! :-) actually, the next version of the rat does have a switch, belive it or not - i built it about two weeks after uploading this video. ;-) i do all the work in one day, as that's a lot easier - the skin gets dry like vellum and is not as easy to bend anymore. and nope, the skin seems to stay intact, even around the feet - my oldest taxidermy art is over four months old and still fresh, not rotting away or anything! borax ftw! :-D