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The first incision into an animal skin is when the taxidermist removes the internal organs of the animal, after which it is skinned and fleshed to make sure all the fat has been scraped off the skin. For example, a shoulder mount of a deer might be turned to the right, to the left or centered in the middle, depending on where the customer is putting their trophy. Customers order their mounts specify how they want their animal to be posed. In the cases of some smaller animals such as birds, a stuffing also works. The animal being mounted, whether a mouse or a bear, must be dead and frozen solid and the taxidermist has to measure whatever part of the animal is being mounted, whether the whole body or just the head and shoulders in the case of many deer mounts.Īfter getting the measurements, the taxidermist either orders a mannequin that matches the measurements of the mount or makes a mold that follows the specifications for the skin to go on. Regardless of how long it takes, though, the steps are generally the same. So what you're doing is removing the skin from the animal and then moving it onto a mannequin and then pinning it or like placing it in a movement, like moving it around the eye and around everything so that it sits in a realistic looking way.'ĭepending on what animal a taxidermist is working on, the mounting process can take anywhere from several hours to several months. 'So it means: taxi, like a taxi cab, movement. 'All taxidermy means the movement of skin,' she says. 'If it's a beloved pet and you want it to look correct, don't try and do it yourself if you don't know what you're doing, leave it to the experts.'īrooklyn-based taxidermist Amber Maykut says she gets asked a lot about the mounting process, including whether the insides of the mounted animal are real. I'd have to try it again to see if I'd make the same mistakes. Jennifer said: 'I'd probably not pull on it as much so it didn't stretch. Persevering Jennifer said she's not giving up taxidermy after the viral post's reaction, but admits she's learned some lessons and believes those looking to have their own cats stuffed should leave it to the experts. But if they liked him I wouldn't mind putting him in the classroom and having a classroom mascot.' 'I haven't shown my class because they're small and they might be scared by him. 'The fact I'm an art teacher makes it so ironic that I did such a terrible project, but it was with the best of intentions. It's an art form and sometimes they work out and sometimes they don't. Jennifer said: 'There's nothing sinister about it. More successful attempts have followed though, with this squirrel looking more realistic