I think I'll try to get back there before the sale ends and get 1-2 more. I didn't expect to buy anything the first time I went. I was kind of dragged there by my wife but I walked out buying more than she did.
After they died they were placed in a ziplock bag and placed in the freezer until I had time to mount them out. Later I used a thick piece of styrofoam and mounted them into the position I wanted with straight pins (1000 for 50 cents at Walmart) and let them dry near a dehumidifier in my basement. It took a good month for them to dry and they stunk bad. The abdomens shrink a little but I don't care. I've tried stuffing abdomens with cotton and injecting silicone into the abdomens but they never looked good so now I just let the abdomens shrivel. Once they were completely dry I removed the straight pins and mounted them into the frames with silicone. Once dry the tarantula will stay in the position I mounted it in, nothing more is needed. (I have a confession to make...once I mounted a T in a threat pose and stuck it in the local grocery store's banana display. It made quite a ruckus. That was a long time ago and I wouldn't recommend that nowadays. I think a lot of people have lost their sense of humor.) I also seal the frames with silicone to keep dermestids from entering the frame but before I seal the back of the frame I have to be certain all the silicone is dry inside the frame. It's always a sad day when an old female dies, but at least this way my son will enjoy them for years to come.
I like the fangs extended but they look good either way. Some of those Ts have huge fangs and they're usually one of the first things people mention when they see the frames. I like the clear plastic. The sticks you see in the above pic are mounted on glass, so both sides of the frame are transparent. I bet some people freak out when they see T's all over your walls hanging around without frames.very good :clap: i have always done fangs tucked in, might have to try extended. i have mounted all mine (in my pic thread) on very thin clear plastic. one day i'll have to get some frames. but, when you just put them on thin clear plastic and hang them all over the wall, it looks quite real and gives newcomers to the home a fun surprise
I think I might do a couple like that. Thanks for the idea.
