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Taxidermy- How long will it take a mummified fox to decay and leave a skeleton?

I found a dead fox in an abandoned barn, it’s already pretty mummified. I was wondering how long it would take for the skin to naturally decay away so that I could mount the skeleton? Would I have to remove it from the shelter of the barn? I’m in Maine so the weather is in the upper 70′s now but when fall rolls around the decaying process might come to a halt?
Any advice is appreciated!


2 Responses to “Taxidermy- How long will it take a mummified fox to decay and leave a skeleton?”

  1. Jorge Smith says:

    If you want it to decay quickly, bury it. I did this to a deer skull, and it was just pure bone in a few months.

  2. Fatefinger says:

    Weeks if not years to turn to bone. I actually know a guy with a maggot chamber for cleaning to the bone. Insects do most of the work but the bones get scattered.

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