Preserving shed skins

[nbaragon]

I know this is way too weird and crazy, but do you guys save your beardie's shed skins? I got my baby beardie 6 months ago, and I have been saving his skins in a plastic tupperware just for fun, and when I look back at the older ones, they are so small and cute! You can totally see how he has been growing...

But I think these skins will eventually get too dry and crumble to pieces. So I was wondering if anyone knows a good way to preserve them... You know how some people press flowers to make a bookmark or greeting card? I was thinking to do something like that, and add them to my family album... What do you think?

 

[lacy_black]

I never saved dragon skins, but I do save my snakes skins, i'm going to put them in a photo album and label which skin is who's and when it was shed.

 

[ghr15]

Actually I think I know of a way. You use mineral oil to keep it preserved. I have had it where I put mineral oil on my beardies there skin sheds seem to not fall apart. Especially if it is a part from there back since that is a part that does not bend allot.

 

[GoFast]

this sounds like something Goldmember would do :lol:

 

[O-Gonchothedragon]

i used to collect,it was fun but then it started taking up to much space and the littlest one was lost.still, it is a cute this to do!!! :mrgreen:

 

[nbaragon]

Thank you everyone! Maybe I'm going to try a laminating machine...

 

[ghr15]

Thank you everyone! Maybe I'm going to try a laminating machine...

Go for it that may actually work.

 

[cheese]

good idea

 

[Goonie]

I'd kept all of Pookie's shedded skin in snack sized plastic bags, each marked with the month/year of when he had shedded.

 

[Theresa20]

Hahaha, I love my dragon as much as the next person, but this seems so weird to me! I would have never thought of collecting old skins. Makes me giggle a little bit.


Of course, no offense intended!

 

[mischa]

Haha yea I do I just have them in a plastic bag they do just fine!

 

[ghr15]

Someone should start eating there beardies skin sheds then after a while the beardie would really be a part of them.

 

[Theresa20]

Someone should start eating there beardies skin sheds then after a while the beardie would really be a part of them.

Ewww!!! Hahaha

 

[dolcedragon]

You're not weird! I've been wondering the same thing. I have a few old ones and they just crumble if I touch them. I thought it would be cool to save enough to make some sort of collage of different colored skin and patterns and frame it up on the wall. Lol now I sound quite strange I'm sure. I was thinking getting them wet with oil or water and flattening them out between plastic sheets or glass and letting them dry to them. Hmm.. please let me know if you figure it out!