Elk skull cleaning with Dermestid Beetles
The skull is fleshed and placed in our Dermestid Beetles habitat, they eat away everything but the bones. Then we clean and paste your skull to brighten it up.
If you are local and can drop off, great! If you need to ship please see the following
Shipping Skulls:
Skulls should be fleshed as much as possible, frozen, and wrapped and taped in several layers of plastic trash bags. Priority mail usually takes on 2-3 days. Please contact us prior to shipping to provide notice of shipping. Upon receipt, your trophy is tagged with and identification tag to assure accountability. (Bear Cougar and Bobcat skulls must also have any required seal affixed prior to cleaning.
Skulls may be sent to:
908 Goodrich Rd
Centralia, WA 98531
ATTN: Skookumchuck Skullworks
When completed, your trophy will be carefully packaged and shipped via priority mail, or by the shipment method of your choice. You will be contacted at the time of shipping and provided a mailing/delivery confirmation number. We employ several quality control measures to insure no beetles or larvae remain alive in the skull when the cleaning is completed.