tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post3614843690158074887..comments2023-08-20T14:54:41.870+01:00Comments on Jake's Bones: Putting a fox skeleton back togetherJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429066175566438943noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-24232247897846465942013-11-15T08:47:18.749+00:002013-11-15T08:47:18.749+00:00Glad it helped !Glad it helped !Jakehttp://www.jakes-bones.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-91103579364294547062013-11-11T02:38:59.693+00:002013-11-11T02:38:59.693+00:00Great Article! Right now I am in the midst of putt...Great Article! Right now I am in the midst of putting together a fox skeleton myself (though I'm going to have to search the stream for several missing paw parts). I had the luck of finding mine early on in the decomposition process, but I also have the ill luck that my parents will not let me bury any bodies in the backyard, so I had to wait for it to decay. It's always nice to find others who share my passion for this rare hobby.Kim Osterhoutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-1964736362780141682012-01-25T17:55:42.063+00:002012-01-25T17:55:42.063+00:00Thank you Jake. For my work I really needed to see...Thank you Jake. For my work I really needed to see a fox skull and your images are the best.Hopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-66306437948479226992011-06-06T20:21:45.875+01:002011-06-06T20:21:45.875+01:00Hi Bella,
Sorry it's taken me so long to repl...Hi Bella,<br /><br />Sorry it's taken me so long to reply ! I look in woods which are a long way away from roads, an which have a lot of wildlife in them. Looking round the edge of the wood is a good place to start because that's where foxes take things they have killed, and where buzzards can drop bones. I've found a lot of deer at the edge of woods as well.<br /><br />My rarest bone I've found might be <a href="http://jakes-bones.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-post.html" rel="nofollow">a red deer with an extra tooth</a>, or <a href="http://jakes-bones.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-post.html" rel="nofollow">a red deer with one antler</a>, or <a href="http://jakes-bones.blogspot.com/2011/02/strange-bones-7-strangest-bone-yet.html" rel="nofollow">a duck's quack</a> ! Or I think <a href="http://jakes-bones.blogspot.com/2011/03/big-box-of-bones-1-big-cat.html" rel="nofollow">my leopard</a> is quite rare but I didn't find that.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113574905153510838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-58323052673901968122011-05-02T06:23:51.499+01:002011-05-02T06:23:51.499+01:00Hi again Jake,
I live in the north west of France ...Hi again Jake,<br />I live in the north west of France in Britainy, where do i need to look to find bones ? I find your bone collecting amazing, what are the rarest bones you have found?Bellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-60771883323926197392011-05-01T22:09:43.036+01:002011-05-01T22:09:43.036+01:00Hi Bella,
I have just looked at my new fox skelet...Hi Bella,<br /><br />I have just looked at my new fox skeleton called Vulpy (<a href="http://jakes-bones.blogspot.com/2011/04/digging-up-fox-and-grey-squirrel.html" rel="nofollow">you can read about it here</a>) and it has 12 pairs, although some of the ones nearest the head are very small. Not sure what you mean by the toe bones though.<br /><br />I've started to clean bones with hot water and cheap biological washing power, then leaving it for a few days, changing the water when it gets too dirty. I sometimes still use hydrogen peroxide which bleaches the bone. <a href="http://jakes-bones.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-i-clean-up-animal-bones.html" rel="nofollow">I wrote about using that here.</a> Hope that helps !Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113574905153510838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-67998231231344285812011-04-30T07:08:47.945+01:002011-04-30T07:08:47.945+01:00Hi jake,
I went walking with my friends in a wood ...Hi jake,<br />I went walking with my friends in a wood and we found a fox skeleton, i was wondering if you have found out the exact number of ribs a fox has, as i found about 12 pairs of ribs but im not sure if they are all defiantly ribs. I know you found your skeleton a while ago now, but did you try and go back and look for more bones as i went back a lot of times and came back with more and more pieces. Are the very small bones that have slightly more blunt ends than the tail bones toes? Do you know a way to clean bones easily, but effectivily?Bellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-36127442504909996672011-03-09T08:36:09.532+00:002011-03-09T08:36:09.532+00:00PS. Thank you !PS. Thank you !Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113574905153510838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-15932361632569410412011-03-09T08:35:50.509+00:002011-03-09T08:35:50.509+00:00Hi Emmy,
That sounds amazing ! I already have an ...Hi Emmy,<br /><br />That sounds amazing ! I already have an American beaver skull that <a href="http://jakes-bones.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-new-beaver-skull.html" rel="nofollow">I wrote about here</a> but if you had a spare one that would be cool. If you don't find any, no worries.<br /><br />We have a few beavers in Scotland but I haven't seen any yet.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113574905153510838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-74371602742508417402011-03-08T21:36:09.534+00:002011-03-08T21:36:09.534+00:00hi jake its me emmy. my moms friend found a bunch ...hi jake its me emmy. my moms friend found a bunch of bever dams about 3 feet long and tall. i went 4 wheeling with her to see them. it was amazing. i thought it was a breeding zone for them. and i know i will find dead beavers so i think you would want one soon!??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-29430940138143903922011-02-13T20:12:16.962+00:002011-02-13T20:12:16.962+00:00Hi Sue,
Glad it helped, and glad you like my site...Hi Sue,<br /><br />Glad it helped, and glad you like my site !Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113574905153510838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-6075377785761785862011-02-13T17:12:10.090+00:002011-02-13T17:12:10.090+00:00Hey Jake,
Thanks to you a fried of mine was able t...Hey Jake,<br />Thanks to you a fried of mine was able to identify a fox skeleton we took a picture of in Andrew Molera State Park, California! Great site!Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-79503314543917477842011-01-01T19:04:33.387+00:002011-01-01T19:04:33.387+00:00Hi Jacob,
That's a brilliant idea for a story...Hi Jacob,<br /><br />That's a brilliant idea for a story here. I will think about it and write something up in January. But sometimes you just need to be lucky in look in lots of woods before you find something.<br /><br /><a href="http://jakes-bones.blogspot.com/2010/09/burying-fox-and-grey-squirrel.html" rel="nofollow">I should have a fox skeleton soon !</a> I was going to dig it up in December but it's been far too snowy.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113574905153510838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-11988961661970315542010-12-30T09:12:47.243+00:002010-12-30T09:12:47.243+00:00Hi Jake,
I'm a bit of a fanatic myself, since...Hi Jake,<br /><br />I'm a bit of a fanatic myself, since I found a whole fox skeleton. Though, I would really appreciate it if you could give me some pointers on the sort of area I need to look in. I live in Cornwall, by the way. :)Jacobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-71714519996952560262010-08-06T22:05:39.611+01:002010-08-06T22:05:39.611+01:00Hi Caitlin,
Do you know what type of deer it is ?...Hi Caitlin,<br /><br />Do you know what type of deer it is ? Do the bits that come off the vertebrae look like little thin circles ? Those are thin discs of softer bone that stop the harder bone rubbing together.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113574905153510838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-55560633291450552002010-08-06T01:27:10.807+01:002010-08-06T01:27:10.807+01:00I wish there were some bigger pictures so i could ...I wish there were some bigger pictures so i could see exactly how these fit together. I have a baby deer skeleton right now; most of the spine and some of the ribs. When I cleaned the bones many small pieces split off from the spine which are now confusing me.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480816117724833317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-92122428395087168822010-05-25T08:20:37.625+01:002010-05-25T08:20:37.625+01:00Hi Ella,
My skull is about twice as big, and it i...Hi Ella,<br /><br />My skull is about twice as big, and it is an adult. It might be cub skull, but it's probably not a fox. Do you have a picture of it you could send to jakesbones@gmail.com ?<br /><br />If it looks like a fox but is smaller, it might be a cat. How many teeth does it have after the big spiky ones ? If it's just three, it's a cat. <a href="http://jakes-bones.blogspot.com/2010/04/surprise-find-in-new-wood.html" rel="nofollow">Here's what my cat skulls look like.</a>Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113574905153510838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-46810930900331509282010-05-24T11:43:39.161+01:002010-05-24T11:43:39.161+01:00i found a skull and i think that it is a fox skull...i found a skull and i think that it is a fox skull however it is only 7 cm long does this mean it is not one or just very young, the teeth seem to be large in size and not small like i would thing a baby foxes teeth would be can you help ?/??Ellanoreply@blogger.com