maybe make casts out of them in resin?

 

Hmm it's not worth that, for right now, but thanks for the idea!
Any others?

 

The bones could change the pH in a tank..though Idk for sure. They would also likley degrade and may have been treated with stuff.

I wouldnt add.

 

How much do you like the bones? I would try putting them in a jar with water (and a jar with just water next to it for control), and then doing daily tests with your PH test kit.

Though I do think you will probably have to deal with them degrading.

 

I wouldn't do it, they are still a live thing, in your tank. Bones in water will decomp over time and they would do the same in a tank. Just not worth it I think.I dunno, Google what happens to bone in water for a period of time. See if it releases anything?

 

Alright, thanks!
Maybe when I have more time I'll experiment but for right now I'll just say no.

 

oh, ive been doing that for a long time... i have a cat right hip in my tank, and my fish love it. it hant effected the water one bit.

 

What? A cat hip? Seriously?! That doesn't seem a little 'off' to you to have a domestic PET bone in your possession?

 

Hmm maybe I'll do it in seasons, leave it in there for a week and then take it out that water change and switch them out like that....

 

Uhg, it makes want to puke looking at bone collectors. No offensive though. It just bugs me.........

 

lol i hear ya, it is an aquired taste.i know people who will make thier own specimens from roadkill they find and put in the back of a truck, and let bugs eat out back, then the hands-on work starts. i... well lets just say id be kicked out of my basement suite if i tried that LOL

protip: do not use bleach to bleach bones; use peroxide. bleach will make it crumble.

 

I like learning about things and that's why I started and on my walks found quite a few so thought, eh why not...Although my first chinchilla got out one night and ate over half I was sooo pissed. (it didn't even phase the guy, NOTHING changed in habit, poop, or water and food intake.)

crezelad: I only do it for a few minutes, but thanks, when I started I all I had was bleach and the folks weren't willing to buy me anything else.