[NHCOLL-L:142] Alcohol, wet collections, dehydration

Bhager at dmnhnet.org Bhager at dmnhnet.org
Fri May 7 11:01:53 EDT 1999


Many of the specimens in our alcoholic herp collection have completely dried
up.  Does anyone know the appropriate method of rehydration?  Do you have to
walk the specimen through formalin and then through all of the alcohol
concentrations or can you just refill the jar with 70% ethanol?

Britney Hager
Collections Manager
Dallas Museum of Natural History
3535 Grand Ave
Dallas  TX  75210
(214)421-3466 Ext. 205
bhager at dmnhnet.org


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