[Nhcoll-l] separating animals out in ETOH

[Helen Kairo]

I use mesh bags. They seem to hold up well in alcohol and are clear enough
to see the label. It also makes animals easy to remove, and you can put in
larger labels.

On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 5:14 PM Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
<Tonya.Haff at csiro.au> wrote:

> Hi all,
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> I think this came up recently, but I can’t find the thread. I’m looking
> for a way to keep individuals separate in one larger jar of ETOH (for
> various reasons it is sometimes easier than putting them each in their own
> jar). The fluid doesn’t have to be kept separate – the real issue is when
> there is either a) an animal its associated organ that has been dissected
> out or b) marsupials with pouch young that may fall out and get mixed up in
> the future. I would like to be able to put them in separate plastic bags or
> something of that nature, all in the one jar. Any thoughts or suggestions
> would be appreciated!
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> Cheers,
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> Tonya
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