[Nhcoll-l] Preservation issues

[John E Simmons]

Yes, you can back it up to formaldehyde to complete fixation.

If you don't mind, I am curious to know how long was it in formaldehyde
(and what strength), and how you determined that it was not sufficiently
fixed?

--John

John E. Simmons
Writer and Museum Consultant
Museologica
*and*
Associate Curator of Collections
Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery
Penn State University
*and*
Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia
Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima


On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 10:02 AM Marshall Boyd <marshallboyd1989 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Any advice on procedures if a snake did not fix completely in formalin but
> has already moved into 20% EtOH. Can I go back to formalin without issues
> or should I keep moving forward with steady increases to EtOH
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