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Respectfully Dead Skull/skeleton bone processing/pet memorials. Commissions currently CLOSED. Tucson, AZ

Pet Memorial for Rosie, a 16yr old cat. From her owner, “Rosie was the most perfect cat you could ever hope to meet. She...
06/10/2025

Pet Memorial for Rosie, a 16yr old cat.
From her owner, “Rosie was the most perfect cat you could ever hope to meet. She was full of confidence, she loved to travel; she flew across the country with me and her only complaint was that she had to remain in her carrier. She was small but she didn't let that get in the way of her ruling over the other cats; she was the queen of every place she went. She was sassy and bossy, but also so kind and caring; we called her my little mommy because she took such good care of me in some of my darkest days. Whenever I would cry, she would come and sit on my lap until I was done. She was my absolute best friend, my heart cat, the love of my life. There will never be another cat quite as amazing as she was, and I'm so thankful she showed up on our doorstep 15 years ago.”

Rosie had no teeth left in her later years, as well as having the tip of her lower jaw surgically removed. Rosie has officially made it back home to mom & has a beautiful custom memorial box.

Thank you to all my clients who trust me with such special work, and for their patience!

Tucson, AZ

When the freezer is full and there’s no space, you just process right away. This capybara was given to me for skeleton a...
05/25/2025

When the freezer is full and there’s no space, you just process right away. This capybara was given to me for skeleton articulation. A long road ahead. 3h15min to process & a year+ of work to go..

Drako the Ball python; this beautiful girl was a full 5ft in length and 18yrs of age upon passing.Back with her owner to...
03/18/2025

Drako the Ball python; this beautiful girl was a full 5ft in length and 18yrs of age upon passing.

Back with her owner to be forever remembered and loved. 🩶🐍

Full skeleton articulation in a 14x16in shadow box, adorned with a black velvet background and a variety of purple and blue hues. 💜
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Tucson, AZ

These two lil babes going home today! 🩵 These baby Abronia sadly didn’t make it, but they’ll always be remembered. 🦎Wets...
03/08/2025

These two lil babes going home today! 🩵 These baby Abronia sadly didn’t make it, but they’ll always be remembered. 🦎

Wets are one of the hardest things to photograph well, but their beauty shines either way. 🩶 *Formalin preserved wet specimens*

Tucson, AZ

Sheldon the Panther Chameleon, Pet Memorial Sheldon had a long life of 7yrs filled with love, he lived an adventurous li...
03/02/2025

Sheldon the Panther Chameleon, Pet Memorial

Sheldon had a long life of 7yrs filled with love, he lived an adventurous life, enjoying free roam time around dense house plants like a rainforest and being spoiled with yummy bugs. 🐛

This very special memorial features a dark crystal jungle with LED lights (w/ switch), and Sheldon is wielding a metal sword, ready for this next adventure. 🩶
Roughly 12x12x5” shadow box display.

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Tucson, AZ

Today I am going through my many bags of things in cleaning.. going through a large amount of misc vertebrate and ribs t...
02/19/2025

Today I am going through my many bags of things in cleaning.. going through a large amount of misc vertebrate and ribs that were collected from a rather poor situation awhile back.
This was some species of very large snake, retic, burm or other, not sure; by the time I got there, there was only dirty bone left.
Upon looking closer today I noticed just how bad the bone structure was, over 70% of the bones had some form of abnormal growth, excess calcification, broken, healed fractures or other issue.

These will be going back to degreasing awhile longer, and eventually be used for educational means.

Tucson, AZ

Tarantulas are absolutely gorgeous & amazing creatures. This big girl, P. metallica, lived a long life, but passed on ev...
02/12/2025

Tarantulas are absolutely gorgeous & amazing creatures. This big girl, P. metallica, lived a long life, but passed on eventually as everything does.

The abdomen has been replaced with a contrasting polished stone 💛🕷️

Tucson, AZ

Poecilotheria metallica

Pet Memorial for Amen-ra, a young corn snake. 💕🐍☀️From her owners; “Caring for her was very insightful, very active and ...
02/12/2025

Pet Memorial for Amen-ra, a young corn snake.
💕🐍☀️
From her owners; “Caring for her was very insightful, very active and loved to be held. At first she was was shy and skidish, however her favorite position was to curl up in your warm grasp and relax for however long as she could. To this day, the name of the Egyptian god, "Amen"is still recited at the end of prayers in both Jewish and christian religions. Who was Ra? As we called her “Ra” for short, she was our child, our red sun and an important member to our family, her gentle touch and bright candy cane colors will be missed and forever cherished in our hearts.”

Tucson, AZ

Hogna carolinensis, also known as the Carolina wolf spider, & North America's largest wolf spider species. 🕷️She was my ...
02/10/2025

Hogna carolinensis, also known as the Carolina wolf spider, & North America's largest wolf spider species. 🕷️

She was my personal pet for about 4 years and was always fun to watch and care for. I used to be fearful of spiders, especially wolfs, when I was a kid, yet she was one of my favorite spiders I’ve ever had. 🧡

Tucson, AZ

A very special memorial for Karma, a sidewinder rattler who was around 25yrs of age, being with their owner majority of ...
02/09/2025

A very special memorial for Karma, a sidewinder rattler who was around 25yrs of age, being with their owner majority of those years. 🐍

While I was unable to do a traditional articulation, it was the perfect opportunity to try out this particular style of work for disarticulated skeletons. 99% of the entire skeleton was used in the frame, the few remaining ribs are jarred and are with the memorial.
Karma may have only been about two feet maximum length, but wow that was a lot of bones!

I’m thankful for the trust my clients put in me to create these one of a kind memorials for their beloved pets. 🩶

Tucson, AZ

Rose hair tarantula, pet memorial. This female lived well into her 20’s with her owner, and will be with him forever now...
02/07/2025

Rose hair tarantula, pet memorial. This female lived well into her 20’s with her owner, and will be with him forever now. 🩶
The abdomen was damaged but it was decided to keep it intact best as possible for this memorial.

Tucson, AZ

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