How to successfully preserve a dead gecko?

Question

We live in Spain and found a dead gecko in our pool. It's bright green with a bit of blue, and absolutely collosal so both hubs and kids would like to preserve it. However, we have never done anything like this, so if you have any tips, please help us out!!

As summer has finally arrived here, and the temperature is about 28 C in the daytime, we reckoned we did not have a lot of time.... No way was I going to put it in my freezer, so after checking again on the internet, we decided to put it in a big pickling jar with alcohol. Hopefully this will do the trick....

Yes, I know it is kind of gross, but it is a beautiful and fascinating animal and nobody's fault it ended up in the pool.

Thanks everybody for your answers!

Answer 1

get fermaldhyde or you can just simply freeze it

Answer 2

First of all. Put the thing in a plastic bag and put it in the freezer. Then start calling some taxidermists for prices. Otherwise you can so dome searching on the internet for free information.

Answer 3

If I found that thing in my pool i would probably report it to the animmal police because it sounds like you have a weird tipe of gecko if its really big. but most the time thats probably a large lizard if its truly BIG. Or maybe its sun bathing if its on the top of the water lizards and geckos do lay out for sun. but if its at the bottom of the pool its probably not sun bathing.

Answer 4

Hi the only thing I can thing off is to stick it in the freezer, maybe there is something on the internet that will tell you how to do it properly. Try googling it.

Answer 5

You would have to remove the internal organs and dry him out before stuffing him!! The best option is to get some plaster and make a mould.

Answer 6

Pickle it in a jar with vinegar

Answer 7

Put it in a jar of formaldehyde

Answer 8

Freeze dry.

Answer 9

Why would you? Dig a hole and put it in the ground. If you want to see one go to the Zoo.

Answer 10

take it to a taxidermist, and have it freeze-dried.