Stinger preservation
- Thread starter spotfin
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Once they turn white, the venomous sheath has gone, they are harmless. Agree maybe a little sharp but you have to do well to actually do yourself any damage. My young kids, 3 and almost 5 years, have held stingers in the past without concern. I do appreciate your intention to incase one in a resin or similar.
Picked up some clear polyester casting resin today. Need to find a nice shaped mold now.
My main concern is the sharpness of the stinger. Not worried about my son, it's the other children. School just started, and I've seen some of his classmates...
Will post a picture if this comes out ok.
My main concern is the sharpness of the stinger. Not worried about my son, it's the other children. School just started, and I've seen some of his classmates...
Will post a picture if this comes out ok.
My kids have show and tell, I'm still trying to figure out a safe way, for the ray more than the kids, of getting a Hystrix into the school. Rocco would blow his class mates out of the water, excuse the pun 
We actually took some pups in to show my sons 2nd grade class last year. My wife showed all the kids the discarded stingers and let them touch them while I answered questions and had the kids come up in groups to see the rays. We only live 6 blocks from his school so it wasn't a big deal. He felt like a rock star!
Did a test cast yesterday. Came out ok. The smell is horrible, best to do it outside. But I don't suggest doing it under a tree on a windy day.
I used a plastic dish sold in the paint section of the craft store as the mold. The next one will be done witch a mold designed for resin casts.
I used a plastic dish sold in the paint section of the craft store as the mold. The next one will be done witch a mold designed for resin casts.