Im not a full time Taxidermist, just do it for myself and friends. Nothing much has changed over the last few years except for supplies we use from overseas are getting very hard to get since covid (in the likes of glass eyes, foam and equipment) A full time taxidermist told me recently we could be back to using marbles for eyes soonCOvid killed off the overseas clients which should be startling to come back soon as the boarders open.
For training you could see if you can buddy up with a taxidermist near you, but we are artists in our trade and in terms of using mannequins wont sell them on. PM me and I can let you know who will sell mannequins.
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