What to do with a dead Bird Eater???

[bistrobob85]

The pet store where had a pretty big Goliath Bird Eater which died yesterday night, from some shedding complications. I brought it to my place and now im asking myself some very serious questions about what i should do to if i want to have it nicely dried so that i can place it on my wall? Do i absolutely have to go see a professionnal entomologist? Shes pretty beautiful and i dont want to break her or something... Has anyone got any tips for me?

[C.m.pyrrhus]

I would cast it into some casting resin and use as a neat 'paperweight'. Casting resin and the catalyst together would be under $20 US. Other than that, no clue unless you would like to mount her in a 'window-box frame'. Both would be decent to show her off, although the casting method would have her there much longer IMO.