No beetles all his died he picks the meat off then I believe boils it then bleaches it or whatever taxidermist do. He's done about 6 for me and they come out great I tried it once it stunk and didn't come out that great. I just did one with a plastic skull and was easy and looks decent but not the same as real thing.
Yeah I haven’t boiled one in a very long time.
Now I just skin them, remove the tongue , eyes and brains. Rinse off , let dry and put in the beetle tanks..