Help with tanning rabbit skins

[bigbear]

Hope this is the correct forum, mods please feel free to move and tell me off if it isn’t….
Sooo, got four rabbit skins, soaked in alum and salt solution for a couple of days, then scraped the flesh off. After a week in a stronger pickle they should I see from t’internet be done.
Yet when I test boil for a few mins the scraps I test come apart easily…….
Have I messed up beyond repair ? Should I do something else ?
What do I do next time ?
As ever, any help most gratefully received.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Have you seen this?

How To Egg Tan A Rabbit Pelt • BC Outdoors Magazine

Tanning rabbit pelts doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, it is an easy way to dip your toes in the water of preserving hides, without the physical labour or hours that larger hides require. Rabbit pelts are also easy to come by, making it great practice versus the investment of a deer or...

www.bcoutdoorsmagazine.com

 

[Broch]

@Toddy posted about using your washing machine to tan hides, including rabbit, some years ago (maybe as far back as 2010!). I've yet to try it (the missus is always around when I need to do it ).

 

[bigbear]

@Toddy posted about using your washing machine to tan hides, including rabbit, some years ago (maybe as far back as 2010!). I've yet to try it (the missus is always around when I need to do it ).

Thats a useful link, its just that I need to know how to rescue these…..

 

[bigbear]

Decided to press on and so far so good.....will try egg method next time and try to remember to report back.