Leather ?

[morganf]

Hey guys... is .6 mm kangaroo leather thick enough for a female red tail? I'm looking into buying a nice hide from someone, and the hide is .6 mm, so yeh, is it enough?

PS - sorry if there is already a thread on this

[m4tt]

try to find the Oz the leahter is. i have 1-2 Oz leather (cowhide) and it should be enough. if im right (not surehtough) kangeroo is stronger, but if its 1-2 ounce, that should be enough

[morganf]

well it's off e-bay.. and its .6 mm

[grappler]

Kangaroo is so much better than anything else. I have found other hides far to stiff for their legs and create sores if you have a rather energetic bird.

The only time i would use Calf or anything stiff is if the leg has been broken and the cast off but i would still use very thin Kangaroo underneath like i did when my bird broke hers

[morganf]

ew ew ew... i was researching hides... kangaroo the website says... it was kangaroo leather sex whips ewwwwww. and how is it that ALL my threads get off topic? i asked if .6 mm roo hide was good enough...

I really don't want this to get off topic

[hawkstir]

If it's a good price get it. You can double it up if it's to thin.

[morganf]

the guy wants like $24 for a vegetable tanned black 6ft hide, just under 6 square feet.

*EDIT*

ah nevermind, thats the shipping price... he just e-mailed me back. he has several hides ranging from 5-10 squared feet at about 9 dollars per square foot. Is 9 p/square ft good?

*AHAHA DOUBLE EDIT*

okay so yeh the ones on e-bay are older leather, so they put it on e-bay at a discount rate. Those are like 20-something dollars. The fresh new ones are $9 per square feet

*FINAL EDIT.... I HOPE*
So yeh i did the math, and for a 5'x5' hide from the guy on e-bay, it costs (w/shipping) roughly $243+... I can get a 7-8 SqFt black veg tanned hide, for a bird that weighs 30+ oz (a.k.a good for a Female RT) for $87.60

[hawkstir]

FYI
I bought a roo hide on ebay 2 yrs. ago, from the same guy that's selling them now. (just looked) I payed something like $19 + shipping. The hide is good, in fact I still have over 1/2 of it. Leather doesn't go bad if stored properly. I payed by paypal and received it in less than a week.

[morganf]

well western sporting has larger hide, same color, same tanning style, for less than half

[alex2]

thankyou for editing your posts morgan