VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

MAKING OF PUG MARK-CAST USING PLASTER OF PARIS

• Take plaster of Paris powder and this should be a good quality one.
• Take a vessel or mug
• Place this powder inside the vessel or mug.
• Pour adequate amount of water
• Mix thoroughly by a stick
• Now secure the borders of the pug mark made earlier with the live pug mark-models over the earth and card board or as a matter of fact any thick sheet may be used for securing the material used for cast-making.
• Now, pour the water added plaster of Paris in liquid condition carefully over the depressions found in pug marks made.
• Wait for few hours.
• Later remove the pug mark-casts made in a careful manner.
• Mention by permanent marker pen the details as followed in case of glass tracer method.