How to preserve an entire lobster while keeping its mobility.

Question

I have an entire cooked lobster and i was wondering if i could preserve the entire shell with keeping the joints mobility. and it will be kept indoors so scent is an issue.

Answer 1

If you have a big jar of ethanol, it would work.  But, you have to actually keep it in there most of the time.  You can take it out to play with it (if that's what you want).  

When I'm traveling and need to preserve something and don't have lab grade ethanol, I often use the highest proof rum (colorless, not the brown stuff) I can find. 151 proof works well because it's 75.5% alcohol which is pretty darn close to the % most biologists use of regular ethanol when preserving.

Answer 2

Find an ant pile so the ants can clean out the inside and it will help get rid of the smell then get a clear spray lacquer to spray the shell with to preserve it and help it to not become brittle and fall apart....