I guess you can call the manufacturer of the manikin, but they are going to tell you the same thing these guys are telling you. With many, if not most lifesize forms, sometimes a leg, head, etc. needs to be cut off of the manikin and re-attached after getting the skin on. There almost always has to be cutting of the manikin for fit anyway. Under no circumstances that I can think of would you ever cut the legs off of a hide to mount something, and if a taxidermist told you that you shouldn't let them within 100 feet of any skins you want mounted. LOL