i havn't posted here in a long time, but this seems like the place to complain about my town. last night i found a possum in my basement. he didn't look to happy to see me so i decided to leave him alone. today i get to calling around and it ends up leading me to the police. The woman i spoke to told me to go down and try to catch it. sorry if i sound dumb, but her advice just isn't helping and seems dangerous to me.. :mad2:
this is so stupid
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unclehobart
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Your county shoud have an animal control unit ... if you live in the states that is.
That is pretty stupid. I just love when local law enforcement is no help whatsoever.
Ok, heres to solve your problem however. First of all, are you sure it's a Possum? If you are, then it shouldn't be too hard to catch. Get yourself some good heavy gloves, and a good sturdy box. A possum will lay down and play dead when it feels threatened, so just walk up to it, but don't corner it, and it should lay down. Then just use the box to scoop it up, put a lid on the box, and get it the hell out of there.
Good Luck.
Ok, heres to solve your problem however. First of all, are you sure it's a Possum? If you are, then it shouldn't be too hard to catch. Get yourself some good heavy gloves, and a good sturdy box. A possum will lay down and play dead when it feels threatened, so just walk up to it, but don't corner it, and it should lay down. Then just use the box to scoop it up, put a lid on the box, and get it the hell out of there.
Good Luck.
ok puter that sounds like a good idea, i'm pretty sure its a possum, i mean i'm not an expert at all. but if its still where it was last night i'd definatly be cornering it, it was like up by the celing, on a ledge kinda with the floor boards right above it and like floor joints along side it. oh well, i'm gonna try calling a few more times.
unclehobart
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a .38 between the eyes should help it play dead.
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unclehobart
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Possums are a dime a dozen. They aren't endangered... but they do have a real chance of carrying rabies. If the state won't ditch it and it doesn't get the hell out of its own accord. I won't take the chance of getting bit. Those things can be fast when pissed off. If I can't do a safe tail grab, I'd just assume mop up its brains. You seem to not mind killing spiders and snakes and such. Do possums fall into the 'cute' realm of animals that can't be touched?
I woudl not kill a snake! I would not touch a snake either but I woudl not kill it!
I probably wouldn't kill that big spider you found outside your house either. I prefer to have the spiders found inside caught and released aswell but I am afraid to get close enough and my mom refuses to do a catch and release.
I probably wouldn't kill that big spider you found outside your house either. I prefer to have the spiders found inside caught and released aswell but I am afraid to get close enough and my mom refuses to do a catch and release.
unclehobart
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I don't have a .22 The .38 is the softest hitting beast I own. I could use the 10 gauge shotgun.. but it would probably weaken the house foundation as it made a 6 ft diameter hole in the wall.
unclehobart
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I dare say a bullet to the brain would be more humane than an Old Testament stoning.
Justintime
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I have brandished a .50 Desert Eagle, man that was da bomb 