Welp, it happened again this year....

Greg1959 · Sep 3, 2015

Just sitting here posting on YT and saw a movement below the monitor. I looked down and was staring a 'possum in the eyes. Around 2 or 3 pounds. I tried to coax it out but it receded back into the cabinets.

Kinda late in the year for them to be showing up in the house. Last few years they come in earlier.

Anyway, little feller just turned around and crawled back behind the furniture.

After a while they will get used to you and come closer. Eventually they will climb up your leg and set in your lap.

It's kinda fun watching them and see how they react.

Heck, they don't bother nuthin'.

Maybe I can get a pic of it later...

Adrian Billheimer · Sep 3, 2015

Holy Cow, says the guy with a proper cat currently on his lap. :^)

sms · Sep 4, 2015

I've got a little dog in my lap here. I think if the possums come in the mice ect must also and the house would be a bit drafty. Must be a southern thing, wouldn't want that around here. We have had pet possums, rabbits, squirrels, crows, even a cedar waxwing. Most orphans or my dad being a logger would bring survivors home when critters were in the trees he cut. Animals liked my dad, one job a partridge would follow him around in the woods, walk alongside the dozer when skidding logs ect. Another it was a deer would follow him all day.

tomturkey · Sep 4, 2015

Opossums are fine, outside. If he came in the pet door, it must be time to relocate him. If not its time to fix the hole in the house. gobble

Cooter143 · Sep 4, 2015

Possums have a right to life, liberty and a pursuit of happiness too, right? It's nice to see you accept them into your home. Good job.

Traditional Farmer · Sep 4, 2015

Maybe you should save up and put in a floor and sides on the shed.

rd 2N in mo · Sep 4, 2015

kinda like
pie are squared
cornbread are round
and possums are outside

time to fix the possum access point to closed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

J.Wondergem · Sep 4, 2015

I think I'd be fixing the bullet hole in the floor.

ditchwitch · Sep 4, 2015

I dont know if i could let a possum crawl up my leg or not. I tell ya those are some ugly critters.
Its like God had some parts left over from other things and said lets see what this makes. YUK

phil_n · Sep 4, 2015

What about like, you know, ....when it needs to go to the bathroom?

formenwhogrow · Sep 4, 2015

So if I'm reading this correct, you have a possum in your house? Just checking to make sure I read this correctly, if so, several questions come to mind. Some of which are: Why? How? and Why do you seem to be so cavalier with sharing your house with wildlife?

AlinArk · Sep 4, 2015

well it does anywhere it wants to and anytime it wants.

Wemedeeres · Sep 4, 2015

I thought those things were disease ridden?

GeneMO · Sep 4, 2015

Not to many things I hate, but possums, goats and llamas are high on the list.

gene

JDNewbie · Sep 4, 2015

(quoted from post at 00:48:58 09/05/15) Not to many things I hate, but possums, goats and llamas are high on the list.

gene

Gene - This made me laugh aloud. One does not often find those critters grouped together. I'm sure there is a story as to why they made your list, but I am curious to know if your disdain for them comes from one specific instance, or if there are several unrelated stories?

"You see, this one time there was this llama, a goat, and a opossum, and what they did was....."

Thanks for sharing!

larry@stinescorner · Sep 4, 2015

Elly Mae made pets of them,,,granny would rather cook and eat them

TomR Ont · Sep 4, 2015

Greg1959 er I Mean MR Magoo That's not a putty cat.

notjustair · Sep 4, 2015

I can't begin to describe the case of the willies I got just reading that. I would add snakes and rodents to the llama, possum, and goat list. All are works of Satan himself.

I have literally blown holes in the sides of three of the buildings on this farm killing possums. I'm a firm believer that the lead should come out the other side just to be sure I've done an adequate job. I've even shot one in the chicken house with the chickens roosting (the hens didn't even bat an eye when that 357 went off - I was impressed at their tolerance). I have NEVER hauled one off that didn't look like it was born near Chernobyl in a nest full of mange. They are the nastiest animals I can think of. I've been known to let skunks and coons be, but any possum anywhere near this farm gets lead poisoning.

I've hauled numerous snakes out of this house. That happens with a 100 year old farmhouse. However, this is MY dwelling. It is where I go to eat, sleep, and play with my toys. Mangy animals are not allowed, invited, or tolerated. I'd fire the 20 guage right through any of these walls if I needed to. Blech. I can't even imagine the horror.

notjustair · Sep 4, 2015

A llama, a goat, and a possum walked into a bar...

Greg1959 · Sep 4, 2015

LOL

I've read they are fairly disease free. I think they are cute when they are young. (I know what they eat and how they eat it).

BTW, I do catch and release Rat snakes and King snakes in my house to keep the mouse population out.

I live up a hollow in the woods. Don't even own a lawn mower.

Greg1959 · Sep 4, 2015

Nope, actually less disease ridden than a dog or cat.

Greg1959 · Sep 4, 2015

formenwhogrow- Answers to your questions....

Why?- I guess that the possum wanted to come in and check it out.
How?- I don't know.
Why do you seem to be so cavalier with sharing your house with wildlife?- It won't hurt anything. They ain't gonna crawl up in bed with me or bite me. They are more afraid of me than I am of them.

Greg1959 · Sep 4, 2015

ditchwitch- Now that is funny! LOL!

Greg1959 · Sep 4, 2015

J.Wondergem- LOL, but I'm on a concrete pad.

Greg1959 · Sep 4, 2015

Traditional Farmer- Actually. you are not too far off. I built the metal(Morton style) building as an equipment shed. Jobs left the area so I just moved in and made it my home instead.

Spook · Sep 4, 2015

I think I am pretty tolerant, but there is freaking way I'd share my house with a possum.

I used to get a lot of kidding about having goats. I always tell people that sheep lie, and goats are very, very unreliable...

Greg1959 · Sep 4, 2015

sms- No problems, the snakes eat the mice (and copperheads!). My place is literally in the woods. I live about a quarter mile off the blacktop. After parking my vehicle, I have to walk about 50 yards on a dirt path to get to my porch.

FWIW, a few years ago, my bridge washed out due to flooding. All that remained was a 4 inch wide x 40 foot long "I" beam. I'd park my vehicle on the road side of the bridge and carry groceries across that 4" beam to the other side and load on my tractor. Then drive the tractor up to the house, Did that for about 5 months until I rebuilt the bridge.

If you want to hear something really funny...ask me how I got my vehicle back to the road side of the bridge?( think about the Duke boys).

I like it, it is secluded by choice.

SparepartsTN · Sep 5, 2015

Interesting, I adopted a couple of kittens six months ago, sickly and needing care. I came home two weeks ago and the three small (stray) house dogs and only one cat greeted me. Went looking for the other cat, small five pound female, found it in the back room with a four and a half foot long black snake that it had cornered and wouldn't let it move until I got home. I just put on some gloves and took it outside. I also feed a young possom, but it stays outside and cleans up the food that the outside stray cat doesn't finish. Country living, most critters don't bother me but I prefer to keep most of them outside. In my experience, my outside possom is a very messy eater, scatters the cat pebbles everywhere but is sort of cute and doesn't do any harm.

Welp, it happened again this year....

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