Ugh, why me?

[moosmom]

RICHARD,

Are you SURE it was a male??? It could've been a female with babies in her pouch. Hmmmmm....something to ponder, I would say.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

I see them DOA in the road all the time but fortunately I've only ever seen one in my yard. Maybe the Raccoons ran them off, or possibly the one skunk I've seen, LOL

[pomtzu]

I see them DOA in the road all the time but fortunately I've only ever seen one in my yard. Maybe the Raccoons ran them off, or possibly the one skunk I've seen, LOL

Since they are nocturnal, you probably won't see them unless there is a food source for them. They're like raccoons, and will get into the trash can if they have the opportunity, or anything else they can find too. As soon as I started taking the cat dish in at night, then my ugly visitor went elsewhere.
I've lived here in the boonies for 40 years, with woods all around, and I never saw one "up close and personal", or even alive for that matter, before the encounter on my back porch.
Sure see plenty as road kill tho, since they are so slow and stupid.

[RICHARD]

RICHARD,

Are you SURE it was a male??? It could've been a female with babies in her pouch. Hmmmmm....something to ponder, I would say.

It was pretty messed up from the cats. I really could not have been able to tell.

POM!

As I have been pulling apart the woodpile, I do remember seeing a little section over on the side that looked like it could have been a hidey-hole for it!!

[pomtzu]

It was pretty messed up from the cats. I really could not have been able to tell.

POM!

As I have been pulling apart the woodpile, I do remember seeing a little section over on the side that looked like it could have been a hidey-hole for it!!

Oh yeah - they love hiding in wood piles!

[RICHARD]

Oh yeah - they love hiding in wood piles!

lol,

This would be a great Stephen King story?

[pomtzu]

lol,

This would be a great Stephen King story?

Yuk - no thanks!

Kujo and Pet Semetary were freaky enough for me.............

[RICHARD]

Yuk - no thanks!

Kujo and Pet Semetary were freaky enough for me.............

No kidding.

Do you remember the Lawn Mower man?.....I don't do grass either.

[Cinder & Smoke]

It was pretty messed up from the cats.
I really could not have been able to tell.

Have all the Cats had Rabies Shots?

The critter might have been SICK and that's why the Cats were able to get to it.
Cats who *hunt* should be protected with Rabies shots.

[RICHARD]

Have all the Cats had Rabies Shots?

The critter might have been SICK and that's why the Cats were able to get to it.
Cats who *hunt* should be protected with Rabies shots.

No, the cats that were at it were the over-the-wall kinds...I don't know if they are up to date with shots!

[wombat2u2004]

I've seen an American Opossum, and agree that they are pretty ugly fellas.
We have possums here, but their heads are not bald like yours, they have fur all over them and are kinda cute. Lots of people have them living in their roofs or bunking down under their houses etc etc, and feed them to keep them around.
But if they do get bothersome, then we have guys called Possum Men who will get the critters away to somewhere else to live....they catch them and relocate them.
Wom

[Alysser]

Aw, poor thing I would be in shock to if I saw a 20 LB possum XD

I've seen quite a few of these guys, I don't think they're all that ugly. I worked in the games at an amusement park 2 years ago, and I was looking through the bears for a certain toy one day and there was a baby possum SLEEPING in the bears, needless to say I almost had a heard attack! Then it woke up and just stared at me and eventually wondered off. I had pictures of it, I wish I knew where I put them..lol no one believes this happen so I took pictures.

My Dad saw one in a tree outside the house some years ago putting up christmas lights and he said he almost fell off the ladder it scared him so much. They're kinda creepy when they just stare at you like that. I wouldn't call them disgusting, they're animals, they're simply trying to survive.

[Laura's Babies]

Here's one for you! This was from my DIL in Virginia. It was winter. A winter storm as coming and there were stray cats in the neighborhood so she set a storage container on her porch with warm blankets inside and a hole cut in it so they could get in. She also put a small light bulb in it for heat. During the night of the storm, she wondered how many cats took advantage of her shelter so she went out and removed the lid and took a look.. Piled up in there was a pile a cats and a possum... She recoverd it and went back inside..

[Cat Daddy]

Aw, poor thing I would be in shock to if I saw a 20 LB possum XD

My Dad saw one in a tree outside the house some years ago putting up christmas lights

Now that is one talented Possum!