Say hello to my little friend...

txbelle26 · Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:39 pm

He was in my house this morning!...I thought it was a cat climbing the blinds so I raised them and reached up to get him down...THEN I realized it wasn't a cat!...I'm lucky I didn't get bit!!!... A little too much excitement before 8 in the morning! He was kind enough to stay in the blinds until animal control came out!

(sorry pic is sideways...it's been a long day haha)

Ayla · Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:40 pm

That would seriously creep me out!

pawprints · Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:44 pm

Yilkes!!

meteechtap · Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:47 pm

YIKES!!!! I thought it was scary when I was three feet in front of the tree in our small postage backyard with one hissing at us, but IN the house??? Yep I would of freaked!!!!! Glad he was so kind to stay put!!!

deerewife · Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:57 pm

holy cow! I would have been yelling and screaming so loud!

I've run into them inside our sheds and they are quite mean....

debamas · Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:08 am

After the shock and I'm glad you didn't get bit....he does look kinda cute. Wonder what he's thinking, LOL!

AnnOminous · Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:20 am

They aren't cute when they show you all those teeth they have!!

I've had young ones in my house before, even on my bed, but they had cocker help getting there!

txbelle26 · Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:22 am

I'm such a scrapbooker too...because I took the pictures before I called animal control LOL...he was young so he didn't know enough to be mean...but he sure didn't like the loop thing they put over his head to get him out, that's when he got mad and was hissing and showing his teeth...he got in because it was so nice out last night I had the back door open...the animal control guy said we needed a screen door, I told him we had one until some high winds tore it off a couple of months ago lol...and I agree he does look kinda cute sittin there...I want to scrap it...anybody got any ideas on a digi kit to use? I do like the title of this post maybe to use on the LO.

Northern Brat · Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:53 am

Ok..dumb question....Obviously we don't have that creature in northern Manitoba...so what is it??? Are they dangerous? How did it get into your house?

1grandma · Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:41 am

Opposums are fierce! But he looks young.

SherrieLynne · Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:29 am

He is soooo cute!!! Did you search your house to see if more got in? Lucky for you one of the cats didn't see him first.

LyndaKay · Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:33 am

Eikes! I'd be hiding in another room! Can't believe you got a photo.

blbabe1234 · Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:00 am

Wow! Seeing that would have made my heart jump out of my chest. So glad you didn't get bit. I've only seen them from afar, like backed into a corner in the yard, but NEVER in the house!! EEEEkkkk!!

oceanbreezes423 · Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:02 am

OMG! That would have scared me to death!!!! Good thing he did not decide to take a jog thru your house while waiting, lol!

txbelle26 · Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:46 am

Northern Brat wrote:Ok..dumb question....Obviously we don't have that creature in northern Manitoba...so what is it??? Are they dangerous? How did it get into your house?

He's a possum (or opossum)
I was really glad that he stayed put while waiting on animal control...I didn't want to have to move furniture to get him out since I was trying to get kiddos ready an off to school.

Firegems · Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:09 am

Awwww what a surprise for you! He looks to be a young one which is good for you as they are less likely to bite. glad the Animal control was able to get him out safely.

kittymomma · Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:51 am

You did luck out and get a really cute picture out of it! LOL Sadly, I only see them usually as roadkill while I am out running. Have you checked your cats to be sure they weren't bit or scratched by it?

I am impressed at how you handled it----getting a picture, calling animal control and then just getting the kids ready while you waited!? I would have been sitting right there making sure I could see it at all times! LOL---oh, and I probably would have screamed--which for sure would have made him come out of the blinds! LOL

jmo95 · Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:07 pm

Yikes...I totally would have freaked out!

craftyk · Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:12 pm

Geez that is creepy! And to think I freaked out over a bumble bee that got in my house last week. I don't know what I'd do if that was in my house.

txbelle26 · Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:27 pm

kittymomma wrote:You did luck out and get a really cute picture out of it! LOL Sadly, I only see them usually as roadkill while I am out running. Have you checked your cats to be sure they weren't bit or scratched by it?

I am impressed at how you handled it----getting a picture, calling animal control and then just getting the kids ready while you waited!? I would have been sitting right there making sure I could see it at all times! LOL---oh, and I probably would have screamed--which for sure would have made him come out of the blinds! LOL

He just kinda froze when he saw us...he almost fell out of the blind but I had a big cooking pot ready and a blanket to cover it with ready just in case...I didn't want to have to deal with moving furniture lol...the cat wasn't happy, but she seems fine thankfully

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