My new pet. his name is Road Kill

[animal]

ok being the sleazy bastard I am I cought the perfect pet for me....lol

saturday I went to check my live animal trap that I set out for racoons out at my garden pond.
Had not checked it in several day but saw the door was closed. I could not see anything in it until I walked up close to it and what did I find but a baby possum.

Always thought it would be cool to tame one as a pet. anyway as of today he is getting used to his cage and being handled for a short time. I think he is going to make a nice pet.

btw he got his name becouse thats the way you normally see his kind around here....lol

yeah I know I ain't right.

anybody else know anyone that has had a possum for a pet?

[aerodynamicdon]

That looks like a baby. Good. Just about anything, if treated with kindness and patience can be a good pet, if you get it young enough. I've had a prairie dog a ferret and a flying squirrel....all happy little souls. Those are some awesome teeth though, aren't they? My prairie dog had teeth like x-acto knives and he never bit me. It just required lots of belly scratches. I don't know how a marsupial likes to be treated.

[M. Pearce]

We already knew you wern't rite.

Did you know those things can swim under water just like a Beaver or Nutri Rat.

Yep and they can kick some a$$ too if provoked.

Raccoons steer clear of Opossums, who would have thought?

I had one was I was a kid but I got mine real tiny and must have been just out the pouch.

They clean up real well and some Pert Plus shampoo makes em really really soft.

They can carry rabies and vets frown on owning them as pets around here and they don't like working on em.

Just watch him real close for a few weeks and see if he calms down and isn't acting sick from stress.

If it's a male that sucker will get really big on dog food.

I didn't care to feed mine cat food because it's droppings stank and it will tend to recycle.

The females make better pets but watch it when it gets that time of the month.

I kept mine outside in a very large rabbit cage and only brought it indoors from time to time.

I spent a lot of time with mine but I was always outside playing with it.

They get just like a cat but more loving I think.

They will and can deal with going back to the wild really easy.

Just keep a dish of food and water outside and it will come back every night to eat.

If you keep it inside it will sh!t behind the couch, for sure.

They love couches for some reason, maybe mine was trying to tell me something.

[bones]

just tap it on the head now and save yourself a lot of trouble,, friggin things, they are a pest here

[Jerry Carter]

The only uglier thing I can think of for a pet would be an armadillo!

[Passin' Thru]

Originally Posted by Jerry Carter

The only uglier thing I can think of for a pet would be an armadillo!

They are known as "possum on the half shell"!

[JRB549]

Tim, jobbit wif a pok'en stick see if he play dead he also has on ordor thing when he does it youll love that.

[Heron]

Armadillos are lousy pets but good to eat!
The scape from impossible places.
I had more on my plate in the US than in Brazil, they are easy to find and catch in Florida.
thanks
Heron

[animal]

Originally Posted by aerodynamicdon

That looks like a baby. Good. Just about anything, if treated with kindness and patience can be a good pet, if you get it young enough. I've had a prairie dog a ferret and a flying squirrel....all happy little souls. Those are some awesome teeth though, aren't they? My prairie dog had teeth like x-acto knives and he never bit me. It just required lots of belly scratches. I don't know how a marsupial likes to be treated.

yeah this one is still fairly small. I read they have 50 teeth. so far he has not tryed to bite. he would open his mouth wide and growl,but when i called his bluff and put my hand near him he just closes it and calms down.

so far he seems to like it when ya rub him under his neck and back of head.

[animal]

M. Pearce;136950]Did you know those things can swim under water just like a Beaver or Nutri Rat.

thats good to know,I plan to try and give it a bath soon, didn't want to drownd him.


They clean up real well and some Pert Plus shampoo makes em really really soft.

I will have to try the pert shampoo and see how it works out.

They can carry rabies and vets frown on owning them as pets around here and they don't like working on em.

Just watch him real close for a few weeks and see if he calms down and isn't acting sick from stress.

so far he is adjusting well to his cage and being around me. yesterday he was out of his hide box for the for time while i was in the shop. and my buddy joe came over to get the bikes and go Rideing.I was sure the harleys would spook him but he just sat there still eatting.

If it's a male that sucker will get really big on dog food.

yeah it's a male. so far I have just been feeding him fruits, but going to try him on more stuff, met a girl at the bar last night that had one, they let it run free in the house and she gave me some tips on what they like.

where did you keep it in the winter?

I spent a lot of time with mine but I was always outside playing with it.

They get just like a cat but more loving I think.

cool I was not sure how tame they get.

I will let ya know how it goes. so far I am suprised how tame he has gotten in just a few days. he seems really smart.

[animal]

Originally Posted by JRB549

Tim, jobbit wif a pok'en stick see if he play dead he also has on ordor thing when he does it youll love that.

oh yes we have learned about the Odor thing..lol

first day he was really stressed from being in the trap. and he let me know it..lol

[animal]

Originally Posted by Jerry Carter

The only uglier thing I can think of for a pet would be an armadillo!

I always wanted one of those, in fact when I went to Oklahoma to trade my bike for those Scorpions,I told the guy to try and catch me one. but he didn't have enough time. did see about a million of them squashed on the highway on the way home.

[rgraffeo]

I know several folks that would fatten him up for supper.

[animal]

Originally Posted by rgraffeo

I know several folks that would fatten him up for supper.

yep for some reason I had a feeling some of your locals would look at him as a tasty meal..lol


Note to self : when going to one of their chapter fly-in's leave pet at home..

[Cobra Doc]

Tim,
That's about the only critter I haven't had. I suppose they are about like racoons, ferrets, skunks and porccupines. The porky was the gentlest animal I ever had. (You learn real quick: nose to tail, never go backwards!!) My two ferrets are as loving and gentle as ferrets can be. Our female will sleep in your lap. The male only has a 15 second attention span.