Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted July 27, 2001 Share Posted July 27, 2001 Squad mates, help! My house is under attack by possums, and I need air support. My stoopid rommates have moved out and left me with a problem. While they were here, they befriended a cat that they adopted as an 'outside' cat. Since my own indoor tom cat isn't fixed, this other male would have been a bad idea to introduce into the inside cat community...competition between the two would lead to spraying. So, 'Hitler' (as my roomies named him) stayed outside, and they kept food in the backyard for him at all times. Apparently, a pack of possums were drawn out of the Oregon deep woods by the smell of catfood, and took up residence somewhere out back. The block where I live is a mass of old warehouses and blackberry thickets; somewhere is a small pond, as I hear frogs nearby every spring. Just the place for possums, especially if there's catfood! Nocturnal by nature, we never saw them and had no idea they were visiting so close to the house. Anyway, when my roomies left, they couldn't take Hitler. I took on the responsibility of feeding him. Rather than keep the bowl full constantly, I filled it only once in the morning. He usually finishes off the food by nightfall--this brought an end to free food for possums in the backyard. So, the little buggers come indoors (God only knows how) and eat the food in my kitchen! You know what? Possums have no fear of humans! They are toothy, black-eyed little rat-supials that would just as soon bite your foot as run away from you... I prefer to leave animals alone, peace & harmony and all that, but this has become a matter of self defense! At first, I tried catching them in a box, scaring the bejeezus out of them and turning them loose outside, but they wouldn't stay away--so I took more drastic measures. So far, my trusty pellet gun and I have escorted four possums to 'marsupial heaven,' wherever that is. There are still more, though, that got away from me on the front porch earlier... Oy! Who wants a possum hat? ------------------ 'What's up is clearly defined as the opposite of what is down, in this case being the strongest source of local gravity...failing that, in space, what's up is opposite the direction of accelerative G-force--or what I'm targeting with these laser cannon. Die, b*tch!' --Official forum space terrorist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted July 27, 2001 Share Posted July 27, 2001 Originally posted by Zoom Rabbit: Anyway, when my roomies left, they couldn't take Hitler. why is this so funny sounding to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkshake Posted July 27, 2001 Share Posted July 27, 2001 One solution may be too find something Poisonus to Possums (But Obviously not a cat or Rabbits for that matter) spread it all around, then get a shovel and dispose of the bodys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cLoAkEdWrAiTh Posted July 27, 2001 Share Posted July 27, 2001 I think if you poison them, the authorities will frown upon that. Maybe just put up a nice scarecrow or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taarkin Posted July 27, 2001 Share Posted July 27, 2001 Get a gun Unless you want to be humane. In that case, go for head shots. ------------------ Was I supposed to eat the heads too? 'Cause I took nooo prisioners! Once again, evil is defeated through the use of decorative agricultural technology! Official forum Psychic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tierce Posted July 27, 2001 Share Posted July 27, 2001 Ok these possums are trained proffessional pains in the anal area....to kill them go for the weak spots..., the eyes, the stomach,the ass,and the groined....or take Taarkin's advice and shot them ------------------ The Master at Pointing and Laughing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted July 27, 2001 Share Posted July 27, 2001 Last weekend, I was cutting the grass and about 3 bees went in my shirt and stung me. Possums cound'nt do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Beastie Posted July 27, 2001 Share Posted July 27, 2001 Why not just get the feral cat to come around at night (it doesn't have to come indoors, just make a place for him outside on the patio, if you have one). It'll probably take care of the possums. Or maybe just become their leader. <small>Then invade Poland.</small> *watches Nute fall over laughing* ------------------ It's like I always say: When the going gets tough, the tough . . . switch to artillery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted July 27, 2001 Share Posted July 27, 2001 My cats' reaction to the possums so far has been one of confused curiosity. They look at one like 'hey, look at the small, deformed kitty-cat,' and attacking it seems to be out of the question. My cats are good up to rat size--after that, they leave it alone. I would shoot them with something bigger than a pellet gun, but it's illegal to do so inside the city limits here. I've found that one pellet between the eyes seems to make the least mess...not to mention being quicker. Nute, do you want to adopt Hitler? I have a feeling you two would get along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted July 28, 2001 Share Posted July 28, 2001 tut tut, i'm reading not Hitler and I would get in a fistfight after I called him a "cakeass" and threatened to have unsavory things done to him with a warmed spoon. This goes for both the cat Hitler and the real Hitler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander 598 Posted July 28, 2001 Share Posted July 28, 2001 Seeing as how I live in the woods I can offer my assistance. Capture the possums in cage and shoot the in the head. Then dispose of the body(ies) any way you like. ------------------ Official Forum Nuclear Terrorist & God of Insanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rogue15 Posted July 28, 2001 Share Posted July 28, 2001 u should've seen it when my dog attacked 2 armadillos. he killed one and the other one escaped with a side injury. it only escaped 'cause i was beating the crap out of my dog (he actually likes being beat up and wrestled with) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted July 28, 2001 Share Posted July 28, 2001 You have a Katana don't you? Slice off a few of their heads. cook the bodies and give it to your worse enemy ------------------ "Dulce bellum inexpertis." (Sweet is war to those who have never experinced it.) Roman Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Sceltor Posted July 28, 2001 Share Posted July 28, 2001 Wipe them out. All of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted July 28, 2001 Share Posted July 28, 2001 I like the katana approach, but there is one problem associated with their use: blood. These encounters are happening on my kitchen floor, and the pellet-in-the-noggin method truly is the best way... If I ever have a problem with monkeys in the backyard, though, I will definitely bring the sword. *Whack!* 'No banana!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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