This happened about a week ago, but I had to share. I wish I would've taken pictures, but I was so shocked at what was going on, I didn't even think about it. It was a rare day in the summer that the husband was home from work before me. He had the garage door open, and was doing a little weed pulling and what not. I pulled up into the driveway, got out of my car and stood there talking for a minute. I just happened to be looking at my car when what I assume was a juvenile (he little) possum came stumbling out from under my car. Seriously, he (she?) looked as if it had just come home from a long night out at Spice Rack. My first thought was it's daylight so there's probably something wrong with it. Did it eat out of our bait boxes?
Sidebar: We live in the city, but behind us is a small undeveloped family owned farm. This means the chance for critters is likely. That, and Norway rats are a common thing in our area. The day we moved into our house I had the exterminator out and have a standing 3 month reservation with them. Last year we added 3 bait boxes to the yard to keep the vermin to a minimum. I'm against killing any animal, but I'm also against waking up to my cat thinking we got him a new, really fun toy. (That's another story)
While I was standing there trying to figure out what was going on, my new friend went back under my car and decided that's where it was going to chill for awhile. I took this opportunity to flee to the house and watch from behind the safety of a brick wall. The husband, however, decided to lay on the ground and make noises at it to try and get it out from under the car. After about 10 minutes of this, it finally decided to make it's way out. It didn't look nearly as disheveled at this point. It made a sharp turn at the corner of the house, where the husband chased it shaking his keys at it so it would go into the neighbors back yard, and not ours.
We never saw the little guy (girl?) again, so I like to think it made a new home in the field out back. But here's the funny thing, this possum was not in the yard prior to me arriving home. Hubby would've seen it since he was standing right where I pulled in. So, the only possible explanation is that we could come up with is that it crawled up under my car while at work - our plant is out in the country and it's not uncommon to see all kinds of vermin. Exterminators can only do so much where we're at.- It looked drunk because it had just went for the ride of it's life!
I don't think that's what my cats, or husband had in mind when I talk about getting another pet!
Sidebar: We live in the city, but behind us is a small undeveloped family owned farm. This means the chance for critters is likely. That, and Norway rats are a common thing in our area. The day we moved into our house I had the exterminator out and have a standing 3 month reservation with them. Last year we added 3 bait boxes to the yard to keep the vermin to a minimum. I'm against killing any animal, but I'm also against waking up to my cat thinking we got him a new, really fun toy. (That's another story)
While I was standing there trying to figure out what was going on, my new friend went back under my car and decided that's where it was going to chill for awhile. I took this opportunity to flee to the house and watch from behind the safety of a brick wall. The husband, however, decided to lay on the ground and make noises at it to try and get it out from under the car. After about 10 minutes of this, it finally decided to make it's way out. It didn't look nearly as disheveled at this point. It made a sharp turn at the corner of the house, where the husband chased it shaking his keys at it so it would go into the neighbors back yard, and not ours.
We never saw the little guy (girl?) again, so I like to think it made a new home in the field out back. But here's the funny thing, this possum was not in the yard prior to me arriving home. Hubby would've seen it since he was standing right where I pulled in. So, the only possible explanation is that we could come up with is that it crawled up under my car while at work - our plant is out in the country and it's not uncommon to see all kinds of vermin. Exterminators can only do so much where we're at.- It looked drunk because it had just went for the ride of it's life!
I don't think that's what my cats, or husband had in mind when I talk about getting another pet!
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