01-30-2026, 06:47 PM -
SMDH..
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS...!!!
Just starting to settle in because of the severe cold around here. I decided to make a quick trip to the grocery before - well, you know. So I go out the door and notice the tailgate down on my truck. I quick check on my dog then jump down 4 steps to put the tailgate up while my dog is doing her bathroom break. It's too cold to leave her out so I'll put her back in the house before I go. I called her back 'after..' and turned to open the door for her.... Now understand... I live out in the wilds,. so to speak. BIG country house (5000 sq. ft +/-) and acreage where wildlife flourishes. I open the door and call Gypsy to go back into the house. She's coming up to the porch steps when I see a grey streak run past my feet, through the open door and disappear into my house. Didn't even have time to open my mouth. I noticed the critter disappear around a corner into the foyer when I identified it as a possum. Gypsy didn't seem to care, she just stood there looking goofy wanting inside. So back in she goes where she walks over into her inside "spot", a HUGE open wire cage with a bed where she stays while I am on errands.
Just finished a quick search, to no avail. This is a big place. Two floors and lots of open doors and innumerable hiding places. I have no idea what to do.
After a quick search on Google I guess my trip to the grocery will include a stop at my local Tractor Supply, where I will purchase a 'live-trap' of some sort then make plans to bait and trap this unwelcome visitor. SERIOUSLY... You can't make this shit up.!!
Well, I started this diatribe about three hours ago. It's now almost 6:00 PM and I am the proud owner of a medium sized "live-trap". Have to figure out what to use as "bait" and where to place this thing. ***sigh***
SMDH
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS...!!!
Just starting to settle in because of the severe cold around here. I decided to make a quick trip to the grocery before - well, you know. So I go out the door and notice the tailgate down on my truck. I quick check on my dog then jump down 4 steps to put the tailgate up while my dog is doing her bathroom break. It's too cold to leave her out so I'll put her back in the house before I go. I called her back 'after..' and turned to open the door for her.... Now understand... I live out in the wilds,. so to speak. BIG country house (5000 sq. ft +/-) and acreage where wildlife flourishes. I open the door and call Gypsy to go back into the house. She's coming up to the porch steps when I see a grey streak run past my feet, through the open door and disappear into my house. Didn't even have time to open my mouth. I noticed the critter disappear around a corner into the foyer when I identified it as a possum. Gypsy didn't seem to care, she just stood there looking goofy wanting inside. So back in she goes where she walks over into her inside "spot", a HUGE open wire cage with a bed where she stays while I am on errands.
Just finished a quick search, to no avail. This is a big place. Two floors and lots of open doors and innumerable hiding places. I have no idea what to do.
After a quick search on Google I guess my trip to the grocery will include a stop at my local Tractor Supply, where I will purchase a 'live-trap' of some sort then make plans to bait and trap this unwelcome visitor. SERIOUSLY... You can't make this shit up.!!
Well, I started this diatribe about three hours ago. It's now almost 6:00 PM and I am the proud owner of a medium sized "live-trap". Have to figure out what to use as "bait" and where to place this thing. ***sigh***
SMDH
This post was last modified: 01-30-2026, 06:54 PM by Hobbit99.
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