Can't Keep Me Out

[Baddad]

Hi All, :)

Living with wildlife. "Hello? Police? There's a burglar trying to break in. Yes! Come quickly I'm scared.":scared::scared:

A little incident I came across. The photos tell the real story.:lol::lol:

Cheers Marty

[lacad01]

Cheeky little bighter :lol:

[Ric]

The title sums it up Marty

You can't stop the little beggars.

[leon]

Cheeky is not the word, down right cleaver I reckon, top shots.

leon

[Exfso]

I got one of these too, cheeky turd chewed through my lounge wall, somehow it got into the cavity from the roof.

[pgc hunter]

I'd sooo love it if there was a chick in that shower at the exact point in time.

[AstralTraveller]

In these politically correct times I presume you mean a young chook. :P

[pgc hunter]

1. To the hell with PC

2. No!! :P

[Baddad]

Hi pgc hunter, :):lol::rofl:

You don't know how close that was to reality.:eyepop:

There have been others where two young ladies were joined by a bloodthirsty possum in the lounge room.:scared::scared: It chewed a hole through the plasterboard from inside the cavity wall.:scared:

The two young ladies (chicks, for pgc hunter) abandoned the house and refused to return. They stayed in the neighbour's house for the night.:lol::lol:

Cheers Marty

[AstralTraveller]

Just to debunk any stereotypes, I can tell you that there is no way a mere possum would force my wife out of the shower, far less from her nice warm bed. We do a lot of camping and have had to deal with presumptious possums on a quite a few occassions.

In WA we camped at small spot where there was a sign on the tree saying "Smedley's Lair". Hmm, wonder who Smedley is? We found out at dinner time when he dropped in for a bite of our food. Hitting him hard enough to knock him off the table didn't discourage him. Pinning him to the table and wacking him about a bit before picking him up and throwing him as far as possible didn't work. In fact he hit the ground facing the table and already running!! Eventually we completed dinner, put all the food in the car and he disappeared.

On another occassion we were in a camp ground whene we heard a fuss from the next site. I went over to discover a group of German tourists (men and women mind you) who had been scared off their dinner by a possum. 'Is it dangerous?' they asked. I demonstrated the correct removal technique (pick up and fling in one action so they don't get a chance to scratch) and they were OK after that.

[M54]

Off the main topic for a moment, here's a possum tidbit my son sent me.

It was posted by Japanese student's living in Brunswick (Melbourne).

[AstralTraveller]

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl :

[Baron von Richthofen]

The biggest and the meanest Possum I have seen was in a deserted farm house in NZ, it was about 3/4 the size of a big Alsatian dog and the longest claws I have ever seen and a temper like you would not believe and it was not frightened or scared it tried to attack us, we got out there fast, if it came in my front door I would bee going out the back door reel fast
Vars:scared::scared::scared::scared :

[erick]

That is hilarious!

[renormalised]

That wasn't a possum...that was a dropbear. They're the same as a small marsupial lion....similar to Wakaleo spp.

[renormalised]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[snowyskiesau]

The only thing that spoils that poster is the 1 900 number you have to call to claim your 'cat'. I wonder how many people actually called the number and got hit with an unexpected phone charge?
Perhaps it's just viral marketing although I couldn't begin to guess what they're trying to sell :)

[AstralTraveller]

Years ago we had a visiting pommie tech in the lab. The other person there was a chinese woman who had been in Oz for a few years. When he finished with us he had to get a hire car and drive from Wollongong to Canberra. He had looked at a map and was concerned about the great distance between towns and what would happen if the car broke down in such an isolated spot.

So I kindly gave him some outback survival tips. ;) After a while I got to staying out of the scorching sun but being wary of which tree he stood under. I explained that he should look for signs that roos had been about because, if they had, there might be a drop bear in the tree lying in ambush. You see they have very poor eyesight and so may mistake you for a roo. They will drop down and before you can react they will bite the back of your neck and break your spinal cord. He went slightly pale. The chinese woman was behind him trying not to laugh out loud. He responded that he would stay in the car and not risk such a fate. I heard from him later so I suppose he survived the wilds of the Hume Hwy unscathed.

Oh I love poms sometimes :P.

[Glenhuon]

Its not only possums that chew their way in. I had a mouse plague in a house I lived in here in Geraldton. Trapped about a dozen of em and they still kept coming. Checked all the usual entry points but nothing. Then one day walking down the hall I noticed a small hole in the ceiling, the little blighters were literally "dropping in" from the roof space. :lol:

The japanese student one is ripper though :lol::lol::lol:

Bill

[dpastern]

Agreed. Awesome photos!

Dave

[dpastern]

Awesome, although I suspect that it might be an urban legend and a fake:

http://candobetter.org/node/1347

Dave

[renormalised]

That reminds me of another good story, when I was in the Army Reserve. Every time the Yanks came out here on exercise, we used to tell them that when you went out bush, you had to watch out for the dropbears. We had them that worried that they'd come to us to find out how to keep away from them. So, we said to them that they had to use "red kangaroo feathers" in their hats and that would ward off the dropbears!!!!:P:D:D

So, you can imagine just how gullible they were...we'd sell them a "red kangaroo feather" for a few dollars a pop. Made a good killing:P:P:D:D

[danielsun]

Hey Marty, did you switch the fan on? :lol:

[AstralTraveller]

Ok Ok I didn't want to know that. :mad2: I was quite happy with the thought that it was real. :thumbsup:

[Baddad]

Hi All, Renormalised, :)

We charged the Yanks $100 a feather. Claiming that they were so rare. Kangaroo feathers drop out shortly before they die.:screwy:

Another possum story:

Soldier sleeping on a stretcher. Ration pack secured under the bed. Rustle, rustle.:mad2: Big stick, "Get out of my pack, mongrel possum".:mad2:

In the moonlight I saw the possum make off with a biscuit pack. Up the big gum, and five other possums in hot pursuit. It was full on 10M above the ground. Screeching, scratching, biting. All after the biscuit prize.

Possum after possum would fall to the ground. Shake, recover and straight back up to the fight. :eyepop:Eventually the biscuit pack broke up and it rained possums. Greedily grabbing and off they went.

Now I could get some sleep.
I also learned why the others slept with their biscuit packs under the pillow, only in that area.:lol:

Cheers Marty

[Mike21]

We have three or four in our backyard. The alpha-male is a real curious and bold man. They cannot get into our roof. My girlfriend loves feeding them old bread. The big-boy sits on the outside table next to my laptop while I'm learning how to image Jupiter. The only way they bother me is when they jump down onto the deck and shake my setup.

If anyone can tell me how to easily reduce the size of photos, I'll include them. Since I've got a more powerful 'puter, all of my old software has to be replaced. So many things to spend money on.

[renormalised]

We weren't quite that mercenary with the Yanks...maybe we should've been!!!. Could've retired on what we earned:eyepop::P:D

[renormalised]

Maybe you should ask him for a few tips!!!!:eyepop::P:P:D:D

[Jen]

:rofl::rofl::rofl: now that would have been a funny site :lol:

[pgc hunter]

mmmmm possum gibs everywhere!

[marki]

Hmmm, my thoughts exactly, blood and guts all over the place:doh:.

Mark

[mithrandir]

In GIMP - "Image" -> "Scale Image"
Photoshop has something similar, but this box is Linux, Windoze on the one down the other end of the house, and the "boss" is using it.

[Baddad]

Hi Danielsun, :)

No! :lol: and its only a plastic fan. It stalls easily, one finger.

Cheers Marty

[Waxing_Gibbous]

We have a possum called "Mrs.P", who comes every other night and DEMANDS a banana. If she doesn't get one, she pees & poops on the patio. When we do give her one, she tries to eat our fingers (OUCH!) and tears great gouges out of our hands with her incredibly sharp claws.
She's not quite as bad as a racoon, but you don't want to mess with these critters - you could find your tires slashed or your dustbin overturned!

[Baddad]

Hi Peter J. :)

Possums, Brushtail type, "Trichosurus Vulpecula" (fox like tail).:einstein: does not see well in any light above dark. Is a wild animal and does not distinguish fingers from food offerings very well. :screwy:They do not bite intentionally, but often do hit the fingers of the hand that feeds them. :mad2:Use tongs.

Cheers Marty

[Baron von Richthofen]

I dont think so
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: (http://www.answers.com/library/Britannica%20Concise%20Encyclopedia-cid-63811) possum

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Any of several species (family Phalangeridae) of nocturnal, arboreal marsupials (http://www.answers.com/topic/marsupial) of Australia and New Guinea. They are 22 – 50 in. (55 – 125 cm) long, including the long prehensile tail, and have woolly fur. All species eat fruits, leaves, and blossoms; some also eat insects and small vertebrates. Possums grasp branches with their hind feet. Most species bear their young in tree hollows and unused birds' nests; a few build leafy nests. Several species are endangered because of predation, fur trapping, or habitat loss, but the common brush-tailed possum is considered a pest. See also opossum (http://www.answers.com/topic/opossum).
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