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Originally Posted by avandonk
They are wild animals and do not confuse them with soft furry bunnies.
Bert
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Hi Bert
Yes – I know only too well from experience! A few years ago we rescued a large, male possum that had suffered some (temporary) injury to his hind quarters and had managed to drag himself onto our patio one very cold July morning.
The poor fella was shivering, either with the cold, shock or both. Anyhow, I put on thick welding gloves and attempted to pick him up by the scruff of the neck. I missed. My thumb ended up in his mouth and although he bit through the thick glove, he only broke my surface skin and didn’t puncture the thumb.
I then grabbed him by his tail and put him in a box with old towels and sheets in which we transported him to the local vet. They fixed him up and a week or so later, returned him to the council paddock behind our house.
Prior to this encounter, being an Englishman, the only animals I had previously handled were as you described, tame bunnies and pussy cats!
Cheers
Dennis