tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post7658927649248938066..comments2024-03-18T17:08:18.111-05:00Comments on Fatale Abstraction: phlegmfatalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-52159417650138759042008-06-01T07:06:00.000-05:002008-06-01T07:06:00.000-05:00I guess we have some giants around here, I have ki...I guess we have some giants around here, I have killed one that a land owner asked me to get rid of that went better than twenty pounds. I know they look and act slow, but they can catch and eat rats and mice. I've caught a bunch over the years for one reason or another, and gloves are a good idea.DWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855431129767288706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-5011884043099446302008-05-30T20:36:00.000-05:002008-05-30T20:36:00.000-05:00I'm surprised he got up and wandered away while yo...I'm surprised he got up and wandered away while you were around. Mark once played shuffle-board with one all the way down the driveway and it never budged. <BR/><BR/>Given that they used to rifle the USED cat litter bag, the thought of eating one just doesn't do it for me. Of course I'm not starving yet either.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100999113439449482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-91505362664595023842008-05-30T13:28:00.000-05:002008-05-30T13:28:00.000-05:00Barbara, the biggest one I've ever seen was about ...Barbara, the biggest one I've ever seen was about 6 or 7 pounds. It had been on a fairly regular diet of dogfood in my back yard. They're about the size of a large domestic cat but appear larger because of the guard hairs of the fur and that big naked tail is about the same length of their body. <BR/><BR/>They'll leave rather than fight, and 'play possum' or play dead if there's no other option. Back one into a corner, though, and it'll put on a display of teeth and hissing that makes you think you've cornered some prehistoric critter from the top of the food chain....well, ok, they're prehistoric, sort of, but pretty low on the food chain around here. <BR/><BR/>Kinda greasy if you ask me, but ok in a stew. <BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Rabbit.Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924556230506190220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-38284611524729554482008-05-30T02:03:00.000-05:002008-05-30T02:03:00.000-05:00Opossums are pretty harmless for wild animals. Th...Opossums are pretty harmless for wild animals. They may give a nasty bite, but they aren't going to turn doglet into confetti. They're quite passive creatures. They're pretty much all bluff.<BR/><BR/>They're extremely near sighted so standing six feet away would have rendered you a blur at very most.<BR/><BR/>As for being disease-ridden, not so much. They CANNOT carry rabies, as their body temperature is too low for example. (Marsupials are immune to rabies.) By the way, if you see a possum foaming at the mouth, it's been eating cat food. Something in the saliva reacts with a common substance in retail cat food.<BR/><BR/>I've handled them in the past working at a zoo. They get a bad rap for being ugly, but they're nifty little critters.Fenrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693829962075093381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-74039639665973661652008-05-30T00:54:00.000-05:002008-05-30T00:54:00.000-05:00I love them - they are so comical! We have had man...I love them - they are so comical! We have had many generations visit our house. One momma would let them come up on the porch one at a time to snitch cat food. One had been coming for some time and got a bit thick in the middle. I accidentally spooked him and he ran off the porch. Only he wouldn't quite fit. So here he is, wedged sideways between the railings, paddling his back feet frantically for several seconds before finally ooching his way to freedom. Thought I was going to pass out from laughter. Another time, I spooked a little bitty fella who had sort of cornered himself between me and the recycle bin. He gave me his best baby growl while shivering in fear. I retreated to let him escape. I even saw a little one in the flower bed here at the temporary quarters. I just can't get enough of them. (However, I wouldn't let a little old lady dog chase them, either.)g brohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143583786472206609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-79996892880172051892008-05-29T23:59:00.000-05:002008-05-29T23:59:00.000-05:00I detest possums. They give me the willies. I ha...I detest possums. They give me the willies. I hate the way they play dead and I hate their whitey faces. They remind me of the inbred child who played the banjo in Deliverance.Zeldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057183557031707514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-53232669321747000752008-05-29T21:55:00.000-05:002008-05-29T21:55:00.000-05:00I don't think I've ever seen a possum in real life...I don't think I've ever seen a possum in real life. How big do they get?Barbara Bruederlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476249934930666695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-10312511060093000572008-05-29T18:25:00.000-05:002008-05-29T18:25:00.000-05:00@ Thud - LOL!!!The (o)possum, not to be confused w...@ Thud - LOL!!!<BR/><BR/>The (o)possum, not to be confused with the Australian possum!<BR/><BR/>Good thing you got doglet away before the beast got all up in her face, Phlegmmy!Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-56597836421182520692008-05-29T17:40:00.000-05:002008-05-29T17:40:00.000-05:00For a City gal, you shure are wise to the ways of ...For a City gal, you shure are wise to the ways of critters.HollyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644166795449256850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-20137450226416104562008-05-29T09:35:00.000-05:002008-05-29T09:35:00.000-05:00Awww, phlegmy, it's just nature welcoming you and ...Awww, phlegmy, it's just nature welcoming you and doglet to the neighborhood. Sweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-38569412417156606982008-05-29T06:13:00.000-05:002008-05-29T06:13:00.000-05:00As a brit I just thought they where made up creatu...As a brit I just thought they where made up creatures for the Beverley hillbillies.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-59232778442251998242008-05-29T01:05:00.000-05:002008-05-29T01:05:00.000-05:00i loves me some possum!!! theys good with taters ...i loves me some possum!!! theys good with taters and gravyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-41755480514485583662008-05-29T00:37:00.000-05:002008-05-29T00:37:00.000-05:00Nah, possums are so ugly they're cute. I've got ma...Nah, possums are so ugly they're cute. I've got maybe 3 that live around my house- looks like a pair of juveniles and a mama. I've seen them rummaging around in my front yard flower beds and back between the fences when I come home in the evenings. They're usually out later than all the rabbits in my alley. Possums are also so dumb that they almost never die of old age. <BR/><BR/>At least it wasn't a skunk. <BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Rabbit.Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924556230506190220noreply@blogger.com