Some of you may remember our Chipmunk Relocation Program. Our neighborhood has an abundance of the rodents, some prime rodent habitats, and no real predators, thus the little chippers have had ample opportunity to procreate freely and wreak havoc on our yard, not to mention causing great aggravation to our dog. Matt was of a mind to trap and remove each and every one, wiping them out and solving our problems. I was of the mind that we were only going to be able to trap the dumb chipmunks, leaving the smart chipmunks free to reproduce themselves and ultimately form some kind of superior race of genius chipmunks who would eventually overthrow us. The other thought I had on the situation was the eventuality that we would catch something in the trap that was NOT a chipmunk, which is what you see here.
This is a possum. He's pretty small, but he has a big mouth with a lot of very sharp looking teeth that he was quite happy to flash for us. To our knowledge Mr. Possum has done us no harm, and while we harbor no ill will towards
him, it does not seem he feel the same way towards
us. I sent my oldest son to open the trap doors so our little guest would be free to vacate at his earliest convenience. Hopefully possums don't hold grudges for very long.
Some of you may remember our Chipmunk Relocation Program. Our neighborhood has an abundance of the rodents, some prime rodent habitats, and no real predators, thus the little chippers have had ample opportunity to procreate freely and wreak havoc on our yard, not to mention causing great aggravation to our dog. Matt was of a mind to trap and remove each and every one, wiping them out and solving our problems. I was of the mind that we were only going to be able to trap the dumb chipmunks, leaving the smart chipmunks free to reproduce themselves and ultimately form some kind of superior race of genius chipmunks who would eventually overthrow us. The other thought I had on the situation was the eventuality that we would catch something in the trap that was NOT a chipmunk, which is what you see here.
This is a possum. He's pretty small, but he has a big mouth with a lot of very sharp looking teeth that he was quite happy to flash for us. To our knowledge Mr. Possum has done us no harm, and while we harbor no ill will towards him, it does not seem he feel the same way towards us. I sent my oldest son to open the trap doors so our little guest would be free to vacate at his earliest convenience. Hopefully possums don't hold grudges for very long.
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