The possum playing “possum”.
The possum has been caught. And my egg numbers have almost doubled.
We used a live trap instead of a traditional trap because we set it right in the coop and didn’t want chickens or cats to get caught. And we baited it with eggs, rather than cat food or scraps, because we didn’t want to catch chickens or cats.
But as Walter pointed out in the previous post’s comments, possums are not an animal that you want to catch and release. They have the ability to find you again from really far distances. Either that, or they’ll just end up being a nuisance to somebody else.
I’ll spare you the gory details of the “disposal”. Nobody wanted to hang around and watch – except Olivia. She likes her nail polish and jewelry and fancy hairdo’s, but still she’s more cowgirl than cheerleader.
We’ll reset the trap just to be sure this guy doesn’t have any friends hanging around.
Awwwww . . . isn’t he cute! Congratulations! I just saw a recipe for roast possum in my “Food on the Frontier” cookbook – – would you like a copy? Hee hee 🙂
Yeah!!! Congratulations on your culprit’s capture! Thank you, thank you for not releasing it! May you always be victorious and Go Olivia!
Congratulations on your successful catch! At least you didn’t get a skunk in your live trap like we did. That was an interesting dilemna!
Woohoo. I somehow expect to see a future picture of Olivia wearing a possum hat or mitts, tee,hee..
Aren’t they just the ugliest and creepiest looking things on earth? Ewweeee! So glad that you captured the little varment though. Let’s hope he’s anti-social and has no friends.