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Trapped a possum in a cage. What to do?

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SUPREME1

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Actually this happened two nights ago... The rodent's fate has already been decided.

I just want to know what would you have done if you had caught a possum in a trap/cage?

We set a trap to catch a racoon who's been causing all kinds problems.

Stupid possum beat him to the trap, lol.


So, would you have killed it?

Would you be all p*ssy about it and set it free in the wild?

Would you have eaten it?
Country GAF, here's looking at you!

Called the city?


We did the p*ssy thing and set free in Griffith Park near L.A.

As far as the racoon, if we ever catch him, I wouldn't be surprised if my father-in-law ate the poor bastard. He's from El Salvador and has eaten seom nasty sh*t before. He even mentioned that racoon would probably taste better than chicken :\
 
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AtticusFinch

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Better question: what not to do?

I think fireworks, spraying it with a hose, and lowering it into a pool slowly James Bond style are all in order here.

Seriously though, just call animal control. If it has rabies, they will probably want to euthanize it.
 
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RiskyChris

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AtticusFinch said:
Better question: what not to do?

I think fireworks, spraying it with a hose, and lowering it into a pool slowly James Bond style are all in order here.

Seriously though, just call animal control. If it has rabies, they will probably want to euthanize it.
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About 10 or 12 years ago, we had a live raccoon in a cage, and animal control would not take it because it was not dead. YMMV
 
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mr.beers

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I had a killing spree last year when possum and raccoons would raid our animals food. They don't come back when hit with a .22 single shot. one possum was a real contender though I had to reload. Night shooting isn't as bad as ppl think.
 
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mollipen

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We have possums that live around the neighborhood. What do I do? Uhm... watch them out the window sometimes, or surprise them every now and then when going out at night. That's about it. Otherwise, I just let them go about their business. So, I guess I'd just let him go.
 
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AtticusFinch

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mr.beers said:
I had a killing spree last year when possum and raccoons would raid our animals food. They don't come back when hit with a .22 single shot. one possum was a real contender though I had to reload. Night shooting isn't as bad as ppl think.
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I don't know if you are joking or not, but that sounds like a lot of fun.
 
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SUPREME1

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AtticusFinch said:
Better question: what not to do?

I think fireworks, spraying it with a hose, and lowering it into a pool slowly James Bond style are all in order here.

Seriously though, just call animal control. If it has rabies, they will probably want to euthanize it.
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D:


You sick bastard.

The pool thing is waaay out there.
 
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Confused101

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RiskyChris said:
About 10 or 12 years ago, we had a live raccoon in a cage, and animal control would not take it because it was not dead. YMMV
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"Hi, animal control? We have a live raccoon in a cage here. Can you take care of it?"

"Sorry, since the animal is not dead, we can't take it."

*gun-shot*

"So...wanna send someone over around six-ish?"

I would've let it go too. Only time I ever harm animals is when they're too dumb to run in front of my car and I have no chance of dodging them.
 
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zhenming

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call pet control they can deal with these easily, I contacted city hall then they called pet control for me far as I know they took it and released it far away in the wild.
 
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Zeke

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the last one I found in our our yard I killed. Damn things are always in our trash cans or knocking them over.
 
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SUPREME1

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Mash said:
I'd have been a pussy and set it free. But first I'd have took pics for GAF.
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I am failed.

That would've been cool.



I would've put a sheet of paper next to the cage that read "ImperialConquest's Bitch"
 
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Furio53

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did the same thing at my house a few years ago, caught 3 possums in traps in the attic. Proceeded to take them outside, have a friend open the cage, then blew them apart with my 12 gauge. it was epic.
 
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KimiNewt

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ImperialConquest said:
Actually this happened two nights ago... The rodent's fate has already been decided.
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Gah, Opossums are not rodents. They're marsupials (like kangaroos, koalas, etc.), in fact the only marsupial currently living in America if I recall correctly.
 
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AtticusFinch

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Furio53 said:
did the same thing at my house a few years ago, caught 3 possums in traps in the attic. Proceeded to take them outside, have a friend open the cage, then blew them apart with my 12 gauge. it was epic.
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Are you sure they were dead? They might have been playing possum.
 
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Furio53

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AtticusFinch said:
Are you sure they were dead? They might have been playing possum.
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I don't miss. Especially with a 12 gauge at 5 feet. It was like Gears of War blood spraying everywhere.
 
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AtticusFinch

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Furio53 said:
I don't miss. Especially with a 12 gauge at 5 feet. It was like Gears of War blood spraying everywhere.
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I wasn't trying to question your skills with a gun. I am sure you are an excellent marksman. The set up was just too good for the corny "playing possum" joke
 
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nakedsushi

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My dog caught an opossum once at night. He was barking furiously and he never ever barks, so I went outside to see what was going on. He comes running over to me with what I thought was a football in his mouth and dropped it at my feet. I screamed my head off for a few seconds.

I didn't know if it was playing dead or what, but my dad picked it up with a shovel, threw it in a garbage bag, tied it up, and then threw it in the trash can. If that thing wasn't dead, the garbage man in the morning probably got a rude surprise.
 
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KimiSan said:
Gah, Opossums are not rodents. They're marsupials (like kangaroos, koalas, etc.), in fact the only marsupial currently living in America if I recall correctly.
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STFU nerd, or I'll kick your marsupial ass.
 
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