New animals in the hobby

[Lance A. Lot]

Came home from work to find this in the empty 180 I've been working on.

I guess next time I hear weird noises and my wife asks "what was that" in the middle of the night I will go look.

I guess he crawled through the duct work and fell or climbed in.... not sure... looks pretty comfortable right now... I removed a vent cover the other day avove the tank now this happens.

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[Nanook]

What is it

 

[Lance A. Lot]

definitely an opossum

 

[Lance A. Lot]

he woke up and started moving around a little while ago... White face... beady red eyes... long naked tail

 

[Nanook]

That's pretty cool

 

[Nanook]

So, this is going to be a mixed reef?

 

[strummerfan]

So, this is going to be a mixed reef?

Either that or a habitrail

 

[Stevent1981]

I've heard about those.. New opossum tang, or was it
opossum wrasse?

 

[Tigé21v]

They're mean... And the most disease-carrying mammal in North America.
Did you call animal control?

 

[M3P]

I hear emerald crabs may be able to take care of that for you. chemiclean may have a product as well. No seriously, did you get rid of this thing yet? eek

 

[Lance A. Lot]

Got him out and took him to the park last night. Caught him by the tail. Couldn't get the video up here but it is on my instagram.

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[Nanook]

Very cute! Glad you didn't get bit, their teeth are razor sharp and they don't let go easily once they bite down.

 

[Lance A. Lot]

I was told by animal control to wear welding gloves. If it was old enough it may play dead when I poke it.... this one was not old enough. They told me to try to get its tail out and grab him by the end because they can't move a whole lot when held by the tail. Perfect advice.

 

[Lance A. Lot]

The bad part about this is that it wasn't an adult and Animal Control said I should get some traps and find the rest of the family.

 

[zoasguy]

Or you could raise the little booger.

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[MattGatten]

Sounds like you should start a predator tank. Leave the duct open. Think of it as a giant auto-feeder!

 

[South City]

Good thing the tank wasn't filled. Much better to be pulling out a live one.

 

[Nanook]

Good thing the tank wasn't filled. Much better to be pulling out a live one.

The N&P would be out the roof!

 

[Lance A. Lot]

Set some cage traps for the rest of the opossum family. Getting some quick-Crete to patch the hole under the front porch they may be getting in. The wife is looking at Australian Shepherds as a more permanent wildlife deterrent.

 

[Pife]

Set some cage traps for the rest of the opossum family. Getting some quick-Crete to patch the hole under the front porch they may be getting in. The wife is looking at Australian Shepherds as a more permanent wildlife deterrent.

Aussie poo's don't shed.