None of the above. He's not even a rodent.
That pic with the white out is a baby pic. He weighs 61 grams now.
That pic with the white out is a baby pic. He weighs 61 grams now.
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Steffenfield
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Wait, 61 grams right now?
So you're saying, what, about two ounces?
That can't be right.
So you're saying, what, about two ounces?
That can't be right.
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Yup. That was about the begining of July when those pics were taken. I haven't weighed him since then, so he might be up around 75 grams now. He's not full grown yet. He'll go about 90 to 100 grams when he's full grown.
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Well, I definitely am giving up here.
I'll just say it's some type of possum since I don't care too much for looking at any images of them on the net.
They freak me out. *lol*
The only reason for this guess is because a possum isn't a rodent but rather a marsupial.
Congrats on finding something I couldn't find Redneck.
I'll just say it's some type of possum since I don't care too much for looking at any images of them on the net.
They freak me out. *lol*
The only reason for this guess is because a possum isn't a rodent but rather a marsupial.
Congrats on finding something I couldn't find Redneck.
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OK, y'all, time to tell you what Bad Bart is.
Bad Bart is a Grey Short Tailed Opossum, AKA the Brazilian Short Tailed Opossum, or STO.
He kinda looks like a rodent until you examine his snout and see that rodent teeth couldn't possibly fit into that needle nose. His tail is prehensile.
He does have opposable thumbs, but they're on his back limbs, not the front. The size of his eyes in relationship to his body is a clue to his nocturnal habits.
As small as he is, he is a predator. He is classified as an insectivore and he does eat those but in his native Brazil he eats small snakes, scorpions, spiders, raids bird nests for eggs and hatchlings, and can take down a rodent more than twice his size. 50 tiny needle like teeth aid him in that--ounce for ounce rodents are fearsome fighters, but not as fearsome as a hungry opossum. For his mighty exterminating skills he is prized in some locals as a semiferal housepet. His scientific name, Monodelphis domestica, reflects this. One of his nicknames in Brazil translates into "kitchen guardian."
I'm going to give Steffenfield the win on this one. His was the closest guess, only a continent off. I didn't expect anyone to nail this one down. I keep, um...., weird pets. I've had pythons, tegus, nile monitors, a friendly Asian cobra, and assorted other odd stuff in my time. No way someone can guess well on these ones.
Bad Bart is a Grey Short Tailed Opossum, AKA the Brazilian Short Tailed Opossum, or STO.
He kinda looks like a rodent until you examine his snout and see that rodent teeth couldn't possibly fit into that needle nose. His tail is prehensile.
He does have opposable thumbs, but they're on his back limbs, not the front. The size of his eyes in relationship to his body is a clue to his nocturnal habits.
As small as he is, he is a predator. He is classified as an insectivore and he does eat those but in his native Brazil he eats small snakes, scorpions, spiders, raids bird nests for eggs and hatchlings, and can take down a rodent more than twice his size. 50 tiny needle like teeth aid him in that--ounce for ounce rodents are fearsome fighters, but not as fearsome as a hungry opossum. For his mighty exterminating skills he is prized in some locals as a semiferal housepet. His scientific name, Monodelphis domestica, reflects this. One of his nicknames in Brazil translates into "kitchen guardian."
I'm going to give Steffenfield the win on this one. His was the closest guess, only a continent off. I didn't expect anyone to nail this one down. I keep, um...., weird pets. I've had pythons, tegus, nile monitors, a friendly Asian cobra, and assorted other odd stuff in my time. No way someone can guess well on these ones.
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I should have put this up as a hint. Not the same species, but it's a more familiar opossum. This is Miss P, a wild Virginia opossum. She spent a winter with me a few years back and this goes to show you that wild animals aren't always that wild when they find out that you mean them no harm. After Miss P received massive injuries from a dog attack (and the dog got the worst end of it) I thought that she was going to die. I brought her in so that she could at least die in a comfortable place and not frozen to the ground. I didn't think she would live but I cleaned up her gashes, splinted her broken leg and tail, and offerred her food and water. That was in late October.
By Thanksgiving she figured she owned the house and I found out that opossums like sweet potatoes, turkey, and cranberry sauce. Here's a pic of Miss P. She was later released to a nearby national forest, ready to go out and bring forth a new generation of opossums.
By Thanksgiving she figured she owned the house and I found out that opossums like sweet potatoes, turkey, and cranberry sauce. Here's a pic of Miss P. She was later released to a nearby national forest, ready to go out and bring forth a new generation of opossums.
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Oh, the reason my hair is messed up in that shot is that Miss P had been playing with it. I have 3 feet of hair and it fascinated her. She would sit for hours and make nests and knots out of it.
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Next "what is it?" item:
They only come out at night! First example is from my garden. I'd advise against consuming the seeds. Yeah, they are a cheap hallucinogen--poisons do that. And they can also be deadly.
5,000,000 blessings to whoever guesses what it is.
They only come out at night! First example is from my garden. I'd advise against consuming the seeds. Yeah, they are a cheap hallucinogen--poisons do that. And they can also be deadly.
5,000,000 blessings to whoever guesses what it is.
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Denise, you are in so much trouble with me. *lol*
Nice one! You beat me to it!
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James, that is what happens when someone sleeps LATE.....lol
Denise, you are in so much trouble with me. *lol*
Nice one! You beat me to it!
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thank you always for the Blessings, i will say in my quest for the *monster* i saw some bizarre looking fish
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