
Posted: 5/13/2002 5:44:07 PM EDT
Due to all of the rains this weekend, we had a mudslide at the shop. Well, Grin decided to pull out the garden hose to spray the mud away, when I noticed what appeared to be a dead rat partially buried in the mud, so he tried to spray it out of the way... The damn thing started to squirm a little, so I hollered for him to stop, while I waded out to rescue it from the mud before it suffocated. When I got closer, I noticed it was a baby something, and it's eyes were not even opened yet!
Being the kind hearted animal lover that I am, I scooped it up and closed my hands around it, to attempt to warm its freezing little near-lifeless body. I took this poor thing inside and filled the sink with luke-warm water, so as to slowly warm it up and wash the mud of of it... After about 3 water changes ([i]each being a bit warmer[/i]), it really started to come to life!
While I was literally bathing it, Grin rounded up a couple of towels, and then we took it back to the office, where I found a small box and built it a nest with a bunch of clean shop rags.
A couple of hours later, it was chirping and moving all over the place, so I began to handle it more... Well, she is an adorable baby groundhog that now lives in my house!
My wife was more than a bit irritated when I came to pick her up from work, and told her we needed to go shopping for formula, pediolyte, cage, etc... Cathy was less than amused, but after handling this little fur ball, they bonded.
After a hearty meal and a good strong pee, she's now sleeping soundly in her new home.
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I forgot to mention that she is missing 1 toe, and her tail has been severed by something. These are both old injuries and are nearly healed up!
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totally sweet rodent
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That's one cute little furry!
What's his/her name?
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first let me say that I in [b]NO[/b] way mean what I am about to say..... but I cant hold it anylonger...
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Is there going to be a raffle on who will be able to take a shot at the new [b]BRC[/b] Masscot....{after its over of course)
[sniper]
Damn I couldnt help .,....
Its a cry for help I tell ya....
edited to add**************
well if there is going to be one heres my buck for the ticket...
[RED]voices in my head:[/RED]
cluster... get away from the keyboard.
[RED]the other voices in my head:[/RED]
[b]NO[/b]!!!!, yOU CANT TELL ME WHAT TO DO .... YOU NOT MY DADDY...!!!
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deerfieldAR:
This is what discourages people from getting involved with politics today. They will dig up little things like murder, racketeering, and sexual slavery in your past. |
Who's the goofy looking guy holding the rat?[;)]
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That is one of the cutest damn things I ever saw. Are you gonna try and keep it? Were there any others you turned up? I too am a huge animal lover, I have rescued so many animals it crazy. My fiance thinks its cute that I even pullover on city streets to rescue toads stuck in the center from getting flattened.
BrenLover
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How did you get it to wear the glasses?
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Never send a man to do a neutron's job. -- BlammO
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What is this?! I thought I was going to see 100 dead groundhogs at a hunt, instead we've got some long haired Kalifornia love freak kissing a rat! Tee-ball that rodent if you can't hit it out of the air!
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LMAO!
BrenLover
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T-ball the rodent tickets-----$5
Shot the rodent at 50 yards --$5
Fun at the [b]brc[/b]---------$priceless$
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deerfieldAR:
This is what discourages people from getting involved with politics today. They will dig up little things like murder, racketeering, and sexual slavery in your past. |
Hey dammit, that "rat" is the most adorable little thing! [:D]
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Dude,
in you state that may be considered a fur bearing animal and it may be illegal for you to keep it. check local game laws. hat to see you get busted for being nice.
ps. it is a cute rat.
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Originally Posted By SorryOciffer:
That is one of the cutest damn things I ever saw. Are you gonna try and keep it? Were there any others you turned up? I too am a huge animal lover, I have rescued so many animals it crazy. My fiance thinks its cute that I even pullover on city streets to rescue toads stuck in the center from getting flattened.
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BeeKeeper, i've been there! My fiance and I, well, I, rescued a LARGE snapping turtle in the middle of Rt 17 in the process of the rescue I realized I locked the keys in the trunk of my car when retrieving the snow brush to prod (actually roll him end over end) him along into the swap along side the road. After that I call my parents to bring extra keys that arrived an hour later. My fiance bought me a stuffed (teddy bear kinda stuffed) turtle as a reminder of the day that sits on my gun cabinet.
To this day i will go out of my way to rescue animals more than I would for the average person.
BrenLover
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I hate to see them killed on the road. Just pick them up by the tail. They can do you no harm that way. If you grab close to the body they can kick you and scratch with their nails a little, but no harm. Thanks for the help. Set your parking brake!!
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Gee, Tim, everybody's always saying you're a real hard-a$$. Looks like you're just a softie at heart. [:)]
Watch out or PETA will be looking for you donate.
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I would see if there is a local nature or wildlife center that would take it so it could be shown to kids.
How does psyco-cat like it?
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N*ble deed Anti. My *ey*b*ard **it w*r*ing.. Y*u d*ne g**d..
-T.
Ble** y*ur *eart..[:)]
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I've been in touch with a close friend in Ohio that is a Nationally licensed wildlife rehabber, and since I've worked with her for years, I fall under her license...
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Originally Posted By antiUSSA:
...her tail has been severed by something. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By antiUSSA:
I've been in touch with a close friend in Ohio that is a Nationally licensed wildlife rehabber, and since I've worked with her for years, I fall under her license... View Quote |
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Around here we shoot groundhogs. They are big time pests (if you own cattle or horses) and just as prolific as rats. They are pretty cute though.
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Hey man. I think it's a badger "We don't need no stinkin' badgers!!"
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And here when I talked to you on the phone today when you told me "You had to take your baby groundhog to the vet", I thought it was a code for something else. [:D]
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"You can watch things happen, you can make things happen, or you can wonder what the fuck just happened." ~ Phil Harris RIP
"Differing opinions are not trolling." ~ The_Beer_Slayer |
A friend has a baby G-Hog. Bought it in Las Vegas, where they will sell you anything. His eats G-Hog pellets, carrot tops, spinach, greens etc. It's cute. Softer than a hampster. Almost tame. Likes to burrow anywhere. Won't sit still for five seconds. But...he can bite like hell when agrivated.
Yip-yip
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Whistle Pigs,Turtles damn im gettin hungry.
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Originally Posted By antiUSSA:
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Cute little sucker! I don't think I have ever actually seen a baby groundhog. Hmmmm, you would think growing up on a farm I would have..oh well.
Mike,
That turtle would have been good eatin'!
However, now that you have it in your pond just think of it as a target. You can take the 50 out the sliding glass door and wait for him to pop his head up [:)]
medcop
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Awwwww....it's so cute! I'm proud of you, Anti. I've raised a lot of orphaned babies in my life, everything from bats to possums, but never a groundhog. I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only softie in this group.
Good luck to you with the bottle feeding and all. Are you going to keep her, or let her go when she's grown?
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About an hour after I spoke w/ my wildlife rehab friend last night ([i]11:30[/i]), she began wheezing really bad, and was expelling mud from her nostrils, so I knew that it could be a difficult night for her. I woke up to feed her at 2:30am and found that she had just died, probably within 15-20 minutes earlier. It broke my heart!
This will certainly NOT be the last time we try to save injured and/or orphaned animals, because, those of us with hearts big enough to share with the critters, always will continue, no matter how difficult is when they die on you. Obviously I'm not telling you you guys anything that you don't already know.
Oh well, at least she didn't die cold, muddy and alone... [:(]
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Originally Posted By antiUSSA:
Oh well, at least she didn't die cold, muddy and alone... [:(]
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Aimless handles that.
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Sorry to hear it, Anti. Oh well, it was a noble gesture. I was looking forward to future updates. [:)]
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We buried her out by our pond right after I made the last post earlier this morning...
Cathy is quiet and somber this morning, as she was affraid this would happen from the beginning, since the last critter we took in was a hatchling Mallard, that seemed to recover nicely, and then died after 2 days.
Oh well, ya can't possibly save them all!
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In retrospect, it really is ironic that we can be perceived as "ruthless killers" by the libs, but we're actually quite the opposite...
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My condolences as well anti. I was refraining rather well from writing something in jest when I read the sad post. We may tease the heck out of each other over saving a rodent or turtle but most of us really admire the effort.
The libs. just can't seem to understand that hunting isn't about killing, but something much bigger. Hunters are more "back-to-nature" than the libs, and maybe that's what pisses them off the most about us.
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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should
relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Drugs kicked in now, need sleep, radiation tastes funny at 7 am every day... a bit like victory. - Ginger |
Originally Posted By antiUSSA:
In retrospect, it really is ironic that we can be perceived as "ruthless killers" by the libs, but we're actually quite the opposite... View Quote |
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Bless you for your act of kindness in trying to save a helpless baby...!
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"Ammo will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no ammo..."
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Originally Posted By antiUSSA:
In retrospect, it really is ironic that we can be perceived as "ruthless killers" by the libs, but we're actually quite the opposite... View Quote |
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ladies and gentlemen...
this falls under " act of god" therefore no one is going to get a refund on the:
T-ball the rodent or the shot the rodent tickets...
We [i]will[/i] however transfer anybody that bought those tickets into "beat the guy with the bigheart" tickets...
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deerfieldAR:
This is what discourages people from getting involved with politics today. They will dig up little things like murder, racketeering, and sexual slavery in your past. |
This is a scam I tell you, a scam. That poor little rodent is going to end up strung up by his tail, swinging from side to side at the 400 meter mark at the BRC!
I can hear his little rodent screams now,
Eeeeeee Eeeeeeeee Splat KerPOW
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Originally Posted By cluster:
ladies and gentlemen...
this falls under " act of god" therefore no one is going to get a refund on the:
T-ball the rodent or the shot the rodent tickets...
We [i]will[/i] however transfer anybody that bought those tickets into "beat the guy with the bigheart" tickets...
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kissing Rodents...Said Rodents expiring from respratory problems...huh, What was the Incubation period for Four Corners Virus (Hunta Virus) again?
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I'm glad I resisted a wise ass crack about this last night. Your heart is in the right place Anti, good job.
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Originally Posted By BlammO:
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Shhhhhhhhhhh......
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