Posted By: Aric
Tense Moments... - 04/16/17 04:15 AM
OK so I made a rookie move. It's been 2 weeks since we got him and today I had him in his pouch on me and he came out and crawled up my shirt! Great I thought, but I was worried he'd jump so I got up and went over near his cage. He crawled around for several minutes then jumped back to his cage.
So tonight, I thought I'd repeat that experiment so my wife could see. Sure enough after a few minutes he came out of the pouch and started crawling on me. I was trying to give him a bit more freedom and oops! He jumped to the couch. Ah crap. I spent the last 20 minutes following that little possum around my living room trying to lure him into his pouch. No luck. Finally after a lot of stress he climbed up a small box and I just lifted that box within jumping distance of his cage and nudged him that way and he jumped in.
Whew! My big concerns were a) get him into his cage and b) do not terrify him in the process. Fortunately he seemed to be in a good mood through the whole process. He frequently came over to me to sniff my hand or see what I was doing but he was just careful enough to avoid climbing onto me or into his pouch. Little turd.
So tonight, I thought I'd repeat that experiment so my wife could see. Sure enough after a few minutes he came out of the pouch and started crawling on me. I was trying to give him a bit more freedom and oops! He jumped to the couch. Ah crap. I spent the last 20 minutes following that little possum around my living room trying to lure him into his pouch. No luck. Finally after a lot of stress he climbed up a small box and I just lifted that box within jumping distance of his cage and nudged him that way and he jumped in.
Whew! My big concerns were a) get him into his cage and b) do not terrify him in the process. Fortunately he seemed to be in a good mood through the whole process. He frequently came over to me to sniff my hand or see what I was doing but he was just careful enough to avoid climbing onto me or into his pouch. Little turd.