There is some kind of animal in my room.

akiratubo · February 22, 2007, 07:41:31 PM

I was reaching under the bed to get my shoes and I saw something move under there, something with eyes. I thought it was just one of my cats but, lo and behold, they are all sitting in the living room.

Uh-oh.

As a test, I took one of my cats in my room and tossed it under my bed. Something growled, not like a cat or a dog, and my poor cat hauled ass out of the room.

This is not good. He's a very big, mean cat and doesn't hesitate to attack raccoons, possums, dogs, or snakes.

I closed my door to trap the animal. Now, it's scratching on the door. I think it's a raccoon from the glimpses of its paw sticking out from under the door. My window has been open due to the spate of good weather, which must be how it got in. I hope it goes back out.

RCMerchant · February 22, 2007, 08:01:23 PM

"TO THE CHOPPA! NOW! DO IT NOW IF YOU VANT TO LIVE RUN!RUN!"
Actually,open it up,see what it is!

akiratubo · February 22, 2007, 08:19:43 PM

I just checked and it's gone, now. Looks like it ate most of the leftover food sitting around on dirty dishes in my room.

(Note: clean room)

Andrew · February 22, 2007, 08:25:15 PM

Ah, the fun things you find in your room. Try reaching under your rack in 29 Palms, CA and grabbing a slightly rough garden hose, then hearing the rattle go off. Not me, but boy you should have seen that Marine jump. I was all the way at the other end of the quonset hut and half asleep - he still got my attention. Of course, I got the job of putting it out. I always seem to be the animal rescue guy.

JaseSF · February 22, 2007, 08:30:14 PM

Terrific thing about cats though...they do tend to keep down the mice, shrews, whathaveyou.

Doc Daneeka · February 22, 2007, 08:53:48 PM

Bad thing about cats though, they didn't kill whatever your mystery animal was...

Shadow · February 22, 2007, 09:23:48 PM

Personally, I think it was a Gremlin or a Critter. Possibly even a Ghoulie or a Munchie.

Dennis · February 22, 2007, 09:41:57 PM

My daughter has a strange sense of humor sometimes, when she was a young girl we would spend a lot of time hiking and back packing in the San Gabriel mountains. The terrain there is mostly up and down so you're confined to the trails for a good part of the time, we had instructed Kari that if she heard or saw a rattler she was to turn around and go back down the trail and get behind us (she likes to lead the hike). On this one occasion my wife and I stopped to look at the view and Kari continued on around a bend in the trail, at this point we heard a loud buzzing noise and there came the child walking straight toward us with bugged out eyes, as she passed us she said "BIG SNAKE". We had to go that way to get back to our truck so with me in the lead we slowly went back up the trail. When hiking I usually would take a 6 ft. hiking staff and in this kind of situation if the snake would not give ground waving the staff at it or a couple gentle pokes would convince the reptile to leave and we would be on our way. This time however I had left the staff in the truck, and this was a big snake, and he was not going to move without some convincing, so keeping my eyes on the snake I stuck my hand out behind me and said "get me a long stick". There was the noise of bushes rustling and then a cracking noise followed by some suppressed giggles and the a large diameter stick was placed in my open hand, I brought the stick around to confront the snake, as I did I could hear loud laughter from behind me. I then threatened the offending snake with a manzanita branch about 2" in diameter, 12" long with a bend in the middle, I turned around, saw my daughter, who gave me the stick, and my wife both laughing hysterically. I said something along the lines of what in God's name is wrong with you guys, my wife said "the snake's gone" and then her and Kari burst into fresh gales of laughter. I was kind of angry but it was funny so what are you gonna do, remember to take the staff, moron.

Ash · February 22, 2007, 10:25:02 PM

It was probably a racoon or a possum.
Possums will growl loudly if they feel threatened.

Reminds me of the time I was in my old apartment sitting at my computer with the balcony door wide open.
Out of the corner of my eye I see this furry shape come through the door.
It was one of the biggest racoons I'd ever seen!
The thing just stared at me and then started to come in like he owned the place.

I yelled at it, "Get outta here! Scat!" which didn't phase it.
I finally had to get up out of my chair and stomp my foot on the floor.
It casually walked back out.

Zapranoth · February 22, 2007, 11:32:51 PM

It was probably Margaret.

You don't have any little closet doors in your room, do you? You know, like a closet door for a little midget?

Or a little girl who used to live in your room, maybe?

Ash · February 23, 2007, 02:33:58 AM

Hey Zapranoth....isn't that creature from an episode of Tales From the Darkside?

Doc Daneeka · February 23, 2007, 07:10:50 AM

Um, yeh, I think so, Zap? That's from Tales isn't it?

Ash · February 23, 2007, 07:35:17 AM

This also reminds me of the time I was watching "Willard" while sitting at my computer and a mouse literally ran full speed over my bare right foot. No joke.
Scared the crap outta me.

I mean...what are the odds of a mouse running over your foot while watching a movie about a crazy man who controls mice & rats?

I think I wrote about that here on the forum awhile back....I'll have to try and dig up that old thread.

trekgeezer · February 23, 2007, 08:26:22 AM

My Dad always had a perverted sense of humor. One night he found a freshly road-killed raccoon and decided to bring it in the house to show it to our Siamese cat. Took half an hour to get the cat unstuck from the back of the couch.

akiratubo · February 23, 2007, 08:27:48 AM

Damn, you, Zapranoth. *shake fist*