Morning "Shower Surprise"

Woke up this morning and was preparing to take my morning shower before heading off to work when I heard an unusual rustling noise coming from behind the shower curtain. With due caution I took a peek and this is what I found sitting on the bathmat in our tub.... http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n261/NIMHmaniac/NIMHmaniacs%20Corner/photo-1.jpg[" alt=""/img]

I didn't have the heart to kill her (I was able to ascertain the gender through close handling and inspection) so I released her with the following admonishment. "Please don't make it a habit of visiting any of the other apartments in this building." The next resident(s) might not be as forgiving as I.

Peace :)
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Hope you kept the "eeks" at a minimum. D

Hope you kept the "eeks" at a minimum. :D

I can assure you that despite my initial surpise, I did not once scream. As a matter of fact, I was laughing by the time the whole affair was over.

Peace :D
NIMHmaniac

While I hate to rain on the cuteness, always be careful with wild rodents. Many species are carriers of Hantavirus[=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantavirus]Hantavirus, which has no vaccine or treatment and is often deadly and at least extremely unpleasant. It can be transmitted via contact if you're not careful, so in general it's best to avoid handling them directly.

Not to worry Simon. I should have mentioned that some good old Playtex dishwashing gloves were used during the handling of this creature. The gloves were then disposed of so as not to contaminate anything they may come in contact with.

Peace :D
NIMHmaniac

So glad all went well in that encounter NIMHmaniac, but we are all creatures so to speak, God has made the order, humans carry many diseases, If I Captured Mrs B. would she have far more to fear from me or I to her in transmitted diseases

Hey Whiskers,

Your point is well taken. If I may borrow a line from Justin; "Sometimes we take ourselves a little too seriously." As humans, we tend to put ourselves on a pedestal to elevate ourselves above all flora and fauna. This of course is wrong for we are animals as well and as such, we share this planet earth and its environs with every other beast, bird, fish, reptile, ape you could care to name. What we still don't seem to realize is that what happens to them will ultimately happen to us if we are not careful. Everytime a fellow species goes extinct, it brings us that much closer to our own extinction as a species.

Peace 8)
NIMHmaniac