An affinity for the septic tank...

[shibumiseeker]

It started when the tank was new and 25lb snapping turtle fell in before it was capped. The GF wouldn't just let me shoot it in situ. I refused to climb down and rescue it. I ended up getting it into a bucket and hauling it out. Then the cat fell into the outhouse through the open seat.

This evening when I went to bring the goats in, one of them had managed to fall in (now full of slime) by dislodging the cap. He'd been in at least an hour since I had checked on them previously.

Luckily I have them chained out by body harnesses, so it was a simple matter to haul him up and hose him off. But now he's hypothermic. We towelled him off and stood him in the warm air off the generator for a while. Now he's in the dogloo and his partner refuses to go in with him to keep him warm, and the poor little man is shivering up a storm. I tried to walk him around some to generate some heat, but he's exhausted. So the GF is sitting out reading next to the dogloo and we have a heatlamp going. She's sitting out there to keep the other goat from chewing the cord or to keep the heatlamp from setting the hay on fire or similar disaster.

At least the goat can commiserate with the cat. These sorts of things don't happen in the city, do they?

 

[ruger1800]

Glad i dont live in the city, had 80 head of goats not long ago, got tired of fighting the coyotes, lost 12 big full grown kiko cross nannys to yotes last year. everyone had a perfect canine bite mark in the throat, classic sign of a mature educated yote.

 

[Woodsman]

I doubt anyone could come up with a story like this and not have it be true. Did all of this happen on the same day? If so, it sounds like you had your hands full.

 

[shibumiseeker]

I doubt anyone could come up with a story like this and not have it be true. Did all of this happen on the same day? If so, it sounds like you had your hands full.

Oh god no, not on the same day! The turtle was three years ago, the cat was two years ago, and this is the year of the goat.

 

[ruger1800]

YEAR OF THE GOAT could be a bad year for ya.

 

[Woodsman]

Oh god no, not on the same day! The turtle was three years ago, the cat was two years ago, and this is the year of the goat.

Oh well, I was hoping for an epic ending.

If nothing else, besides the fact that the all stories revolve around the septic system, it does serve to show a lot of contingency issues someone might have to deal with.

I can't blame you for wanting to shoot the turtle. Those critters have bad attitudes!

 

[shibumiseeker]

I can't blame you for wanting to shoot the turtle. Those critters have bad attitudes!

She wanted me to climb down into a confined space with a creature that can take chunks out of me, all so it wouldn't suffer I told her that none of the other snappers I'd shot suffered... She's not normally so fuzzyheaded, but she has her moments.

 

[ruger1800]

She wanted me to climb down into a confined space with a creature that can take chunks out of me, all so it wouldn't suffer I told her that none of the other snappers I'd shot suffered... She's not normally so fuzzyheaded, but she has her moments.

What gun, caliber would have been used to shoot the snapper in the tank?

 

[WillBrayJr]

My 4th stepfather had a Springer Spaniel that would eat or drink anything. He had the lid to the Septic Tank off showing me how the waste was up to the rim. His dog stuck her head in the tank and started lapping up the waste. Not more than 5 minutes later he was letting the dog lick his lips. That's just another reminder on why I avoid Alcohol.

 

[shibumiseeker]

What gun, caliber would have been used to shoot the snapper in the tank?

.22lr. 2-3 shots should do it. Then the snapper becomes part of the effluent

 

[shibumiseeker]

Just before bed last night he came out of the dogloo and ate some grain. When I got up this morning he was out and about waiting for morning grain, so I think no long term harm.

 

[Jack Ryan]

It started when the tank was new and 25lb snapping turtle fell in before it was capped. The GF wouldn't just let me shoot it in situ. I refused to climb down and rescue it. I ended up getting it into a bucket and hauling it out. Then the cat fell into the outhouse through the open seat.

This evening when I went to bring the goats in, one of them had managed to fall in (now full of slime) by dislodging the cap. He'd been in at least an hour since I had checked on them previously.

Luckily I have them chained out by body harnesses, so it was a simple matter to haul him up and hose him off. But now he's hypothermic. We towelled him off and stood him in the warm air off the generator for a while. Now he's in the dogloo and his partner refuses to go in with him to keep him warm, and the poor little man is shivering up a storm. I tried to walk him around some to generate some heat, but he's exhausted. So the GF is sitting out reading next to the dogloo and we have a heatlamp going. She's sitting out there to keep the other goat from chewing the cord or to keep the heatlamp from setting the hay on fire or similar disaster.

At least the goat can commiserate with the cat. These sorts of things don't happen in the city, do they?

He's either OK or in deep doo doo by now. It was frigging cold this morning.

 

[Jack Ryan]

Glad i dont live in the city, had 80 head of goats not long ago, got tired of fighting the coyotes, lost 12 big full grown kiko cross nannys to yotes last year. everyone had a perfect canine bite mark in the throat, classic sign of a mature educated yote.

Ya need a donkey or two out there.

 

[tv1217]

You're surrounded by stupid animals.

"Oh hey, this smells like crap, I think I'll go for a swim!"