Who are these guys?? - Page 2

**Shammy** · 09-29-2007

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Originally Posted by 4wheeled

i think the word you're looking for is Nerd. googling rodents at 1am is 'nerdy'. doesn't mean you are full time nerds though. just net savy individuals with nuthin better to do at 1am!

and you aren't alone....lotsa people do it

Well actually, I was working so did have something better to do. Just trying to keep my "Most Helpful Peep" moniker for 2007.

Tony&Cheri · 09-29-2007

We were told that the second one was a tlacoache. That's what we call the ones who wander around the neighborhood at night!

Daddy B · 09-29-2007

One of the first parties I attended after moving down here was at Heather's (Asian food night, I think). She had a coatamundi that used to visit regularly and prop itself up the tree by her back yard. When I lived in Nicte-Ha every night we had a few of the brave little blighters running through our garden and puzzling our Londonborn and bred moggies no end.
On the other hand, they may have been tlacoaches...

Jacko · 09-29-2007

From my Google research

, I think the original pic was a coatimundi....tlacuaches look more like an opossum (actually, I think they ARE Mexican opossums) and have a different tail like this...

As opposed to the ring-tailed coatimundi which is a member of the raccoon family....

Tony&Cheri · 09-29-2007

Thanks, Jacko. Yep, the guy on the top is the one we call tlacoache! I did google it but couldn't find any photos.

silvergirl · 09-29-2007

I was told while in Playa that they were called Prarie dogs.

Jacko · 09-29-2007

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Originally Posted by Tony&Cheri

Thanks, Jacko. Yep, the guy on the top is the one we call tlacoache! I did google it but couldn't find any photos.

Spell it tlacuaches and then hit images in a Google search.

Tony&Cheri · 09-29-2007

Cool! And now I'm ready for the spelling bee, too!

pamchas912 · 09-29-2007

I was going to say something related to a raccoon.... My first thought was a mongoose or a possum. I had a possum invade my laundry room a month or two ago (squeezed his way in through the dryer vent) and I NEARLY had a heart attack when I opened the laundry room door to fold laundry and he was sitting there growling at me!!
Another big Saturday night in SC!

PamChas912-Mt. Pleasant, SC

cuffedlinks · 09-29-2007

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Originally Posted by pamchas912

I had a possum invade my laundry room a month or two ago (squeezed his way in through the dryer vent) and I NEARLY had a heart attack when I opened the laundry room door to fold laundry and he was sitting there growling at me!!...

OK - waiting for the resolution to the story, please.....

rodman · 09-30-2007

Sorry about the trapping idea, but letting something like that crawl on the kids is just wrong. Now, if is a domesticated pet, go have at it. If the iguanas they drop on your shoulders for photo sessions don't bother you , then this will be ok. I have a problem with the sanitation of the situation...racoons, oppossums, skunks in our area all stink, and are usually filthy. We called the humane society to pick up a coon this summer that was in the throes of distemper, she would have lived another 2 weeks we were told, but it was a pathetic thing that was crawling over our lawn, followed by about 300 flies..... Wild animals are just that. Wild

cpfstich · 09-30-2007

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Originally Posted by Dale

I know this critter has been discussed on the forum, but what is he called?

Lucky!

**Bumper** · 09-30-2007

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Originally Posted by rodman

Does the Walmart, or Chedarui have live traps for sale? Bait and trap and take those things away!! Move them to where people on vacations don't see them...!
If the traps are not available locally, the best trap to get is built by HAVA HART, google them, and find a local supplier.

I presume you're kidding? Why would you want to try moving 'em? It's not like they bite, or are a particular nuisance. After all, they were here first, and we're just guests.

horizon200 · 09-30-2007

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Originally Posted by Dale

This guy is a major motion picture star!

**Mitch** · 09-30-2007

Actually, the local people in the Yucatan rarely call these animals coatimundi. They usually call them tejon.

09-29-2007	#19 (permalink)
Jacko añejo Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 18,336	From my Google research, I think the original pic was a coatimundi....tlacuaches look more like an opossum (actually, I think they ARE Mexican opossums) and have a different tail like this... As opposed to the ring-tailed coatimundi which is a member of the raccoon family.... Last edited by Jacko; 09-29-2007 at 06:44 PM.

09-30-2007	#26 (permalink)
rodman way into it Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Waukesha County, WI Posts: 203	Sorry about the trapping idea, but letting something like that crawl on the kids is just wrong. Now, if is a domesticated pet, go have at it. If the iguanas they drop on your shoulders for photo sessions don't bother you , then this will be ok. I have a problem with the sanitation of the situation...racoons, oppossums, skunks in our area all stink, and are usually filthy. We called the humane society to pick up a coon this summer that was in the throes of distemper, she would have lived another 2 weeks we were told, but it was a pathetic thing that was crawling over our lawn, followed by about 300 flies..... Wild animals are just that. Wild Last edited by rodman; 10-02-2007 at 08:00 PM.

09-29-2007	#17 (permalink)
Tony&Cheri livin' the dream Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 2,231	We were told that the second one was a tlacoache. That's what we call the ones who wander around the neighborhood at night!

09-29-2007	#18 (permalink)
Daddy B añejo Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 10 minutes walk from the Caribbean Posts: 9,216	One of the first parties I attended after moving down here was at Heather's (Asian food night, I think). She had a coatamundi that used to visit regularly and prop itself up the tree by her back yard. When I lived in Nicte-Ha every night we had a few of the brave little blighters running through our garden and puzzling our Londonborn and bred moggies no end. On the other hand, they may have been tlacoaches...

09-29-2007	#20 (permalink)
Tony&Cheri livin' the dream Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 2,231	Thanks, Jacko. Yep, the guy on the top is the one we call tlacoache! I did google it but couldn't find any photos.

09-29-2007	#21 (permalink)
silvergirl Pomegranite tequila lover Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,341	I was told while in Playa that they were called Prarie dogs.

09-29-2007	#23 (permalink)
Tony&Cheri livin' the dream Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 2,231	Cool! And now I'm ready for the spelling bee, too!

09-29-2007	#24 (permalink)
pamchas912 very sparkly Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 26	I was going to say something related to a raccoon.... My first thought was a mongoose or a possum. I had a possum invade my laundry room a month or two ago (squeezed his way in through the dryer vent) and I NEARLY had a heart attack when I opened the laundry room door to fold laundry and he was sitting there growling at me!! Another big Saturday night in SC! PamChas912-Mt. Pleasant, SC

09-30-2007	#30 (permalink)
Mitch hunky tour guide Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 170	Actually, the local people in the Yucatan rarely call these animals coatimundi. They usually call them tejon.

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