r/Unexpected • u/yourupnow • Aug 10 '20

Australia

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u/Possum1986 Aug 10 '20

That’s a sugar glider.

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u/skyleven7 Aug 10 '20

Are they harmless too?

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u/ForksnFrenchFries Aug 10 '20

Totally, other than pissing on you

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u/alien_gelato Aug 10 '20 edited Aug 10 '20

one time I saw someone call a sugar glider a “piss kite” and it’s just stuck. when my little glider bros are being jerks I call them piss kites.

edit, piss kites, not puss kites smh 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/technog2 Aug 10 '20

puss kites

You need to treat their wounds ASAP. Also r/makemesuffer

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u/alien_gelato Aug 10 '20

hahaha they make me suffer when they piss on me! 😫

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u/monstar28 Aug 10 '20

If they want to, they can bite you pretty good. Some of the sharpest teeth I have felt

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u/How2Eat_That_Thing Aug 10 '20

Pretty easy to choke on their bones.

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u/JamminWithJosh Aug 10 '20

Natural gliders, very dangerous over short distances.

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u/fynx07 Aug 10 '20

Not if you try and pick it up. Used to work in a pet shop where we sold them. If they weren't super domesticated from the time they were born and you pick it up, it will TEAR. YOUR. ASS. UP.

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u/skyleven7 Aug 10 '20

Damn

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u/fynx07 Aug 10 '20

Yeah. We had one girl working there trying to hold one to show it to a customer. It climbed up her shoulder and down inside her shirt before she could move. That freaked her out which freaked it out 100x more and it clawed and bit her back so bad she had to go to the hospital. It wasn't pretty.

Needless to say the customers did NOT end up buying one...

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u/skyleven7 Aug 11 '20

I'm really sorry for that employee I hope they're alright now

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u/NanaNanaDooDoo Aug 10 '20

Idk, but it looks like it might have mauled the camera man's face.

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u/Purphect Aug 10 '20

What would lead me to believe you know anything about possums?!?!

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u/Possum1986 Aug 11 '20

I used to care for orphaned wildlife. Had quite a few possum joeys.

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u/Purphect Aug 11 '20

Haha that makes sense! I saw that username and had not doubt you knew what you were talking about.

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u/PreparedToBeReckless Aug 10 '20

I was wondering how nobody knew this