{"id":243009,"date":"2023-12-05T17:11:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=243009"},"modified":"2023-12-05T17:11:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:11:03","slug":"woman-is-horrified-to-discover-a-possum-hiding-in-her-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/woman-is-horrified-to-discover-a-possum-hiding-in-her-christmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman is horrified to discover a POSSUM hiding in her Christmas tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Woman is horrified to discover a POSSUM hiding in her Christmas tree after hearing the animal SNEEZE<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brett is a Texas-based content creator and animal lover from Texas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>She revealed there was a possum hiding in her Christmas tree\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Brett shared footage of the rodent online\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A woman was left in shock after she found a possum hiding in her Christmas tree while decorating &#8211; after hearing the animal sneeze from inside its branches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brett frequently shares her day-to-day life with her over 6,700 followers on her TikTok account.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, the Texas-based animal lover &#8211; who has her hands full with three dogs, a snake, a lizard, and a cat &#8211; took to the video-sharing platform to reveal she was met with a &#8216;furry&#8217; surprise after putting up her faux snow tree.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The content creator shared footage of the rodent lounging in the fake tree as she explained she had &#8216;no idea&#8217; how the animal got into her home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/14\/78598927-12827615-A_woman_was_left_in_shock_after_she_found_a_possum_hiding_in_her-m-11_1701787988053.jpg\" height=\"794\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A woman was left in shock after she found a possum hiding in her Christmas tree while decorating<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78598939-12827615-Brett_frequently_shares_her_day_to_day_life_with_her_over_6_700_-a-3_1701791223456.jpg\" height=\"895\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brett frequently shares her day-to-day life with her over 6,700 followers on her TikTok account<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/14\/78598925-12827615-image-m-13_1701788119235.jpg\" height=\"708\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Most recently, the Texas-based animal lover took to the video-sharing platform to reveal she was met with a &#8216;furry&#8217; surprise after putting up her faux snow tree<\/p>\n<p>In a series of viral videos, which have so far amassed over 5.1 million views, Brett gave viewers a peek at the possum trying to spread Christmas joy by living in her tree that was adorned with ornaments and tinsel.<\/p>\n<p>She captioned one of the clips:\u00a0 &#8216;I don\u2019t understand how this thing is in my house right now.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The possum is seen perching inside the tree as his head peeks out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am literally freaking out right now. I have no idea how this possum got in my house and up in my tree,&#8217; Brett said in between sighs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She noted that she had attempted to &#8216;get him out&#8217; but her the animal wouldn&#8217;t &#8216;let&#8217; her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I just don&#8217;t know what to do. I don&#8217;t know how it got in here, I don&#8217;t leave my doors open.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Somebody help,&#8217; she begged at the end of the video.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up video, she shared a close-up of the animal as it wrapped its fingers around her tree&#8217;s branches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78598931-12827615-The_possum_is_seen_perching_inside_the_tree_as_his_head_peeks_ou-a-4_1701791223541.jpg\" height=\"535\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78598947-12827615-The_possum_is_seen_perching_inside_the_tree_as_his_head_peeks_ou-a-1_1701791223205.jpg\" height=\"535\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>The possum is seen perching inside the tree as his head peeks out<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78598951-12827615-Brett_confirmed_that_she_did_call_Animal_Control_but_it_took_the-a-2_1701791223210.jpg\" height=\"955\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brett confirmed that she did call Animal Control but it took them &#8216;hours&#8217; to get to her home because she lives in a &#8216;small town&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Hey little buddy, how did you get into my tree and my house without me noticing?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You&#8217;re really cute but I don&#8217;t know what to do,&#8217; she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The animal lover captioned the video: &#8216;Up close and personal with the Christmas possum.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In another clip, Brett revealed she discovered the rodent was hiding in her tree after hearing it sneeze.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She said that she assumed it was one of her dogs or her cat, however, they weren&#8217;t near her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brett ignored the sneeze and kept working until she heard it again &#8211; prompting her to get up to look around her living room for her dogs or cat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the content creator said a &#8216;really big, long-looking rat tail&#8217; and a &#8216;giant gray, breathing ball of fur.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I just kind of stopped because I was in shock. I didn\u2019t know what it was,&#8217; she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After she called her boyfriend &#8211; whom advised her to put on some rubber gloves and grab the rodent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brett said: &#8216;I get the gloves and I grab around his body and I start trying to pull him out of the tree. Well, they have hands and he was holding on for dear life to this Christmas tree and no matter how hard I try to pull him he wasn\u2019t coming off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t understand how this thing is in my house right now. <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;After giving up a few times and trying again and trying to feed him, I ended up just giving it my all and plucking his fingers from the branch one at a time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was a struggle and he started to flop around when I actually got him off the branch and then he fell on the floor along with all of the ornaments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It wasn\u2019t a hard fall, it wasn\u2019t very far down.&#8217; After falling on the floor,\u00a0 the possum ran underneath her couch. When Brett tried to move the couch to capture it, the animal just ran under a different sofa.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brett noted this happened &#8216;five times.&#8217;\u00a0 Exhausted, Brett decided to take a break and then try one last time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She explained: &#8216;I moved the couch with all my force and just went for it and tackled him like an NFL football player and got him and calmed him down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He smelled so bad.&#8217; Brett noted that despite the shocking process to capture the possum, it was &#8216;not mean and he was not aggressive.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brett confirmed that she did call Animal Control but it took them &#8216;hours&#8217; to get to her home because she lives in a &#8216;small town.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78600491-12827615-image-a-5_1701791743369.jpg\" height=\"82\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78600487-12827615-image-a-6_1701791745122.jpg\" height=\"101\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/14\/78600497-12827615-image-m-22_1701788334789.jpg\" height=\"266\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>People flooded the comments section and cracked many jokes about the &#8216;Christmas possum&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the clip, she added: &#8216;As an animal lover with three dogs, two snakes and a bearded dragon and a cat, I probably would have kept it if it didn\u2019t smell so horrid.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>People flooded the comments section and cracked many jokes about the &#8216;Christmas possum.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One person said: &#8216;That&#8217;s the Christmas possum. 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