@holon42 It's amazing how opossums as pets can be so cute, but ones in the wild look like giant prehistoric hissing rats.
@poemblaze @holon42 There's different wild possums, too - some more "traditionally beautiful" than others!
possums have a tough life in the wild, so they have to be tough to survive. and it shows 😢
@holon42 @AskTheDevil This is true. The think I most likely about possums is they will sometimes eat ticks.
@poemblaze @holon42 They eat a lot of ticks! They're one of the few critters that will do that unpleasant job. I think they ought to get some gratitude!
I'd prefer to eliminate all ticks and give our possum friends kitty food instead.
yes, eating ticks makes them more than welcome in my garden. i do put out kitty food for raccoons or whomever, so perhaps they get some too.
i also put out trapped mouse 🐁 corpses and they disappear overnight.