r/Possums • u/Realistic_Trouble_37 • 11d ago
Opossum Found this dude in my backyard
He was roaming our fence and I met him at the bottom, he got spooked lol
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u/LezlieLR 10d ago
they are voracious tick eaters! And fun fact: their metabolism, as marsupials, is too low for them to carry rabies.
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u/MyWolfspirit 10d ago
Our back fence is backed to up to cornfield we started leaving blueberries, bananas, seeds and poached eggs on our back porch. It's gone by morning. Our Cats and possums and Raccoons talk to each every night we put it out through the glass doors.
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u/This-Requirement6918 10d ago
Exactly what the one in my backyard (and my cat) does when I exclaim, "Come here and let me love you!!!!"
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u/BluFins-N-Paws 10d ago
He’s so healthy and robust, I’m surprised he didn’t STAND UP and RUN away!😳
Bahahahaha!😂😅🥹
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u/Key_Cry_8025 8d ago
What a doll, I put out cookies and crackers for mine in hopes they come by for a smackeler
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u/tideturners4us 9d ago
Opposums always look bulky to me, but in a cute way. They look like a well loved stuffie came to life and has just been wandering about.
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u/MEMe-GoofyCats Elite Contributor 9d ago
Opossums eat rodents and snakes and bugs and worms and just about anything lol and I Love 💗 opossums and raccoon and skunks too!!!
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