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OmManiPadmeOmelet[_3_]

In article >,
(Arthur Shapiro) wrote:

> In article >,
> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>
> >I've killed them for killing my poultry in the past...
> >
>
> They are generally harmless and docile creatures, nonaggressive, and good to
> have around. They are good for eating snails and other pests, or decaying
> fruit that has dropped off the tree. There is rarely any problem interacting
> with cats and dogs, although the dog might attack the possum.
>
> And unlike much wildlife, the body temperature is so low that rabies is
> virtually unknown.
>
> I always put out my cats' rejected food and enjoy watching the neighborhood
> possums who come around at night.
>
> Art (former member of the Opossum Society of the US)

They also ate the guts out of nesting ducks, ate eggs, and any young
birds they could find. Chickens are pretty helpless at night and possums
are nocturnal.

They are _not_ harmless to poultry.
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Peace!
Om

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