tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post837602033937191491..comments2023-12-23T04:37:14.632-08:00Comments on Gaia Garden: It Certainly Didn't Play Possum!Gaia Gardener:http://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-23415667871046383742012-01-07T06:51:28.097-08:002012-01-07T06:51:28.097-08:00I hadn't thought of doing so, but if I get a g...I hadn't thought of doing so, but if I get a good "sample", I'll shoot a picture of the dropping and post it. They are quite dry and fairly distinctive in the feeder.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-22717850367456967812012-01-07T05:38:09.760-08:002012-01-07T05:38:09.760-08:00I noticed some weird droppings around the feeders,...I noticed some weird droppings around the feeders, I wonder if I have some.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-52287296829258760522012-01-05T17:52:41.531-08:002012-01-05T17:52:41.531-08:00Sherlock, I'm not surprised they create havoc ...Sherlock, I'm not surprised they create havoc in a henhouse, as birds and eggs are on their menu plan! <br /><br />I'm not sure that I've ever seen one with young attached. (I know I've seen photos, but I don't think I've seen the real thing....) That would be fun, especially if it was out away from my property! :-) I don't mind sharing a little birdseed, but I have no desire to be feeding an entire, growing family!Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-24887745533781110442012-01-05T14:08:25.601-08:002012-01-05T14:08:25.601-08:00I've seen them nasty and I've seen them pl...I've seen them nasty and I've seen them play dead. I've also seen them with little ones attached. That is adorable.<br />An opossum in a hen house is a bad thing. They will suck the blood from chickens (any fowl) and eat eggs. I remember losing a couple of young peacocks to an opossum on the farm. It was a bad thing if we forgot to close the chicken house in the evening. <br />We have them here in town. I have photos of them in our garden. Once, animal patrol was trying to catch a sick cat in our neighborhood with a live trap baited with tuna. They caught an opossum instead. On our patio. Boy was it mad! Glad I didn't have to relocate it. <br />You got great photos. They're cute in that ugly, cute way!Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-42351884664969924932012-01-05T12:21:17.027-08:002012-01-05T12:21:17.027-08:00Claudia, I suspect you're right about the hung...Claudia, I suspect you're right about the hunger issue. It's the only reason I can think that he/she would have been out during the day - and so entirely focused on food. They are nocturnal generally.<br /><br />Their hiss is pretty ferocious - if I remember correctly, they have the most teeth of any mammal (but don't quote me on that one!), which makes their curled lips even more impressive. However nasty their hiss is, though, they really aren't particularly aggressive.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-18807969537537997462012-01-05T12:17:17.943-08:002012-01-05T12:17:17.943-08:00Prof, there are a couple species in Mexico and Cen...Prof, there are a couple species in Mexico and Central America, but the vast majority are in South America. I hadn't realized how many opossums there were in this hemisphere either! (My favorite common name? Cinderella Fat-Tailed Opossum!)Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-70628198442879841152012-01-05T11:48:01.159-08:002012-01-05T11:48:01.159-08:00Your little guy must have been hungry -To see him ...Your little guy must have been hungry -To see him during the day,aren't they nocturnal? I've had opposums hiss at me when I got too close. Ugh! You are right - live and let live. Have a great day.gardeningnaturallywithclaudia.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882800588574623808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-58896910129983600102012-01-05T09:59:32.283-08:002012-01-05T09:59:32.283-08:00Wow,thanks, you certainly educated me on "opo...Wow,thanks, you certainly educated me on "opossums" today....I didn't know that there were so many Native American species or that we had opossums, not possums here.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.com