Opossums need the same kind of help as other wildlife. To help them you should:
- Make sure your dog understands that it is not OK to kill backyard wildlife
- Don't use poison outside! Only use products that are safe for wildlife. For example, opossums love to eat snails. If you use a normal poison, you will also poison the opossum. There are some great snail/slug baits out now that are safe for wildlife (and pets and kids). And use life traps for mice and rats. If you poison them, you may end up killing opossums and hawks and owls and other wildlife.
- Help educate your neighbors and family about the important role our backyard wildlife fill. This is especially important for our, shall we say, less attractive animals.
Opossums are sexual animals.
opossums are usually quiet, but they hiss when they are scared.
Opossums have 4 feet - they are quadrupeds.
they help keep a clean and healthy environment by eating garden pests and unwanted rodents.
Opossums were hunted both for food and their skin/fur.
Opossums have been around for about 70 millions years.
Opossums are mammals: specifically, they are marsupials.
No. Opossums are found only in North and Central America.
1. Opossums are very good tree climbers. 2. Opossums belong in a family of "Didelphidae." 3. The Opossums' size is 76cm from head to tail and weighs 4-6 kg.
when the opossums live in Canada and it snows it is cold, when the opossums live in the U.S. it sometimes is cold but does not snow and it is sometimes is warm.
No, opossums are less dangerous than raccoons. It is thought that opossums are incapable of contracting and transmitting rabies.
opossums look like double lary of fur