Possums

Possums will avoid people whenever they can. They will not give chase.

In their native habitat of Australia, possums do not tend to eat birds' eggs. However, where they have been introduced to New Zealand, they have regularly been observed stealing and eating birds' eggs, along with young fledglings and chicks.

yes, because they eat the bugs and insects that some people have fears of and they don't hurt or attack anyone unless you do it first.

The female has 13 teats.

Mountain pygmy possums eat invertebrates including the Bogong moth, which migrates annually from the tablelands and lowland pastures of New South Wales to Australia's alpine region in the south-east, where it spends the summer before returning north again in autumn. This is its main source of food. It also eats fruits, nuts, nectar and seeds. The fruits and seeds of the mountain plum-pine, Podocarpus lawrencei, are especially important for the mountain pygmy possum in the summer and autumn when the Bogong moth is absent.

True possums of Australia do not bite. They may scratch in self-defence or if cornered, but will spend their time avoiding people or domestic pets wherever possible.

Many people call "opossums" by the name "possums". Regarding these animals, if they get the chance and feel the need, they will bite. Circumstances under which they will bite will be only in defence, if they feel threatened. DO NOT approach, annoy, provoke, touch, or otherwise fiddle with a wild possum. They are not cuddly, they are wild animals and will hurt you very badly if you try to pick them up.

There is no concern about rabies in possums. True possums, which are found in Australia, cannot carry rabies, as there is no rabies in that country or in New Zealand, to which the possum has been introduced. There are confirmed cases of North American Opossums infected with rabies, but these incidents are exceedingly rare.

Possums are not dangerous.

True possums - the marsupials found in many parts of Australia - are very docile creatures and just want to be left alone. If trapped, like any other animal, they become scared for their life and will defend themselves. Other than that, just give them a way out and they will take it. There is no reason to ever fear a possum. They are a very clean, disease free animal, although they are known to harbour ticks and fleas, and pose more of a danger to domestic pets than to people.

We have a possum that comes into our garage each night to eat the cat food we leave out for it. It is usually between 9:30 and 10:30 when he arrives. Our two cats will lie down near him until he has his fill and leaves then they will resume eating.

We had a opossum make his home under our house. He'd come out at night and eat the cat food we fed out cats. We fed the cats on the porch banister. I went out on the porch one clear night and had to take a double look at one of the cats, there were six eating. I only have five cats! The opossum was up there eating with the cats!! He was just one of the guys. In your situation, you can set out cat food outside the garage. Watch and see if it goes out to eat. When it does, close the garage. Gently spray a water hose in it's direction. It will go away usually and find a drier place to stay. Or you can always trap it. Sometimes the animal shelters in your area may have traps just for this purpose. You can contact an exterminator. Of course they WILL exterminate it.

Possums (at least the Australian ones introduced to New Zealand, now a major pest) avoid the wet if possible. They look for hollows in trees and dens under logs and secondary growth and stay there when wet. One of the few parts of the country they have not colonised is Fiordland, as it has an extremely high rainfall.

Foxes and Wolves eat Stoats

Yes this small tree dwelling animal is edible and it is hunted by the natives of Papua New Guinea. Its pelt may also be used in traditional headgear Tweet Gainsborough-Waring

Possums cannot fly. However, there are several species of gliders in Australia, which belong to the possum family. These gliders have a membrane which extends between the elbows of the forelegs to the hind legs. Gliders will launch themselves from treetops and glide to other treetops or high places, sometimes achieving gliding flight of up to 80 metres.

The only true flying mammal is the bat.

Ring-tail possums are essentially omnivorous, meaning they will eat some types of vegetation, and some proteins.

In the wild, they eat young shoots, leaves, flowers, nectar and fruit of a variety of trees and shrubs. They also feed on insects.

Ring-tail possums also enjoy a feed of bread and honey put out by helpful suburban homeowners. However, it is best not to feed possums as they may become dependent on people for their food supply.

Possums are not normally out during the daytime, unless they have been suddenly evicted from their residence, whether through tree felling or work being done insie the roof cavity of a house (another common dwelling place for ringtail and brushtail possums).

The pygmy possum's only defence is its claws and teeth, but these would be ineffective on a predator. It tries to escape predators by climbing. It is a very agile creature, able to jump and climb, and it also uses camouflage, staying still so that predators cannot easily spot it. The pygmy possum also hides in hollows in trees.

It depends on the species.

The largest possum species of all is the cuscus, which may have a body length of 60cm and a weight of 3kg to 6kg.

The largest species of common possum, the brushtail possum, has a body length of about 55cm, and a tail length of some 40cm. It weighs between 1.2kg and 3.5 kg.

On the other hand, an adult mountain pygmy possum weighs only about 45 grams and easily fits into a human adult's hand.

Note that possums are not the same as opossums.

Possums have adapted quite nicely to European settlement in Australia. When their habitat is cleared, they merely move residence into people's backyards, and often their roof space. There is a a ready source of food available in native backyard trees, and people often feed them bread and fruits.

apparently so. they eat pretty much all fruits

Possums do NOT eat kittens. Possums are omnivores - they eat carrion, worms, eggs, snails, insects, snakes, crayfish, toads, salamanders, mice, birds, slugs, fruits, vegetables, and garbage. ~ Hexedgirl92

No. True possums are arboreal marsupials which live in Australia and some surrounding islands. They are primarily herbivorous, with some feeding on insects, although the Brush-tailed possum, which has become a pest in New Zealand, will kill and eat fledgling birds. These possums have no interest in harming kittens.

True possums - those that are found in Australia and nearby islands - are divided into three families. These families are: the ringtail possums and gliders (Family Petauridae); the brushtail possums and cuscuses (Family Phalangeridae) and the pygmy possums and feathertail glider (Family Burramyidae).

The sugar glider, a native marsupial of Australia, belongs to the order Diprotodontia. These are the essentially herbivorous marsupials, with some being omnivorous or insectivorous as well.