McChooky
Free Ranging
Thank you! Considering a quiet gun as well at this point.Trapping is the most humain way to deal with them. I cant argue that,
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Thank you! Considering a quiet gun as well at this point.Trapping is the most humain way to deal with them. I cant argue that,
Mary, what happens to horses if they are exposed to possum poop? I've had horses before but never heard that.We have horses too, and so trap and shoot any opossums found at the coop or in the barn. Can't have possum poo anywhere near the horses or their hay!
Having a safe coop, especially at night, manages poultry/ possum issues very well.
In Michigan, such critters can be released on the same owner's property, or on private land within the same county with landowner permission. Only.
Mary
Thanks, Mary, I will. Good to know if I ever have horses again. Possums generally don't carry rabies though.Opossums carry a very serious/ deadly parasite in their poop, Sarcosistist neurona (sp?) which doesn't harm the opossum, but causes a severe neurological disease in horses, EPM. One of our mares had it twice, was treated both times, and lived on as a pasture pet. We have neighbors who have had horses die. It's nasty, look it up.
Mary
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis