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I saw a squirrel fit through that size opening yesterday! It amazed me! Just ran right through the fence into another yard. I walked up to the fence and couldn’t believe he fit through such a small opening. I know they’ve fit through my chain link kennel run before but these spaces on the welded wire looked soooo small. It was amazing it fit through there.
 
bruceha2000 said:
Interesting that the articles on opossums didn't mention their beneficial work toward combating chicken math ;) Sorry you lost your Tolbunts to one of these creatures Cap.
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:lau :gig :lau

Thankfully I’ve never even seen one here!

The hawks, foxes, and raccoons contribute far more to that. The coyotes don’t seem interested whatsoever.
 
One of the things the article I read said was that they will eat their weight in ticks. I hate ticks.....still don't like possums. When I was a city dweller I heard the dogs raising cain at the fence. Went out to find a pretty good sized possum up against the fence pulling the I'm Dead act. Rounded up the dogs, went back out, possum was still there, still belly up. I nudged it with my toe and told it I wasn't easily fooled. I KNEW it was alive. It hissed at me. That was all it took. I lifted the bottom edge of the chain link fence and punted it out into the alley. That was the last time I saw it and it never came back. Lots easier out in the country where a .22 speaks volumes.
 
bruceha2000 said:
Did you read the part where they have no control over the timing and length of they "play dead" thing? Stress trigger like fainting goats.
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That’s very interesting!! I never knew that till I read that. I always thought it was on purpose.
 
microchick said:
One of the things the article I read said was that they will eat their weight in ticks. I hate ticks.....still don't like possums. When I was a city dweller I heard the dogs raising cain at the fence. Went out to find a pretty good sized possum up against the fence pulling the I'm Dead act. Rounded up the dogs, went back out, possum was still there, still belly up. I nudged it with my toe and told it I wasn't easily fooled. I KNEW it was alive. It hissed at me. That was all it took. I lifted the bottom edge of the chain link fence and punted it out into the alley. That was the last time I saw it and it never came back. Lots easier out in the country where a .22 speaks volumes.
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The eating ticks thing is definitely a benefit.
 

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