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07-29-2018 04:52 PM - edited 07-29-2018 04:57 PM
I took this picture from googling, but it looks like what was a few feet away from me this morning. It was under a shrub, thought it was a giant rat before it scurried out and under the fence, so cute. In the over thirty years I have lived in the area, I have never seen one before, have seen a huge bobcat, coyotes, skunks, raccoons, deer, all in my garden, must be a hole under a fence somewhere.
07-29-2018 04:54 PM
You've never seen a 'possum?
😞
07-29-2018 04:56 PM
@Lilysmom wrote:@mousiegirl, what is it?
@Lilysmom A junior possumn, larger than a baby, but not an adult.
07-29-2018 05:01 PM - edited 07-29-2018 05:05 PM
I once found one in my kitchen! They are pretty common in Southern Claifornia, thoughnot in tthe kitchen!
Like you, I at first thought it was a big rat, becaue I had only seen adults before..
They ARE very cute when young, so cute, in fact, that my neighbors took it and raised it as a pet! It would sit on their shoulders..
Possums are gret to have around, they are naturlly resistnat to rabies, in fact, almost NEVER get them, eat lots of ticks and things we dont want around..
They are North America's only marsupial, and they have a prehensile tail..
I am a fan!
07-29-2018 05:05 PM
@mousiegirl ~ An opossum! They live in burrows, love to hang out in trees. and prefer areas that are wet, like marshes, swamps and streams. (Love Google!)
07-29-2018 05:07 PM
@AKgirl2 wrote:@mousiegirl ~ An opossum! They live in burrows, love to hang out in trees. and prefer areas that are wet, like marshes, swamps and streams. (Love Google!)
@AKgirl2 They also must like dry areas such as this area, but there is a creek across the road. They even show up in neighborhoods along with raccoons and skunks.
07-29-2018 05:09 PM
@Mothertrucker wrote:I once found one in my kitchen! They are pretty common in Southern Claifornia, thoughnot in tthe kitchen!
Like you, I at first thought it was a big rat, becaue I had only seen adults before..
They ARE very cute when young, so cute, in fact, that my neighbors took it and raised it as a pet! It would sit on their shoulders..
Possums are gret to have around, they are naturlly resistnat to rabies, in fact, almost NEVER get them, eat lots of ticks and things we dont want around..
They are North America's only marsupial, and they have a prehensile tail..
I am a fan!
@Mothertrucker As soon as it scurried from the shrub and I saw the white face, I knew immediately what it was. Of course, one of my little dogs went nuts, whimpering because she could see it but couldn't get to it, lol.
07-29-2018 05:09 PM - edited 07-29-2018 05:12 PM
@mousiegirl@Lilysmom It is a once in a lifetime experience to see a Possum. I saw one and it scared me at first because it is so unusual looking and they live underground. I saw a fully grown one and it was pretty big. They are more afraid of you than you of them.
07-29-2018 05:12 PM
@Katcat1 wrote:@mousiegirl@Lilysmom It is a once in a lifetime experience to see a Possum. I saw one and it scared me at first because it is so unusual looking and they live underground. They are more afraid of you than you of them.
@Katcat1 "So, possums can climb trees but they do not live in trees. ... Their den can be an abandoned burrow, an underground tunnel, the cavities in hollow trees, the nests abandoned by squirrels, the crawl spaces under houses, some hidden spaces in buildings which are dark, attics, or any other dark space which they can find."
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