Please be kind to opossums. Opossums won’t hurt anything, I promise. They are North America’s only marsupial and these misunderstood widdle guys eat fleas, ticks and other pests. Please, be kind to them, or at least, leave them alone to survive as they will ❤️ - ThreadSky

timmytwoshirts.bsky.social • 62 days ago

Please be kind to opossums.
Opossums won’t hurt anything, I promise. They are North America’s only marsupial and these misunderstood widdle guys eat fleas, ticks and other pests.
Please, be kind to them, or at least, leave them alone to survive as they will ❤️

Comments

wwgingko.bsky.social•61 days ago

I would feel more kindly if they didn’t eviscerate ducks in order to eat the unlaid eggs…on my doorstep no less. (Wild ducks, I live on a creek.)

teritaincanada.bsky.social•61 days ago

So many humans seem to want to hurt things for the sheer pleasure of it. I love opossums. 🥰

trickemhunter.bsky.social•61 days ago

They kill chickens

timmytwoshirts.bsky.social•61 days ago

so do humans? 😆

wafflesopossum.bsky.social•61 days ago

And my outside family can get frostbite easily. You can make them a cozy den to snuggle up in. There's a lot of good ideas out there, if you just search them up. I'm lucky to be a non-release rescue, living inside where it is cozy and warm, but please help my outside family in this weather!

sbuller.bsky.social•61 days ago

I think they deserve a tax break!

otterpup1967.bsky.social•62 days ago

And they do NOT carry rabies. They’re effectively immune to rabies

captanne.bsky.social•61 days ago

Their body temperature is too low to carry rabies. 😃

big-steppa.bsky.social•61 days ago

It’s so cool that you know that. Not many people know

bostonborn26.bsky.social•61 days ago

I wish I had more around my house. They kill snakes which I'm am petrified of.

asp65.bsky.social•61 days ago

And they are adorable.

lisa-pisa.bsky.social•61 days ago

plus their body temperature is too low to contract or spread rabies (except in some very specific, unusual cases).

lisa-pisa.bsky.social•61 days ago

oh, i see this was discussed already! ☺️

davideo360.bsky.social•61 days ago

Didi!

saul-good-man.bsky.social•61 days ago

Opossum s are awesome!

runirishrun.bsky.social•61 days ago

Opossums are always welcome on my rural property. Not only are they neat, but they also eat slugs and other insects that damage my plants.

cursebreakker.bsky.social•61 days ago

they're so cute <3

fellatesheohhhh.bsky.social•61 days ago

True

fantasyfoodie.bsky.social•61 days ago

I love them

skolarx.bsky.social•61 days ago

I have been leaving food for some outdoor kitties in my neighborhood (my cat got put on a special diet so his old food needs to go somewhere...) and on Xmas Eve figured out that I was also feeding the fattest opossum I've ever seen. Happy someone gets to enjoy the Meow Mix

fixedopsjack.bsky.social•61 days ago

Used to feed the strays and runaways when we lived in Dallas and we’d get possums, raccoons and other critters.

capt-chris.bsky.social•61 days ago

I’ve caught a few in a catch-and-release trap (trying for an armadillo). Always released them in a park. Cute and harmless little buggers.

lorencol.bsky.social•61 days ago

They do NOTcarry rabies which is a huge bonus!!!

nilnomen.bsky.social•61 days ago

Why did the chicken cross the road?

To show the possum it could be done.

That's okay, I can let myself out.

kaakkramp.bsky.social•61 days ago

They’re not native here so I don’t know if their activities near humans could be a nuisance (we encroached & provide food so…) but how could you ever harm such a delighfully unloveable animal?