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MagickMuffin

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12. You should reconsider relocating opossums

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 11:36 PM

Jun 22

They will try and make their way back to that location they were removed from. Plus they eat ticks and other yucky things.

North Texas here, we have opossums, raccoons, possibly rodents but I never see them.

We also feed a cat colony and if they don’t eat all their food either the opossums will or the raccoons. We have a shelving unit we built where we feed the cats and can watch them from our kitchen window. It’s fun watching the wildlife come and enjoy the leftovers.

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I'm so disappointed - I need to pull out my huge and productive tomato plants. [View all] QED May 27 OP

. BoRaGard May 27 #1

Put Out Live Traps... They Really Do Work... MayReasonRule May 27 #2

oh yeah. roadwork scared themn out of the sewers + took residence in old chippy tunnels. also trappped a squirrel. pansypoo53219 May 28 #8

We had rats when we lived in the Houston area SARose May 27 #3

This is why I need to get on this.... QED May 27 #6

Wow NJCher May 31 #9

You should reconsider relocating opossums MagickMuffin Jun 22 #12

They got in our travel trailer and ate everything. It was ugly. Srkdqltr May 27 #4

Live traps Keepthesoulalive May 27 #5

I had mice ruin the clutch on my pickup twice. rickford66 May 27 #7

I'd try NJCher May 31 #10

All gone! QED May 31 #11

Put out bait .... you are not going to catch them a rehabilitate them Botany Jun 23 #13