POSSUMS! Love 'em - not likely!

I love them when they are cute - climbing in the trees at night...reaching across for seed or fruit when visitors are here....

But when it come to destroying my garden...there is within me a voice that says nasty little things.

We are having a cage built at present - my vege cage. 10M x 6M; steel poles; chainwire around and over.

Those who know possums well, can you tell me if they can get through chainwire...or do I need a smaller gauge wire wrapped over the chainwire?

I don't know much about possums but I suppose it depends on what sort whether they could get through. The bigger brushtails I doubt would fit but the little ringtails and gliders would... but I don't think those ones do the damage that brushtails do.

thanks Gail, anyone else have knowledge of this pesky critters? They are driving me insane! (I know, some would say not far to go!)

I'd use the size of a small kitten as a guide, if they could fit a possum will, bloody in buggars chomp on my roses

Daniel the boss said No.. Me I am saying nothing as I have never has dealings with possums.

Dan Try contacting a pest exterminator firm , they should be able to advise you.

Pesky little things. We have them living in tool shed. Yesterday I disturbed a parent and tiny baby on its back. I'm afraid I am a soft touch...could not hurt them.

They are a major pest here,we have a brushtail variety from Tasmania that are rear back in Tassie, maybe they should take some back ,we dont get too many around our place but up in the bush, there's millions.

We've got quite a few Aussie critters here from Wallabies to flies, they all here

It is really hard because I cannot be cruel; but I just wish all the possums and all the wild ducks would take all the bandicoots for a long walk somewhere else.

We just like to share

That's right Gail....and I would like to share so much they can have them all!

And...scrub turkeys can go too.

I can sympathise on the bush or brush turkey front , they will remove every bit
of mulch straw you lay down ,so we cannot use straw.we also have the scrub fowl
and bandicoots
I am very interested to see a pic. of you vegie cage.

Happy to send photo when finished but will need to buy a new camera first.

I wonder what happened to my reply around 9am..

Strange things happening here this weekend..

Don't know - perhaps it will surface later.

Yeps, must admit I'm a bit of a softie too

Send them here, Dan, my outdoor cats love possums. We often find their remains in the garden. If mine don't get them, the feral cats in the forest would.

Mary-Anne wrote:

I wonder what happened to my reply around 9am..

Strange things happening here this weekend..

yer same here M A,i had a long post disappear on me also

medburygardens wrote:

Mary-Anne wrote:

I wonder what happened to my reply around 9am..

Strange things happening here this weekend..

yer same here M A,i had a long post disappear on me also

Sure you hit all the right buttons

That was before i started drinking alright

okies

I think I prefer possums to cats...they are just predators....happy to play with them at someone else's place...like my lovely daughter.

I would never have a cat in this rainforest.too much native wildlife, and
I must act resposibly.

Kerrie loves cats so it is always a sore point here.

I've never had a problem with Possums, found one in Mums lounge room one night....when she was in hospital, managed to get it outside without any trouble..thank goodness.

We used to have Bandicoots at our last house, loved to have them around, they didn't do any damage and kept the slaters and millipedes under control. Some would wander into the house and some would allow me to stroke them....I miss em...