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I agree. Let wild animals do their thing. If they were not able to tolerate the weather in your area, they wouldn't be there unless it is some sort of Al Gore crazy weather deal cause by everyone's carbon foot print except Al's.

In the wild they eat just about anything. Earthworms, insects, small mammals, snakes, frogs toads and carrion. There shit stinks to holy hell. We had one that walked through our back yard every night and left a 1/2 lb gift. Trapped his ass and gave him to animal control who said they took him to the farm to play with all of the other opossums. Wink



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Originally posted by ensigmatic:

First response was "[P]oor guy, they have no natural defense against the cold."

My wife did some research last night. Turns out their toes are normally more a white-ish colour, and the guy on the photo forum added "... they often get frost bite on their feet -- look it would be like us walking in the snow bare foot."


Are these two people who responded wildlife biologists? No natural defense against the cold? Frost-bite? Is this some kind of joke?

These critters have been around for tens of millions of years. They would not have survived if they were as delicate as apparently some people think. Leave them alone. The bigger they get the uglier and smellier they get. Trust me on this. You can smell a large possum before you can see it. They smell bad. They eat anything dead or alive. Unless they are obviously injured, wild animals don't need our help.


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