Well right now,, my family and i are trying to kill a possum because its eating our chickens...but let me tell you,, its nowhere as cute as these possums... im from south texas by the way, so maybe they look diff. then these type, i suppose...
Here's a suggestion. If you could import the possums from New Zealand back to Australia, less possums to worry about in New Zealand, and raise the population in other parts of Australia. I looked up things on possums... I'm actually Canadian... :)
PLEASE i need help. there is some kind of weird creature next to my pool area. it sounds like the noise when you roll your r's but with a higher pitch. i'm sooooooo freaked out about it, and dont know if it is a mammal or a bug or a bird. it sounds like it is trapped or something. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
I live in New zealand, and this is my understanding of how the possums came to us.
The Russians were purchasing alot of possum fur for their coats from Australia, and they were making good profit from it, So the kind Aussies gave us a few possums. They bred and bred and bred, they bred so much that we couldn't keep track of them, and then they basically got loose, and now we have millions of them :)
Thanks for this Rado. I understand though that possums do best eating mainly leaves, roots and only a little bit of apple. They are in dire shortage of habitat and like you say only want to live. The biggest pest is not possums but US HUMANS who have displaced most of the wildlife and driven the rest to extinction. Shooting them shows a total lack of compassion for their precious lives as animals have the same feelings as we humans do. Please give them a break!
Yeah they are sort of cute....but being near one of New Zealands largest Kauri(big tree) forests, and knowing the damage they do to our native(and unique) wild life, The only reason I feed them is to get a better shot at them!! Sorry to spoil the old wildlife/nature thing you have going on .
I understand. You must have a really good reason for saying so. Where are you located? They are considered pest in New Zealand. Well, not for everybody though :o)
Hi. Thanks for your comment.I found out that if I feed them from time to time with a few fruit and vegie scraps then they don't bother visiting my vegie patch. Good fencing is another step in a peaceful way. :o) You know, we live in their environment. They were here before us :o)
So how do we live in "peace and harmony" with the possums. From the description I thought you were going to tell us how we can stop them eating our veggies from our gardens? No fence is strong or big enough when it comes to possums as they just climb it and I don't want to let my dog out free to attack them. There has to be a non-costly way to prevent them destroying hard work in a garden at the same time not harming them!?
Well right now,, my family and i are trying to kill a possum because its eating our chickens...but let me tell you,, its nowhere as cute as these possums... im from south texas by the way, so maybe they look diff. then these type, i suppose...
blackstardust18 4 months ago
Here's a suggestion. If you could import the possums from New Zealand back to Australia, less possums to worry about in New Zealand, and raise the population in other parts of Australia. I looked up things on possums... I'm actually Canadian... :)
s0n152 6 months ago
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PLEASE i need help. there is some kind of weird creature next to my pool area. it sounds like the noise when you roll your r's but with a higher pitch. i'm sooooooo freaked out about it, and dont know if it is a mammal or a bug or a bird. it sounds like it is trapped or something. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
Puttersauce 8 months ago
Hmm i think if we kill more humans then we could all live in harmony :)
mrcartagena2000 8 months ago
I live in New zealand, and this is my understanding of how the possums came to us.
The Russians were purchasing alot of possum fur for their coats from Australia, and they were making good profit from it, So the kind Aussies gave us a few possums. They bred and bred and bred, they bred so much that we couldn't keep track of them, and then they basically got loose, and now we have millions of them :)
Just sharing the knowledge :D
wildfire759 9 months ago
Thanks for this Rado. I understand though that possums do best eating mainly leaves, roots and only a little bit of apple. They are in dire shortage of habitat and like you say only want to live. The biggest pest is not possums but US HUMANS who have displaced most of the wildlife and driven the rest to extinction. Shooting them shows a total lack of compassion for their precious lives as animals have the same feelings as we humans do. Please give them a break!
ocheyan 1 year ago
Yeah they are sort of cute....but being near one of New Zealands largest Kauri(big tree) forests, and knowing the damage they do to our native(and unique) wild life, The only reason I feed them is to get a better shot at them!! Sorry to spoil the old wildlife/nature thing you have going on .
Scottyscamp 1 year ago
Hi Scottyscamp,
I love the part of the world where you live and understand your frustration.
Well, they want to live too. :o) It's humans who introduced them there. There must be some other way as killing will result in more killing.
All the best.
radotrenco 1 year ago
@Scottyscamp
I have no problem with this. If they're an introduced pest, they should be dealt with accordingly.
awesome87 11 months ago
They are so much cuter than the possums we have in New York :)
OneforEating 1 year ago
this is so cute
lyfie09 2 years ago
Thank you. Same female is still living in the garage and is expecting third baby since the one you saw her with in this video. :o)
There is lots of mangoes around here this season so she is busy feeding at night.
radotrenco 2 years ago
Ahhhh those are nasty I'd spray those mofo's with 50cal rounds if in my house!!!!!
jasonbear72 2 years ago
I understand. You must have a really good reason for saying so. Where are you located? They are considered pest in New Zealand. Well, not for everybody though :o)
radotrenco 2 years ago
I live in Orange County California
jasonbear72 2 years ago
Beautifully filmed with a strong and simple message.
QBitties 2 years ago 2
Hi. Thanks for your comment.I found out that if I feed them from time to time with a few fruit and vegie scraps then they don't bother visiting my vegie patch. Good fencing is another step in a peaceful way. :o) You know, we live in their environment. They were here before us :o)
radotrenco 3 years ago
where im from possums are a pest we kill them
rinnyran 2 years ago
i bet they think humans are a pest too ;)
haha
LosSenoraDiablo 2 years ago
So how do we live in "peace and harmony" with the possums. From the description I thought you were going to tell us how we can stop them eating our veggies from our gardens? No fence is strong or big enough when it comes to possums as they just climb it and I don't want to let my dog out free to attack them. There has to be a non-costly way to prevent them destroying hard work in a garden at the same time not harming them!?
RunesOfPrussia 3 years ago