Definitely NOT playing 'possum!

Savagevervet · Post by **Savagevervet** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:12 pm

I was driving to the woods early this morning and as I crested a hill I passed an opossum eating something in the middle of the road. Later, as I was driving home, I passed the same spot in the daylight. As it turns out, the opossum I saw earlier had been snacking on - you guessed it - another dead opossum.

I had no idea those little buggers were cannibalistic. Has anyone else ever heard of, or seen anything like that?

Savagevervet

P.S. No luck with the deer today, but at least I didn't bag another window sill.

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:41 pm

Possums will eat anything, they are creatures of convenience, they live where they can, eat what they can.

raydaughety · Post by **raydaughety** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:55 pm

Pydpiper wrote:Possums will eat anything, they are creatures of convenience, they live where they can, eat what they can.

Sounds a lot like my in-laws.

Savagevervet · Post by **Savagevervet** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:04 pm

raydaughety wrote:
Pydpiper wrote:Possums will eat anything, they are creatures of convenience, they live where they can, eat what they can.
Sounds a lot like my in-laws.

But probably not as cute, right?

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:22 pm

the eat anything... they are also a big fan of chicken!

some people dont know this, but chickens are cannibals also. Just like hogs, if they see something sick or bleeding, they will make a meal of it.

makes you think twice about eating chicken huh

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:49 pm

crazyfarmer wrote:the eat anything... they are also a big fan of chicken!

some people dont know this, but chickens are cannibals also. Just like hogs, if they see something sick or bleeding, they will make a meal of it.

makes you think twice about eating chicken huh

I've seen many a chicken up inside a beef carcass that was waiting for the fertilizer truck!

Shucks ... I don't care. Finger lickin' good, as the Colonel said.

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:56 pm

Grizzly Adam wrote:
crazyfarmer wrote:the eat anything... they are also a big fan of chicken!

some people dont know this, but chickens are cannibals also. Just like hogs, if they see something sick or bleeding, they will make a meal of it.

makes you think twice about eating chicken huh
I've seen many a chicken up inside a beef carcass that was waiting for the fertilizer truck!

Shucks ... I don't care. Finger lickin' good, as the Colonel said.

LOL.. same here.. as long as its cooked its all good;) But to me chickens are just better tasting buzzards LOL

chris4570 · Post by **chris4570** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:25 pm

My boss and one my co-workers had a rabbit hop by them the other day carrying a mouse in its mouth.

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:08 pm

In my observations what you saw was rare. Usually nothing will eat a 'possum! I've seen several lay in the spot where they died and decompose.

maple · Post by **maple** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:42 pm

Speaking of omnivours, deer will eat grouse and turkey eggs out of the nest.

I've seen a black squirrel eating a road-killed bird.

Maple

ch312 · Post by **ch312** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:47 pm

i had a pet possum that i found when he was only 6" long and he lived for over 2 years. their life expectancy is 18 months

he was litter trained too. he was EXACTLY the same as a cat, just not playful. he roamed the basement and would only do his business in his cage. his normal diet was cat food, but loved any scraps.

bet ya didnt know a possums spam is forked like a snake tongue

the odd time hed try to get a piece of leg, arm, etc when he was feeling frisky

coolest pet ive ever had. grandfather had a skunk for a long time that didnt spray at all...until their dog killed it.