We have been very tolerant of critters around and have watched their populations rise and fall naturally. We recently learned a possum has returned. I was thinking YAY, a tick eater (when the ticks are active, they're dormant now). The others are not as thrilled.
We are raising chickens and rabbits; the others are concerned about the rabbits because they can smell possum and become stressed. This possum has taken up residence under the porch, chewing through the plastic lattice and digging under there.
My husband wants to trap and relocate it across the river. I heard this is not usually good for them because you are moving the animal into another possum's territory.
A friend who raises rabbits took care of a possum (not relocating) because it got in the building he keeps the rabbits and it was trying to pull baby rabbits out of the cage to feed its own young. Our rabbit building seems secure overall, except it doesn't have a concrete foundation. Wish we had thought of that. I had no idea possums dig.
Do you have any suggestions for keeping the possum out of the rabbit building, so that relocation is not needed? The chicken building is good and tight, so I am not worried about that, really.
We have bird feeders and in the platforms I usually only put out a day's worth and so far, it's left the hanging suet alone. I may need to bring that in unless I want to feed my homemade, organic suet to the possums.
I suspect as it gets colder, the possum may try our bird food.
