Possum

jetlag100 · 05-30-2019, 02:38 PM

Does anyone know what truly would attract Possum to my property? I want them to come and hang out ...need them to eat the tics

Grant · 05-30-2019, 04:06 PM

They're transient by nature, and never stay anywhere long.

That said, they like dead stuff, and do eat ticks.

Barney Bear · 05-30-2019, 04:17 PM

Wild turkeys like ticks as well. 🦃

tis · 05-30-2019, 05:29 PM

Chickens eat ticks too. And they are a lot easier to get.

But of course the bear eat chickens.

Hillcountry · 05-30-2019, 09:52 PM

Some people get a small flock of guinea hens and let them free range. They eat ticks as well.
Don’t know how to keep them on your property though...maybe throw them grain to keep them around?

upthesaukee · 05-31-2019, 06:33 AM

Opposums will tear up your lawn, the same way skunks do when they are "rooting" for grubs. Be careful what you wish for.

Dave

Kamper · 05-31-2019, 11:28 AM

My sister raised some orphan 'possums. I recall they liked fried chicken.

After that introduction, I washed my hands a little better.

Poor Richard · 05-31-2019, 07:50 PM

I agree on the guinea fowl however you should know they are quite noisy. Very effective though.

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jetlag100 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Revere, Massachusetts and Moultonborough, N.H. Posts: 311 Thanks: 228 Thanked 79 Times in 50 Posts	Possum Does anyone know what truly would attract Possum to my property? I want them to come and hang out ...need them to eat the tics

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Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,499 Thanks: 374 Thanked 229 Times in 123 Posts	They're transient by nature, and never stay anywhere long. That said, they like dead stuff, and do eat ticks. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

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Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 962 Thanks: 495 Thanked 273 Times in 174 Posts	Tick, Tick Wild turkeys like ticks as well. 🦃

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upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,596 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,452 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	Lawn damage Opposums will tear up your lawn, the same way skunks do when they are "rooting" for grubs. Be careful what you wish for. Dave __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,699 Thanks: 751 Thanked 1,452 Times in 1,009 Posts	Chickens eat ticks too. And they are a lot easier to get. But of course the bear eat chickens.

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Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,420 Thanks: 1,677 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	Some people get a small flock of guinea hens and let them free range. They eat ticks as well. Don’t know how to keep them on your property though...maybe throw them grain to keep them around?

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Kamper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Thornton's Ferry Posts: 1,302 Thanks: 67 Thanked 171 Times in 127 Posts	My sister raised some orphan 'possums. I recall they liked fried chicken. After that introduction, I washed my hands a little better.

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Poor Richard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: The humbling river Posts: 304 Thanks: 42 Thanked 80 Times in 57 Posts	I agree on the guinea fowl however you should know they are quite noisy. Very effective though.