Photo courtesy of Monica R. at Flickr.com.
Before running opossums out of your garden, please reconsider. These odd-looking beasts may seem threatening, but they’re not, really. While they might hiss and bare their teeth when they see you, they’re just trying to scare you away; they’re actually kind of shy. If you approach, they’re likely to keel over and play dead (hence the term “playing possum”). If you let them, they can play an important role in your garden by chowing down on snails, grubs, beetles, rats, mice, and gophers that might otherwise chow down on your crops or lawn.
That said, opossums might take the occasional bite of your tomatoes or corn, and they do have an unfortunate tendency to eat out of the compost heap… If they do become a problem around the compost pile, try this animal repellent.
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