Mysterious thief...

[TerrapinStation]

El Chupacabra! Bigfoot! Yeti!

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Do you think a possum would represent a danger to a Hermann's tortoise? Elsa is about 7 years old and is more than 6 inches long.
But they're nocturnal and she is locked up at night, so that shouldn't be an issue, now that I think about it.

I would buy the sticky mouse trap put a small piece of cuddle bone in the middle of the trap it won't hurt the animal but it will spend some time with the sticky board and learn to go else where !!

 

[Gillian M]

I'd only advise you to take care of your tort.

 

[RayRay]

Reading this thread I can't decide if y'all are Australians or Americans, because possums are from Australia, and opossums are American

 

[Moozillion]

Reading this thread I can't decide if y'all are Australians or Americans, because possums are from Australia, and opossums are American

Here in America they are properly called Opossums, but most people in the Southern United States tend to drop the "O" and call them 'possums. So I guess possums are both American AND Australian!
Except that they are totally different animals....And they also have possums in New Zealand.

 

[RayRay]

I would buy the sticky mouse trap put a small piece of cuddle bone in the middle of the trap it won't hurt the animal but it will spend some time with the sticky board and learn to go else where !!

I dont like those traps they are not humane. At the school I work at they use them because kids can't snap their fingers in a glue trap.

ive had to tale several mice out and they said just throw them in the dumpster but I couldn't just do that and let them starve to death. So I put them down

 

[RayRay]

Here in America they are properly called Opossums, but most people in the Southern United States tend to drop the "O" and call them 'possums. So I guess possums are both American AND Australian!
Except that they are totally different animals....And they also have possums in New Zealand.

Wait I thought it was pronounced possum but spelled opossum?

 

[Moozillion]

I dont like those traps they are not humane. At the school I work at they use them because kids can't snap their fingers in a glue trap.

ive had to tale several mice out and they said just throw them in the dumpster but I couldn't just do that and let them starve to death. So I put them down

I agree that those sticky traps are terribly cruel. I've never used them.

 

[Moozillion]

Wait I thought it was pronounced possum but spelled opossum?

No, the actual name is "opossum" and is correctly and formally pronounced "opossum. I've known Northerners who say "Opossum."

 

[RayRay]

No, the actual name is "opossum" and is correctly and formally pronounced "opossum. I've known Northerners who say "Opossum."

Huh TIL lol

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Here in America they are properly called Opossums, but most people in the Southern United States tend to drop the "O" and call them 'possums. So I guess possums are both American AND Australian!
Except that they are totally different animals....And they also have possums in New Zealand.

And New Guinea!

 

[enchilada]

Reading this thread I can't decide if y'all are Australians or Americans, because possums are from Australia, and opossums are American

i dont think australians can possibly keep that many different species of turtles and tortoises legally as pets

 

[Big Charlie]

I dont like those traps they are not humane. At the school I work at they use them because kids can't snap their fingers in a glue trap.

ive had to tale several mice out and they said just throw them in the dumpster but I couldn't just do that and let them starve to death. So I put them down

I completely agree! I used them once and it was horrifying seeing that poor mouse with its little foot stuck. Next we tried the green poison placed in a place where the pets couldn't get to and my dog ate a poisoned mouse. Luckily it didn't hurt him. Then we got a cat. Problem solved.