how true, deforestation in Connecticut caused birds of prey to relocate, but their prey animal is the white footed mouse who constantly was getting bit by deer ticks...once the predators were gone.. BOOM...a huge rise in Lyme disease...a bad domino principal.
Wait My current experience… I have found more ticks on my dog this year with an obvious Possum scaling my fence in the moonlight! Fast forward…this Possum is now dead( hit by a car ) up the street..// but … there is a lot of activity under my deck (the dog is going nuts trying to get to the… So…. I have no visual and wonder if I should just let nature go about her business??? Thoughts!!!
What do I do? See if she needs anything, a seltzer, fluff her pillow, see if she has any homeless cousins that need a nice quiet garden to hang out in.
I love possums. They are such cool little critters. They eat lots of bugs, slugs, stuff I don't want. I had a little one whose mother had been killed on the road. He was really cute. Liked sitting on my shoulder. Thanks for this info.
Possums are just adorable. We have a little "neighbor" who comes around now and then; I met her when she was a baby (she actually managed to get into the house somehow!). I quickly scooped her up by the tail and scruff of her neck, and gently carried her outside, talking softly all the while. She kept coming back for a while, and got so used to us that she'd just walk right past us AND the cats (who just watched her eat their leftovers)! I haven't seen her for a while, but we still leave snacks out for her. The neighborhood wildlife (and every stray cat for miles around) just LOVE us! (P.S. We found how she got in and have since fixed the problem.)
I have the exact same issue on my little farm. I’ve got a momma and baby that showed up a few months ago and the baby has something wrong with it. It is only half the size it should be and can’t walk without fallin over. They come up to eat the cat food every night with everything else in the neighborhood. I just let em do what they wanna do
The opposum that comes to my yard never bothers tbe garden, she cleans up the left over bird food and I'm sure she gets the slugs and ticks that are undoubtedly in the yard. She is cute too!
I have one that lives in the old shed next to the chicken coop. It eats the left over cat's food and never goes near the chicken coop. It even comes when I fed the cats and they all eat together.
Beware of sharing food dishes of your cats with these guys. I had Two oposums all last summer eating with my 4 cats food dish outside and My cats All ended up with Ear Mites! They've never had those mites before and we're a bear to get rid off until I removed the food bowl from my front porch at night. Told me those oposums carry mites.
I'm a fan of these guys as well, I found one in my duck pen one time eating their food while they watched! I made sure it couldn't get in anymore just incase but I don't mind them coming around.
A possum made friends with me 2 years ago and she has been stopping by almost every night to say hi, and get some cat food, grapes, and scratches behind her ears. They really are very interesting when you get to know one.
Thanks for sharing this informative video! I love Opossums - they are gentle, misunderstood creatures! They are truly cute and non-aggressive and great for eating ticks!
Leave it, they scavenge dead animals, and one Opossum eats 5000 or more ticks in a season. That info came from a recent article in the Missouri Conservationist magazine. I would assume that in warmer climates, where ticks are not as dormant for the winter, that the Opossum would eat even more ticks. After reading that article I changed my opinion of Possums
I don't know how true this is but I heard that possums and racoons don't like to be in the same area. If that's the case, then that's another reason to leave possums alone. Better to have possums then racoons.
I have both. They both go to the trashcan but it is secured. However, the opossum then destroys my garden. They actually walk up my deck to eat my fruit and veggies. I just want them away from my garden beds.
From the Opposum Society (yes, there's a society) website: "Any mammal can get rabies. However, the chance of rabies in an opossum is EXTREMELY RARE. This may have something to do with the opossum’s low body temperature (94-97º F) making it difficult for the virus to survive in an opossum’s body."
We have a host of wee animals in our yard - raccoons, possum, lizards now that our food forest/garden is more habitat. I find little paw prints in the garden beds and they dig up the grubs under the plants. A few plants have gotten misplaced, a few strawberries stolen, ha ha but I'll pay that price everytime.
I raised an Opossum from a baby. She was one of my most favorite pets that I've ever owned. She was trained to go the bathroom in a litter box, was very clean, and very affectionate. She slept for about 15 hrs a day, which was great for me at the time, (I was young and partied alot). The one and only problem I have with this breed, is their short lifespan. To this day, when I see one dead on the road, I'll stop and make sure there are no babies in the pouch. They are an awesome, misunderstood, beautiful animal.
@@Dasani_water_drinker She was a blessing to me, that's for sure. She got me through a tough time in my life. I'll never forget her. Her name was Isabel. Izzy for short.😁✌
Opossum are super friendly. When they hiss, that's them just smiling. The closer your hand gets, the more they smile. Opossum don't get rabies, so you're 100% safe to give them a hug.
Well, actually one came and grabbed one of my chickens last night and tore it up pretty bad. We managed to chase the thing off after many attempts and saved the chicken. I’m not sure what to do with my chicken other than let her recover in the brooder.🤷♀️
Thank You! That's Awesome! I have opossums in my yard at night and also perhaps something rooting shallow holes all over my garden soil where there's no plants. It's a no till garden. So I figured maybe an Armadillo doing that but possibly could be a opossum ?
Squirrels dig holes in my woodchip "back to eden" style mulch all the time. I'm constantly removing baby Hickory and Oak saplings that pop up. They do occasionally eat grubs too, so no hard feelings at all
I'm trying to keep opposums in my yard to eat ticks but i had to grow mint plants to get rid of mice. Ive noticed an increase in ticks since i let the take over my property.
Every night this fall I am blaming the overly friendly possum in my neighborhood for knocking my porch plants over and what ever else I am keeping there. I know it's friendly bc during the day it took a lot to convince this possum to choose another direction. Can't say I am a fan, but being useful, it's a creature that's hard to hate on. Thank you for the positives.
I wish I had the harmless experiences with Opossums that everyone is the comments has with them. The opossum in my garden digs up the garden looking for grubs or trying to get under the fence. Will dig up plants looking for grubs. It also is using my garden as a litter box. I wish it no harm and know it's just trying to live, but after 2 years, I'm tired of things being dug up and the poop.
My father-in-law gets them in his garage on occasion. He traps them and brings them out to my 40 acres. Love having them around the property. Between opossums, king snakes, and the owls nesting on our property, we see very few ticks, mice or venomous snakes. Really the perfect country setting.
Awe. One time I was working at a school and the kids started screaming across my office. Well, it was a mama possum and her babies. It had fallen through the roof! The principle called animal control and they had the long stick with the hoop. Anyway, I was saddened. The principal asked me if I’d rather have a baby shower for it. Lol. But, it just made me sad.
12:40 am I was upstairs and my brother alerted me there was a possum on the fence. I was shocked and amazed and fast as possible went downstairs with my cell phone and forgot to record him.
I had a very different experience. Possum broke into greenhouse, ripped plastic off roof and made a huge mess. Also tried breaking into the chicken coup twice so I'm going to get rid of it.
In Australia possums (brushtail possums) will basically eat anything in my garden not protected. Tomatoes, apples, basically anything except citrus (have regular visits from Cockatoos trying to strip those 😂). Can't really do much about them as they're abundant, but learning to live in harmony with them, but if they figure out how to open the greenhouse all bets are off 😂🤣😂.
Last year, I had a one of those outdoor cat boxes with a hole in the side and a kid on top. Put my hand in hole and started letting what I thought was a feral cat. Got the lid off finally and there was a large possum in the box ! Surprised it didn't bite me. Went into the house to get some food and water for it, but when I returned it was gone. They smell horrible and I had to throw box out.
Although I've read otherwise about cats and possums, the cats I've witnessed are always very passive with a visiting possum, standing within a few feet while the possum ate cat food, walking behind one atop the fence. Least likely of the woodland critters to contract rabies.
Oh i had one in my fireplace!!! I called 911 and the lady there was just as freaked out as i was, i had to call 911 cuz i was alone and didnt no wat to do
open compost piles and house/shrew houses are great, lots of animals get their food from those sources skunks and racoons also eat mice and shrews and insects of all kinds in the muck and such.
I have a possum destroying my garden looking for grub worms eating my carrots as he goes. Half my carrot crop gone. They also carry diseases so be careful. I had to trap him and move him far away.
I had a possum. He lived under my house for approximately 19 years. Then my new neighbor has three dogs. We share a yard. Started feeding him some of my cats food. Since the dogs are moving, hoping he will come back.
Nice and all...but when they're in the house! I freaked came they were small caught 3 and shot one in my room 🤷 sorry, I'm sleeping and here shit ,got bothersome
I see a possum in my yard about once a year. They are nocturnal, and I can only see one if I am up around 1:00 AM or 2:00 AM. If they see a human, they run away.
I hate these pests. My neighbors yard gate has a slight opening and they always come into my neighbors yard. Then they climb my neighbors tree and get into my backyard. From here, my dog will the young ones surpringly easily. The adult ones will play dead and make the entire surrounding area smell like the worst thing ever. Now the reason I hate them is because 100% of these dirty rodents carry fleas. They all do, 100% of them. Every time my dog gets fleas, I know that there is a dead opposs somewhere in my yard
Why don’t you leave these innocent animals alone I’m so sick of people hurting innocent animals 😡😡😡😭😭😭😭😭😭😭👍👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 they are trying to survive just like us
Sorry to hear that. It's more likely the hen was killed by a raccoon or coyote and the possum got there later. They will eat road kill and other deceased animals.
Alright so I live trapped a possum. Then I drowned it in a 55 gallon barrel, bastard could barely fit in there he was so big. But now I realize it was actually my neighbors golden retriever and I'm not sure what to do next.
So I have 4 cats that live outside but I learned that a possum eats the cat food that I leave out when they don’t finish their food so it comes up on my porch. Strange thing is, my cats just chilled out with the possum no problem. I tried to scare it off but it looked at me weird. (I’m not an intimidating person I guess) Should I kill the possum just in case it decides to attack my cats ???
I dislike possums. A large one killed my four chickens and now is after my quail. I saw it in my garage eating the pig feed. It leaves feces all over my garden tools. How do I get rid of them?
They also eat lots of ticks. Very beneficial animal that just needs to be left alone.
Great point!
They also eat Copperhead snakes. Apparently they are impervious to the venom
how true, deforestation in Connecticut caused birds of prey to relocate, but their prey animal is the white footed mouse who constantly was getting bit by deer ticks...once the predators were gone.. BOOM...a huge rise in Lyme disease...a bad domino principal.
Wait
My current experience… I have found more ticks on my dog this year with an obvious Possum scaling my fence in the moonlight! Fast forward…this Possum is now dead( hit by a car ) up the street..// but … there is a lot of activity under my deck (the dog is going nuts trying to get to the…
So…. I have no visual and wonder if I should just let nature go about her business???
Thoughts!!!
@@annwilson3941 I doubt the ticks were from the possum. Could be a Racoon under the deck. Would tear the dog up pretty good.
once in a while, the possum knocks my laundry off the clothesline, but it's a small price to pay for having a furry friend who eats ticks
Teach it to do your laundry
It’s a win win
I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. So glad to know these animals are helpers in the garden.
What do I do? See if she needs anything, a seltzer, fluff her pillow, see if she has any homeless cousins that need a nice quiet garden to hang out in.
Sure, why not
yep
Wow,you've really gotten yourself in a situation.Wish I could help.
I love possums. They are such cool little critters. They eat lots of bugs, slugs, stuff I don't want. I had a little one whose mother had been killed on the road. He was really cute. Liked sitting on my shoulder. Thanks for this info.
Possums are just adorable. We have a little "neighbor" who comes around now and then; I met her when she was a baby (she actually managed to get into the house somehow!). I quickly scooped her up by the tail and scruff of her neck, and gently carried her outside, talking softly all the while. She kept coming back for a while, and got so used to us that she'd just walk right past us AND the cats (who just watched her eat their leftovers)!
I haven't seen her for a while, but we still leave snacks out for her. The neighborhood wildlife (and every stray cat for miles around) just LOVE us!
(P.S. We found how she got in and have since fixed the problem.)
I have the exact same issue on my little farm. I’ve got a momma and baby that showed up a few months ago and the baby has something wrong with it. It is only half the size it should be and can’t walk without fallin over. They come up to eat the cat food every night with everything else in the neighborhood. I just let em do what they wanna do
The opossum used to eat the cat food along with cats on my sisters porch just like they belonged there.
The opposum that comes to my yard never bothers tbe garden, she cleans up the left over bird food and I'm sure she gets the slugs and ticks that are undoubtedly in the yard. She is cute too!
I have one that lives in the old shed next to the chicken coop. It eats the left over cat's food and never goes near the chicken coop. It even comes when I fed the cats and they all eat together.
Beware of sharing food dishes of your cats with these guys. I had Two oposums all last summer eating with my 4 cats food dish outside and My cats All ended up with Ear Mites! They've never had those mites before and we're a bear to get rid off until I removed the food bowl from my front porch at night. Told me those oposums carry mites.
I've had 4 ticks on me so far this yr. They are welcome in my yard any time.
Thank you. Now we know not to fear the possum coming up on our back porch, eating the cat food! Think the possum might be a momma with babies.
I'm a fan of these guys as well, I found one in my duck pen one time eating their food while they watched! I made sure it couldn't get in anymore just incase but I don't mind them coming around.
A possum made friends with me 2 years ago and she has been stopping by almost every night to say hi, and get some cat food, grapes, and scratches behind her ears. They really are very interesting when you get to know one.
People often fear what they don't understand. Glad you made friend instead of an enemy. Cheers!
Thanks for sharing this informative video! I love Opossums - they are gentle, misunderstood creatures! They are truly cute and non-aggressive and great for eating ticks!
I saw one wandering around our grain elevator on the farm today. I'm always happy to see them!
Yes, I was just going to say...and ticks!!! We have a huge tick problem here on Long Islang...NY. great video, I appreciate my possum
Wow, great information because I had no idea!!! 🤷🏾♀️
I didn't know there were marsupials outside Australia. ! Love this channel
So basically, good farm set-up = no real possum problems.
Awesome, possum!
I love these beautiful guys ...i call them my clean up crew on my farm........
Thank you for sharing.
Leave it, they scavenge dead animals, and one Opossum eats 5000 or more ticks in a season. That info came from a recent article in the Missouri Conservationist magazine. I would assume that in warmer climates, where ticks are not as dormant for the winter, that the Opossum would eat even more ticks. After reading that article I changed my opinion of Possums
I don't know how true this is but I heard that possums and racoons don't like to be in the same area. If that's the case, then that's another reason to leave possums alone. Better to have possums then racoons.
I have both. They both go to the trashcan but it is secured. However, the opossum then destroys my garden. They actually walk up my deck to eat my fruit and veggies. I just want them away from my garden beds.
From the Opposum Society (yes, there's a society) website: "Any mammal can get rabies. However, the chance of rabies in an opossum is EXTREMELY RARE. This may have something to do with the opossum’s low body temperature (94-97º F) making it difficult for the virus to survive in an opossum’s body."
So it's not impposumble?
@@hudefuk bwahahaha
@@hudefuk I want you to know that I clicked like on your comment and I also want you to know that I'm not happy about doing that.
Very informative we don't have these in England.
We have a host of wee animals in our yard - raccoons, possum, lizards now that our food forest/garden is more habitat. I find little paw prints in the garden beds and they dig up the grubs under the plants. A few plants have gotten misplaced, a few strawberries stolen, ha ha but I'll pay that price everytime.
Nice and informative video!
Great, thank you for that! Please include that they DO NOT carry Rabies!!
I raised an Opossum from a baby. She was one of my most favorite pets that I've ever owned. She was trained to go the bathroom in a litter box, was very clean, and very affectionate. She slept for about 15 hrs a day, which was great for me at the time, (I was young and partied alot). The one and only problem I have with this breed, is their short lifespan. To this day, when I see one dead on the road, I'll stop and make sure there are no babies in the pouch. They are an awesome, misunderstood, beautiful animal.
Bless you for taking care of God's creature
@@Dasani_water_drinker She was a blessing to me, that's for sure. She got me through a tough time in my life. I'll never forget her. Her name was Isabel. Izzy for short.😁✌
Me too, raised one too, your story is story too!
I love these cute creatures! :-)
Opossum are super friendly.
When they hiss, that's them just smiling.
The closer your hand gets, the more they smile.
Opossum don't get rabies, so you're 100% safe to give them a hug.
Lol
Can you do a real life demonstration and post online? 😁👍🏻
I like possums, but I will leave the hugging up to You! 😁
you should be a politician, I'm sure you like to Fk kids like Jo biden does.
Wait really?
We should pet them on their cute heads :)
Well, actually one came and grabbed one of my chickens last night and tore it up pretty bad. We managed to chase the thing off after many attempts and saved the chicken. I’m not sure what to do with my chicken other than let her recover in the brooder.🤷♀️
Thank You! That's Awesome! I have opossums in my yard at night and also perhaps something rooting shallow holes all over my garden soil where there's no plants. It's a no till garden. So I figured maybe an Armadillo doing that but possibly could be a opossum ?
Squirrels dig holes in my woodchip "back to eden" style mulch all the time. I'm constantly removing baby Hickory and Oak saplings that pop up.
They do occasionally eat grubs too, so no hard feelings at all
Sounds like opossum or armadillo or skunk.
I love opossums!
We put out kibble and apples. Every night opossums and raccoons and skunks come by to enjoy. We also do a big bowl of water.
I'm trying to keep opposums in my yard to eat ticks but i had to grow mint plants to get rid of mice. Ive noticed an increase in ticks since i let the take over my property.
Every night this fall I am blaming the overly friendly possum in my neighborhood for knocking my porch plants over and what ever else I am keeping there. I know it's friendly bc during the day it took a lot to convince this possum to choose another direction. Can't say I am a fan, but being useful, it's a creature that's hard to hate on. Thank you for the positives.
My dog would sleep through the whole thing...seeing a bunch of them, she might try to herd them into a nice tidy circle.
Thanks for letting me know all this information. I just released one guy from my raccoon trap.
I wish I had the harmless experiences with Opossums that everyone is the comments has with them. The opossum in my garden digs up the garden looking for grubs or trying to get under the fence. Will dig up plants looking for grubs. It also is using my garden as a litter box. I wish it no harm and know it's just trying to live, but after 2 years, I'm tired of things being dug up and the poop.
My father-in-law gets them in his garage on occasion. He traps them and brings them out to my 40 acres. Love having them around the property. Between opossums, king snakes, and the owls nesting on our property, we see very few ticks, mice or venomous snakes. Really the perfect country setting.
Awe. One time I was working at a school and the kids started screaming across my office. Well, it was a mama possum and her babies. It had fallen through the roof! The principle called animal control and they had the long stick with the hoop. Anyway, I was saddened. The principal asked me if I’d rather have a baby shower for it. Lol. But, it just made me sad.
You taught me something today
We have a family under my she shed… they come up on the back porch to eat the cat food. We enjoy watching them on our cameras.
Leave them be.
None here in the UK. I wouldn't object to those in my garden. Funky
12:40 am I was upstairs and my brother alerted me there was a possum on the fence. I was shocked and amazed and fast as possible went downstairs with my cell phone and forgot to record him.
I had a very different experience. Possum broke into greenhouse, ripped plastic off roof and made a huge mess. Also tried breaking into the chicken coup twice so I'm going to get rid of it.
In Australia possums (brushtail possums) will basically eat anything in my garden not protected.
Tomatoes, apples, basically anything except citrus (have regular visits from Cockatoos trying to strip those 😂).
Can't really do much about them as they're abundant, but learning to live in harmony with them, but if they figure out how to open the greenhouse all bets are off 😂🤣😂.
Last year, I had a one of those outdoor cat boxes with a hole
in the side and a kid on top. Put my hand in hole and started
letting what I thought was a feral cat. Got the lid off finally and
there was a large possum in the box ! Surprised it didn't bite
me. Went into the house to get some food and water for it,
but when I returned it was gone. They smell horrible and I
had to throw box out.
Although I've read otherwise about cats and possums, the cats I've witnessed are always very passive with a visiting possum, standing within a few feet while the possum ate cat food, walking behind one atop the fence. Least likely of the woodland critters to contract rabies.
My cat just avoids the possums, mostly because she is just a scared cat.I have a few at my country home in Arkansas and they are welcome.
Oh i had one in my fireplace!!! I called 911 and the lady there was just as freaked out as i was, i had to call 911 cuz i was alone and didnt no wat to do
Thank you. I know there are morons who aim for them with their car when they encounter them on the road. Possums are great, though. They eat snakes.
Can possums cause fleas issues? My dog never had fleas until I saw two possums wandering on my backyard
They benefit your garden!
That's a Shemama and her Shebabas. I've handled them 34 years.
open compost piles and house/shrew houses are great, lots of animals get their food from those sources skunks and racoons also eat mice and shrews and insects of all kinds in the muck and such.
What is they get into your house and basement?
I saw one in my backyard a few weeks ago. Not sure if it is still around.
I just left it alone.
I have a possum destroying my garden looking for grub worms eating my carrots as he goes. Half my carrot crop gone. They also carry diseases so be careful. I had to trap him and move him far away.
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Don't hurt me or I'll hire a hitpossum for you. The hitpossum is a 200 pound kangaroo btw so beware
BOLOGNA: a Possum killed and ate 2 chickens & a duck, this possum weighed in at about 25 lbs…..
I had a possum. He lived under my house for approximately 19 years. Then my new neighbor has three dogs. We share a yard. Started feeding him some of my cats food. Since the dogs are moving, hoping he will come back.
They only live about 5 years so you probably were seeing 3 generations of offspring.
"What Should You Do If You See An Opossum In Your Garden?"
Rejoice.
You are soooo sweet😘
I have had a possum attack my chickens, I have a one eyed chicken because of it.
My next-door neighbor plowed down his small wooded area. Now I have lots of ticks in my yard. :(
Did he say they are cute 😂
If you find an opposum in your yard or garden you should go say thank you.
Nice and all...but when they're in the house! I freaked came they were small caught 3 and shot one in my room 🤷 sorry, I'm sleeping and here shit ,got bothersome
They will get into your garden!!!!
As a gardener I must say I've never had any issues : )
They eat more than ticks. They are one of the few animals that prey on snakes like the Copperhead.
She better ready for kissing this time.
thanks but cats fight it i dont want to kill possum going to use a repellent gadget
I see a possum in my yard about once a year. They are nocturnal, and I can only see one if I am up around 1:00 AM or 2:00 AM. If they see a human, they run away.
Mine come out about sunset.East central Arkansas
@@winnhill3736 Thank you.
Stop saying they’re cute!🤣🤣🤣
Mine here destroy my bell pepper plants
I put out mothballs to try and deter them. I just want them away from my Garden, that's it.
Bolognese sandwich Lol...
they are 90% immune to rabies
I hate these pests.
My neighbors yard gate has a slight opening and they always come into my neighbors yard.
Then they climb my neighbors tree and get into my backyard.
From here, my dog will the young ones surpringly easily.
The adult ones will play dead and make the entire surrounding area smell like the worst thing ever.
Now the reason I hate them is because 100% of these dirty rodents carry fleas.
They all do, 100% of them.
Every time my dog gets fleas, I know that there is a dead opposs somewhere in my yard
Shot one last night with a .177 pellet gun in Texas! lol Dropped him with two shots.
Besides text they can also eat poisonous snakes and not be harmed by them
And they do not get rabies!
no they arent. if they pots are on the ground they knock them over and root around in them. possunms are not helpful
Why don’t you leave these innocent animals alone I’m so sick of people hurting innocent animals 😡😡😡😭😭😭😭😭😭😭👍👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 they are trying to survive just like us
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Sorry but you are wrong. I have caught opossums literally eating a full grown hen in a hen house.
Sorry to hear that. It's more likely the hen was killed by a raccoon or coyote and the possum got there later. They will eat road kill and other deceased animals.
@@plantabundance Anyways, they're disgusting. I shot one last night with a .177 pellet gun and tossed him over to my neighbors fence! lol
Alright so I live trapped a possum. Then I drowned it in a 55 gallon barrel, bastard could barely fit in there he was so big.
But now I realize it was actually my neighbors golden retriever and I'm not sure what to do next.
They are eating all my tomatoes 🤬
SCREAM !!!!
So I have 4 cats that live outside but I learned that a possum eats the cat food that I leave out when they don’t finish their food so it comes up on my porch.
Strange thing is, my cats just chilled out with the possum no problem. I tried to scare it off but it looked at me weird. (I’m not an intimidating person I guess)
Should I kill the possum just in case it decides to attack my cats ???
They usually won't. They aren't like raccoons. Look like a piglet crossed with a rat with the temperament of a sloth. 😂
I feed the homeless cats in the area and have a possum thats been living under my shed. They seem to coexist just fine!
I dislike possums. A large one killed my four chickens and now is after my quail. I saw it in my garage eating the pig feed. It leaves feces all over my garden tools. How do I get rid of them?
Nothing. Go away and leave it be.