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Posted 7/7/2015 4:32 PM (GMT 0)
fyi

www.inquisitr.com/2106782/opossums-the-unsung-heroes-against-lyme-disease-and-other-tick-borne-diseases/#IDDz4WD3cGhgmgzw.99

"An opossum, normally viewed as nothing more than a filthy nuisance – stealing garbage, garden surplus and chicken eggs – kills over 5000 ticks on any given week. This super exterminator also kills venomous snakes and small rodents and cleans up carrion from our yards and fields. Perhaps allowing opossums to also steal some chicken eggs and garden veggies is a fair trade for decreasing tick-borne diseases like Lyme and all of the other benefits they offer."
Posted 7/7/2015 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
Not that I doubt that they eat ticks, but I have them in my yard almost nightly and yet my husband was infected with Lyme this year, I was infected with it last year and I have a dog that has had the bull's eye rash 3 times - so I would say that they are very much exaggerating the opossum's effectiveness.....

But, thanks for sharing that article!
Posted 7/7/2015 6:22 PM (GMT 0)
Hmmm…

I don't doubt they kill ticks, either… don't they mean eating them? So, then don't they digest infections as well? We had an opossum infestation a couple of yrs ago, which brought an infestation of FLEAS… bad, bad situation.

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Posted 7/7/2015 6:52 PM (GMT 0)
Om nom nom, tick tick tick in my tum tum tum, said the Mr. Possum-man.
Posted 7/7/2015 6:55 PM (GMT 0)
Better eat your ticks, little Peter Possum, said his mama. You need your daily dose of that all too beneficial borrelia, otherwise you won't...

I don't know. That's all I got.
Posted 7/7/2015 7:23 PM (GMT 0)
"grow up to be big and strong!" LOL!! Good one Antonio!! Thanks for the giggle today!!!
Posted 7/7/2015 7:38 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, I guess that fits. Big, strong, dirty, and diseased. Mama possum be proud.

Sure thing, buddy. Glad I could.
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