Sometimes, in the middle of the night, it sounds like a horse is galloping across my tin roof. But having lived in Brisbane for a few years now, I know it is probably only a couple of brushtail possums.
This one came onto my back verandah last night in search of something to eat.
I liked Patsy's post. I too have a pet brushtail possum. I feed her every night mostly fruit, bread and rice for the past 4 months. She lets me pat her and she is in no way agressive. She either has never been on the roof of my house always stays in her tree. Only yesterday I went out to feed her and to my surprise she had a little baby on her back. It was so adorable. Now I know why she has been eating so much food.
Hey guys, lighten up. Have had two brushtail possums on my property (hand fed and spoiled) for two years. There isn't much these little critters won't eat! They have never piddled on me, never scratched me and never attempted to jump on to my roof and irritate the hell out of me - in fact, I am so fond of them now, am installing their own house to prevent the new dogs in the neighbourhood from scaring the hell out of them. You should all come to Canberra where we have "Possum Magic"
does mean we say sorry to the Possums or kevin rudd will say sorry to the possums?
come on someone say sorry to the little fellas
does mean we say sorry to the Possums or kevin rudd will say sorry to the possums?
come on someone say sorry to little fellas
When you have managed to present you evidence, from actual studies, I will present mine.
>Either get specific or get off the blog.
You are not (unbelievable I know) in charge of this blog Ian. Go and tell someone else what to do.
Continual ad homs Travis. Either get specific or get off the blog.
For the 3rd time, If you have some evidence to the contrary then present it.
>The common elements of possum and glider habitat are rainfall frequency, soil moisture, leaf and bud moisture content and their related nitrogen content, sap production etc. These impact on the requirements of all arboreal mammals within the same time frames and at the same intensities.
Simplistic as always Ian. Evasive as always Ian. Ignorant as always Ian. Why you don't stick to commenting about things you actually know something about is beyond me. Then we'd never hear from you at all.
More boorish spin from Travis.
The common elements of possum and glider habitat are rainfall frequency, soil moisture, leaf and bud moisture content and their related nitrogen content, sap production etc. These impact on the requirements of all arboreal mammals within the same time frames and at the same intensities.
These impacts have always been less severe in urban landscapes because of additional runoff from paved areas onto vegetated areas and from watering of lawns etc that have always maintained these key elements of habitat quality in a way that has avoided the extremes found in more natural landscapes.
Until now.
If you have some evidence to the contrary then present it.
>If you have some evidence to the contrary then present it. Otherwise, pursue your pathetic little personal vendettas somewhere else.
To use one of George's oft-used sayings pot.kettle.black.
>If you had even a rudimentary grasp of the food sources of both possums and gliders, and the climatic inputs that drive the supply of both, you would not be moronically splitting hairs on whether a study dealt with gliders or possums.
So all gliders and possums consume the same food stuffs and have the same habitat requirements? That's an interesting claim. If you had any rudimentary grasp of possums and gliders Ian, you would not be making such statements. However it suits your argument and ego to do so.
Ian wrote:
>And your statement about there being no urban gliders takes the cake for ignorance.
Whereas Travis had written:
> Different from gliders, which are rarely urban.
Nice try and a typical pathetic tactic.
You made a statement. That statement was:
> It is normal in drought for up to 90% of a population to die off in a few months but that has never been the case with urban populations.
What I am doing is requesting that you support this claim of 'never being the case for urban populations' with evidence. It is only fair, as you would do the same for anyone else you have a vendetta against.
As for stayng on topic?
Pot. kettle.black (George TM)