Do you have an opossum as a friend? No? Why not?

Hi everyone,

Sorry mom and I were a little busy and have not really kept up with you all.

Mom is working and also preparing things for our store to sell, which should be up soon – and it does not only have cat themed items, but all different kinds like jewelry, baby clothes, etc.

She also finished the snuggle blankets, so now she has to get the package together to drop of at the shelter… and Christmas is coming, oh yeah – the tree is up. I like my tree and no, I am not climbing it this year, unless of course there is a lizzy friend hiding in it – then there are no guarantees….

Now as you can see from our headline and the picture – I have a new friend – an opossum. Yes it is a real one and mom is a little apprehensive about it, but dad loves him and sometimes even feeds him some of my food.

He is very nice and quiet and we are not afraid of each other. I leave him alone and he does the same to me. He is really a very good guy. He eats the bugs and snails I do not like and he also eats dead animals and cleans the yard. So he is a very useful guy.

Mom read up about him and is fine with him being with me in the yard. Opossums are not scary animals. They are nocturnal and they are more scared of you. They can also play dead if they feel cornered, just like a lizard. But they don’t loose their tail, like lizards do. They just fall over.

They also carry their babies in a pouch, just like a kangaroo – they are America’s Marsupials.

So if you have them in your yard, don’t chase them away. They are friendly and very useful. You want them in your yard.

So now I am ready to go to sleep. I will post a picture of our beautiful tree in my next post.

Do any of you have an opossum as a friend? If so, let me know and send me pictures.

Sorry, my pictures are a little fuzzy, but it was night and mom could not get a good shot, because my opossum was moving very fast.

A very big miau to everybody and have a great weekend!