Comics Luna · 5:55pm May 16th, 2022
Now I don’t blame her for getting an Opossum as a pet. But I feel like if I do that in my story, I’d just be ripping it off from the comics
I’m a noob writer who goes by the seat of their pants, making a general plot line, but nothing incredibly detailed. I’ll be working on these things and focusing more on the central plot.
Now I don’t blame her for getting an Opossum as a pet. But I feel like if I do that in my story, I’d just be ripping it off from the comics
These guys don’t deserve the hate they get for multiple reasons. One, a common myth is that they carry rabies but the truth is they can’t even get rabies. That is because their body temperature is slightly lower than other mammals, so the rabies virus can’t take hold. Two, research on captive Virginia opossums estimated that opossums eat, on average, 5500 larval ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) per week. They eat more than 90% of ticks they encounter and are really good at removing them from others.
America should be greatful to have these guys as their only marsupials (pouched mammal).
Another thing I recently learned. Possums and Opossums are two very different animals.