There is a possum in our backyard that has been playing dead for about 12 hours. How long will this go on? When do I know if it's really dead? I'm not poking it...eewww
2006-06-13 07:00:15 · 12 answers · asked by princessv_95031 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Get animal control department to your house. I think it is already dead. They play dead till the danger that they are in has gone. 12 hrs is a little to long.
2006-06-13 07:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by SLOPPY JACK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possum Playing Dead
2016-10-05 04:11:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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A dog can maul a possum so badly that you'll swear the critter is deader than a door nail. But you walk away only to find it gone when you come back a few minutes later. It got up and meandered away while you weren't looking. Possums really do play dead. Their metabolism almost comes to a stop, naturally. It's a self protective device that is so effective it fools almost every single animal that attacks it, and they seldom get eaten after an attack. They can play dead for hours if they need to. I once carried one home from a hunt when I was a boy. I walked, carrying it alternately by its tail and its hind feet until I got home. The hike was probably about forty-five minutes. Not once during the entire hike did I see or detect any sign of life in the animal. I got home and laid it on the porch while I went inside to get a knife with which to butcher and skin it. I was going to cook it for supper that evening or the next. The possum was gone when I returned to the porch. So, the answer is that they really do play dead. And very well too.
2016-04-05 23:40:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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There is a possum in our backyard that has been playing dead for about 12 hours. How long will this go on? When do I know if it's really dead? I'm not poking it...eewww
2015-08-05 20:49:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as he thinks he is in danger...
Call the police and they will give you the number for an animal service that will come and get the poor guy.
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2006-06-13 07:09:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well according to the website I found on opossums, they'll only play dead until the danger passes. Sounds like your backyard friend is truly dead!
Ewwww - I wouldn't touch it either. Get someone to come over a get rid of it for you. Good luck!
2006-06-13 08:35:48 · answer #6 · answered by M☆mma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heard my dogs barking in backyard at large possum. one dog took a quick bite and it 'went dead'. i got dogs distracted and in the house several minutes. came back out possum gone.
2016-01-06 16:45:55 · answer #7 · answered by daryl p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until it feels safe to move, back uo 25 ft., be very quiet, we're hunting possum!
2006-06-13 07:09:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like he's dead...if it smells real bad in about 12 more hours he's dead!!
Put him in a trash bag and give him to the sanitation guy.
2006-06-13 09:25:14 · answer #9 · answered by dk2fenton 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like, he is a perfect Hollywood actor.
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2006-06-13 07:05:15 · answer #10 · answered by gypsyworks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋