Tag: Possums and Ticks
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Do Possums Eat Ticks? – How Many Ticks do Possums Eat?
Possums are pretty handy animals in that they fend off ticks that carry Lyme disease. They are very fond of eating ticks. Studies suggest that opossums consume as many as 5,000 ticks in a single season but they can eat more if ticks are abundant. They actually travel on the forest floor searching for ticks…