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Scent of a Possum
"Hi!
I'm Lily Possum! I belong to Tom & Sky."
All animals have a unique smell - just as man does! Learn about the certain scents of possums, and why sometimes possums just really stink.
If you've ever encountered a wild city possum, your nostrils may be gripped with an intense foul odor. However, what you smell is not the identifiable scent of a possum. Possums must forage for food and explore every available means possible, including trashcans and garbage bags
to secure 'nourishment' to carry on. This is where the foul scent originates.
Possums in the wild that live
in the woods and forests have an entirely different scent about them. Here, animals feed on carrion and fermented fruit at times, and may smell a bit like a dead animal.
Two times a year, the female will come in season; it's breeding time. During this time, which can last for several weeks if she is not bred, she will emit a pungent, musky odor. Although it's not that unpleasant to the nose, unfortunately, it's not a scent that you would want to sit around and savor. Amid breeding time, the female will also secrete a clear fluid - which is actually where the scent originates.
Possums are like most other critters. They enjoy being clean and will take time out to perform thorough tongue-grooming sessions, sometimes on each other. However, they do exude a very unique scent - a possum scent.
Tom
and
I have
raised
and
cared
for
several
possums.
All
took
very
kindly
to our
hair
and
loved
to hold
onto
it with
their
paws
as they
licked
our
scalps.
It
was
hilarious
UNTIL
they
got
rather
rough
and
those
paws
took
on a
death
grip.
Lily
Possum
dearly
loved
licking
our
heads.
The true scent of a possum is virtually undetectable unless one is at close distance. Whether you like the scent or not is a totally personal preference. Many horse lovers enjoy the scent that their horse tosses off. And
though puppy breath can be offensive to some, to others it's like a whiff of heaven! Therefore, beauty lies in the nose of the beholder.
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