Can A Possum Kill A Cat

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Can a possum kill a cat. Talking about casualties ensuing from possum cat encounters it is more likely for cats to kill young possums than for possums to kill cats. A possum is very capable of and will most. While possums are rarely dangerous the opossum is a predator when it comes to cats. Facing these hungry possums the natural instincts of cats when it comes to keeping their food safe is nothing.

Login to reply the answers. Login to reply the answers. But come between them and their food then you will easily become dead meat. Theres potential for conflict between your family pet and a pretty tame looking possum.

Possums are cute animals which do not easily get angry. Females with a pouch full of young will saunter right past you into your house in broad daylight to steal cat food if they think youll let them get by. They will eat whatever they think they can get away with but they are more likely to play dead aka play possum than try to kill another animal. The possum is more likely to bluff by baring its teeth and growling without attacking or it could even play possum a pretend to be dead and remain so for an extended time if need be.

When possums become problematic they forage near commercial and residential areas after nesting. Possums are not natural hunters like cats are so the possum would be likely to come off. These critters are pesky disrupting homes gardens chicken coops and areas meant for pets while looking for food. But it is extremely rare.

In fact cats both stray cats and even pet cats kill a far larger number of opossums especially the young opossums which arent much different in size or appearance than a rat. In theory a possum can kill a house cat. Raccoons however would look at young cats as a food source and would be dangerous. Of course cats kill opossums.

Probably not but in a fight between a possum and a cat the two animals would be fairly evenly matched.