Gleni said:Racoons and squirrels look so cute from over here. 
Luckily possums do not occur on these southern Moreton Bay Islands. It is bad enough sharing my daylilies with monstrous, vicious parrots. 
They ARE cute! Unfortunately racoons (especially) and squirrels can be destructive. Possums, on the other hand, aren't particularly cute but aren't particularly destructive, have some really beneficial aspects in part of their dietary habits, don't contract rabies because their body temperature is too low for it to incubate. I like them around. I haven't seen one around now for 4-5 years and they used to be plentiful. That's worrisome to me. I would be very surprised if a possum damaged daylilies in any way. They might chow down on some tomatoes and fruit.
