Do possums hunt and eat rats?

In my experience the Virginia Opossum likely wouldn't bother trying to kill a rat unless the rat was the aggressor, or the opossum was starving. Opossums have a widely varied diet which is contrary to popular belief. Will they eat your garbage? read more

No, as far as I am aware, opposumd do not hunt and eat rats. I say this because opposums are largely scavengers, meaning they largely depend on decaying carcasses for food. read more

Ok let me start off with, opossums do NOT eat baby kittens nor do they actively hunt them.. We had an opossum who wandered onto our back porch as a small baby. He was the cutest thing. read more

No. Possums do not eat rats. Possums' feeding habits range from omnivores (the Common Brushtail possum) to specialist browsers of eucalyptus (Greater Glider), insectivores (Mountain Pygmy Possum) and nectar-feeders (Honey Possum). In the wild, they eat young shoots, leaves, flowers, nectar and fruit of a variety of trees and shrubs. read more