By the way, working for a Farm Supplies company for 15 years now, I agree 100% with folks that have said "Don't put out poisons" Yes, they'll die...but they'll typically go rancid/rotten. The reason for the "blowing up" (which is to say they "swell") is because their bodies typically trap/close off at air passages (and other ends ) and gases are trapped inside. As the body decomposes, methane is produced. And builds to a mighty-righty-rankness. Once the skin rots enough to let the gases escape (as well as rotten flesh/meat)...egads...the stink can be horrendous .

- Dave

 

I don't think I have a possum fetish. Just by looking at them, even 10 Viagra pills won't budge on an erection.

Well, I did buy that trap finally, at Home Depot. But found out that my house doesn't have possums after all. They are mice, underneath the house. No wonder I have not seen a single possum ever since I have my huge dog. They must've moved on to another place. But mice are not very afraid of big dogs because dogs are too slow for them.

So, as a result, bought some rat poison to rid of them before they destroy my house. I never knew we even had rats/mice here.