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Did You Know That Opossums And Lyme Disease Are Linked To Each Other?

You know, the blood-sucking ticks that can cause Lyme disease – yes, those. Opossums love to feast on ticks!

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It may only take one day for them to wipe out 90% of the ticks that live on their bodies. You may find this hard to believe, but opossums are rather fastidious groomers.

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You know that ticks are attracted to warm bodies. Do you see where this is going? So, once the ticks find the opossum, the opossum simply grooms them away!

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We all know that ticks are no friend to our pets either – so, having an opossum around is really good for both us and our pets!

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