Hungry possum caught snacking on plants in Bunnings

A LITTLE possum with a big appetite has been caught red handed in Bunnings after deciding that the plant displays looked good enough to eat.

A PECKISH possum decided to help himself to midday snack after wandering into a Brisbane Bunnings.

Passing up one of the store’s famous sausage sandwiches, the little marsupial went straight for the nursery section.

The brushtail possum was caught on camera red handed by Yvonne McRostie at the Carseldine store, tucking into some of the potted lettuce seedlings that were on display.

“I couldn’t believe it happened in the middle of the day, I’ve never seen a possum in the middle of the day,” Ms McRostie told ABC.

The plant thief was found in the nursery section happily munching on some lettuce.

She said staff member eventually came and shooed the cheeky animal away.

“It looks like it was a regular occurrence there, it went into the wall of pots and went up there.”

According to a Bunnings spokeswoman it is not an unusual occurrence to get the odd animal visitor and they usually find their way back out without causing too much trouble.

“From time to time our stores encounter visits from wildlife, including possums,” she said.

“Typically they leave on their own accord, however in situations where the safety of our customers and team or the animal may be compromised we contact the relevant authority to safely remove the animal from the store.”

The hungry possum ate as much of the plants as possible before being shooed away by staff.

The video of the hungry critter was posted to the ABC Facebook page and it seems people have mixed feelings about the possum’s antics.

“Made my day watching this. What a cutie!” one Facebook user commented.

Another said, “Who needs sausages when you have super fresh greens?”

One user suggested that the little creature’s big appetite might come in handy, asking “Does he eat weeds and come with a leash?”

But not everyone was so forgiving of the sneaky marsupial.

“Shows what a pest they are with their voracious appetite,” someone said.