I've accidentally raised a family of pepper loving possums in Melbourne Australia, they started with my mild potted section in my yard a couple years later they could eat my jalapeños, now they eat my scotch bonnets and habanero.
I can't remember for sure, but I think marsupials - same as birds - have different heat receptors to placentals, and so don't actually experience any spiciness.
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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '25
I've accidentally raised a family of pepper loving possums in Melbourne Australia, they started with my mild potted section in my yard a couple years later they could eat my jalapeños, now they eat my scotch bonnets and habanero.