G'day lkngarden,
Does look like possum to me, we have a mango tree, last fruiting, one
fruit looked just like that, but mango in shape and colour

of course.
The possum had sat ontop of the shed and leaned over and had a meal!
A caution to anyone with dogs...out little mate a few months ago got very
sick, told the vet all symptoms and behaviour leading up to illness, so an
$80 test was suggested...yep a possum bacteria was found, a course of
antibiotics fixed him up. The poor guy (dog) had blood in his poo.
We did trap the possum in a rectangle possum trap, had for transporting
chicks years ago...so a few days later we have a possum in the trap, ring
wildlife people, have to release within 20 metres of capture point!!! What
a waste of time, so I now try to make sure the dog doesn't eat the possum poo!
Sorry don't know how to deter them, we don't seem to have much other
damage from it that I can tell, I think he likes to come and drink the pond water. And poo!
Funny about the fainting possum and the poor bald dog!
jenn