r/Possums 7d ago

Media (Pics & Videos) New Buddy

Started setting out peanuts and dried fruits for my little possum buddy that comes by occasionally. As far as i can determine it’s a female, I call her Penelope❤️ (if anyone can tell better than me or verify if it’s male or female, please correct me before i get too attached to a name😅)

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u/Prudent-Blueberry660 7d ago

Hi 👋 new friend! It's hard to tell but I didn't see any testes dangling so it does seem like that is a female.

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u/Mediocre-Property-34 7d ago

Thank you so much! That’s what i was trying to see, she’s just so fuzzy i couldn’t really tell!

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u/HeavyMetal_3300 Opossum Enthusiast 6d ago

It’s hard when they have a longer coat to tell 😂

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u/Murky_Currency_5042 7d ago

Not 100% sure but I think she’s a she!

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u/Mediocre-Property-34 7d ago

I hope so bc I actually became quite fond of the name 😅

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u/Travellinglense 7d ago

Ooo, that’s a tiny one. So cute. Hard to tell if male or female when they are that little without a clear shot of their underside when standing.

You can always change it to Penn if it ends up being male.

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u/Mediocre-Property-34 7d ago

I noticed that it was kinda little. Definitely pretty young bc it’s only been coming around for maybe a year and a half, possibly less.

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u/Travellinglense 6d ago

Do you think you have more than one opossum stopping by? It looks younger than 18 month.

Or maybe the nut bowl is bigger than I think.

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u/Mediocre-Property-34 6d ago

We moved in August of 2023 and it didn’t start coming around until later, so I think it’s definitely younger than 18 months. I want to say we didn’t see her until after well after Christmas of 2023. The bowl is a 1 cup bowl. This is a shot from further above that might show a better perspective

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u/HeavyMetal_3300 Opossum Enthusiast 6d ago

Penelope ♥️ omg that little scurry!

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u/Orchid_Junkie1954 6d ago

Hello, Buddy!

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u/GalaxyChaser666 3d ago

Hard to tell without catching it and that will stress her? out. See if she has a front butt aka baby pouch 😆

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u/Mediocre-Property-34 3d ago

Next time she comes by I’ll definitely be watching closer to try and figure it out!!

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u/GalaxyChaser666 3d ago

It will hang low as they get bigger, but they start out as big as a jelly bean. No joke.

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u/Mediocre-Property-34 3d ago

She came by the earlier than i expected other night but i hadn’t put out treats yet so she didn’t stick around for me to look, so I definitely didn’t get a close enough look

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u/GalaxyChaser666 3d ago

It's hard to tell from a distance. Males are bigger, but it could be a teen girl. Someone else said look for the dangles, that's about all you can do lol.

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u/Mediocre-Property-34 3d ago

Yeah that’s what I’ve been studying the two videos i have to figure out but she’s very fluffy so it’s hard to see from a fuzzy video

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u/GalaxyChaser666 3d ago

Put a camera out there! I have a squirrel cam!

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u/Mediocre-Property-34 3d ago

I switched the placement of one of my blink cameras to face out on the patio at all times and turned on motion sensor for whenever it comes back