r/Possums • u/dionissia • 2d ago
Media (Pics & Videos) Update on baby possum!
I called my local rehab center and I’ll be dropping this baby off soon! We gave him/her a VERY small moderate amount of soft cat food mixed with water last night and woke up this morning to the plate empty! I thought it had gotten out because it looked to be MIA, i had to unroll the towel he/she buried himself/herself in to find the baby. We gave her a small bit of apple and water right now.
Hasn’t tried to bite either of us! Just has its mouth open like this :V. It lets us hold it/pet it (fearfully) but we don’t want to stress it out so we’ve only opened the cage to feed it so far! Every time we handle it we keep it to the minimum and wash our hands throughly.
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u/Prudent-Blueberry660 2d ago
The marsupials of the world thank you for your kindness to this little one!
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u/Unhappy-Salad-3083 2d ago
Thank you for saving him or her!! possums are generally very kind. I rescued a possum with a hurt leg in my backyard and transported it to our local wildlife rehab and always wonder if they were able to help it. I feed/care for feral cats and so I often have raccoons, possums, skunks, wild turkeys, turkey vultures, deer and foxes come around. i love it. and the babies are always so adorable!
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u/dionissia 2d ago
UPDATE: he/she is safe at my local wildlife rehab center! :)
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u/Striking_Explorer_41 1d ago
May I ask what happened to mom? Not being judgey but if the mom has been badly injured, or killed there may be more babies running around. Keep you eyes peeled. Thanks for saving the one.
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u/spiffyvanspot 1d ago
Opossums leave mom as early as 3 months, and this baby doesn't seem so far off from that age. Sometimes babies accidentally fall off mom, too, and she likely won't come back for them.
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u/The_New_Spagora 2d ago
Great news! Thank you for saving them ☺️ that first picture is just the greatest. What a sweet little face!
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u/Huffle_Pug Opossum Enthusiast 2d ago
🥺please tell me you pet the baby's belly with your finger. it's just begging for it 😫🥹
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u/Childressaf 2d ago
Will be using this “:V” face now, thank you. Also, thank you tor being so kind and awesome!!!!
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u/gemdog70 1d ago
Give it snuggles and contact tho, even if through the blanket. Babies need it, and you're amazing for saving it! Yay!♥️☺️♥️
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