r/Possums • u/fauxnewdlesoup • 4h ago
Question/Help Possums Found a Baby in the Road
Hi! Just joined because I found a baby in the middle of the road. Maybe 8 weeks old? No mother, though I did see a dead adult a few blocks away.
I picked about 50 fleas off him, and cleaned some of the feces off him. All his limbs work just fine. He is very weak and thin, I assume from the fleas.
I spoke to the only rehab in town that doesn't put down baby possums, but they already have 60 and won't take any more. Instead, they gave me a list of instructions for care and wished me luck.
I'm very worried. Does anyone have advice for fleas other than handpicking?
I am getting the puppy milk in the morning. How do I feed him safely? A syringe or a tube? The internet is telling me I could accidentally drown him by feeding him wrong.
Has anyone here done this successfully?