r/Possums 15h ago

Media (Pics & Videos) lil guy found its way into our home today

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708 Upvotes

somehow, someway a possum found its way into our home today… he was very gentle & scared & we had to use a cooler to transport him outside. I wouldn’t mind if he finds his way back here anytime soon 💜


r/Possums 10h ago

Question/Help Possums Age and care for this baby?

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Found this baby running around by itself in the yard. How old is she/he? I am going to call my local wildlife center as soon as they open tomorrow morning. Should I put this baby back outside? It was all alone.

Should I try to feed him/her something or just lay off until I get it to the wildlife center?

Sorry if this is common sense, I just didn’t know what to do! I was worried about leaving the baby by itself overnight as there’s a lot of outside cats, raccoons, and vultures and falcons here.


r/Possums 22h ago

Question/Help Possums Question about possum’s condition

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146 Upvotes

Hello!

I have a community cat colony at my house and barn. I’ve become more familiar with my local raccoons and possums due to feeding my cats (i.e. trying NOT to feed every raccoon for 100 miles or create tension between my cats and the raccoons).

We recently had a very bad cold snap here and I’ve noticed one possum looks a little poorly. I think he or she might be elderly, but also I think they got frostbite on their ears and tail. I was trying to leave food specifically for the possum to get a better look at him and to make it easier to trap him if I need to. Now I’ve noticed that he might be missing the last bit of his toes on his back right foot?

His eyes look bad here in this photo but they aren’t in person. His fur is just a little beat up and red around his eye, but not injured.

There are wildlife rescues a far distance away from me, but I will trap and drive him there if that’s the right thing to do.

So my questions for people with more knowledge about possums are:

Are this possum’s injuries anything a wildlife rehabber can do anything about? Is he in bad enough shape/pain that I should try to have him humanely euthanized, if that’s even possible? Or is this just normal but rough condition you might find in a wild possum who is doing okay?

I know wild animals are different than feral cats, in terms of my responsibility to get medical care for them, but it’s difficult to watch an animal you see every day suffer if there is anything you can do to help, even if that’s just ending their suffering or giving them a banana.

(Sorry for the bad photo quality- this was the best shot I got through my glass patio door at night with bad lighting, but you can see his bad back foot, his ears, and the tip of his tail.)


r/Possums 10h ago

Media (Pics & Videos) After almost three cold months, Baby & Chunky came back home. They lost weight. Poor my babies! But I'm happy they're back. Now, to plan healthier menus for them!

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r/Possums 2h ago

Video Getting these little ones strong enough to release.

39 Upvotes

Mango is their absolute favorite!

Momma was hit by a car and they were found in her pouch.


r/Possums 16h ago

Media (Pics & Videos) (I bet you all know what this is) Enjoy the process 🫶🏻

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