Opossum as pet?

[Johnny Q]

R-O-U-S, I don't believe they exist!

 

[Shrike]

High five everybody! Do you hear that sound? It's me popping bottles.

Seven long years ago P. Novak queried the world with "Opossum as Pet?" Then that rascally Matt K got involved (not me, I swear), and the reputation of pet possums everywhere has suffered ever since.

Have you ever seen those heartwarming viral videos where a deaf person hears for the first time, or somebody that's colorblind puts on a pair of glasses, and WHAM, now they can see color? That's how I feel right now about pet possums.

Excuse me while I head down to the holler. I've got possums to catch.

 

[The Snark]

As it was told to me, How To Make A Possum Dinner

Find one medium to large road kill possum - fresh, none too flat.
Nail possum to a board
Bake in over at about 700 degrees for a few hours
Take out board, remove nails, scrape off the possum
Eat the board.

 

[Andrea B]

When my momma was a kid, her daddy would live trap a young possum and put it in a cage. They would feed it exclusively sweet potatoes for a while to make the meat sweet and mild. Then they would dress it out and have possum for dinner.

 

[MatisIsLoveMantisIsLyf]

This thread was created 7 years ago. Where have you guys been since then? Did you go on hibernation and woke up to revive the thread?

 

[Juniusara]

my ex's uncle kept 2 from infancy to adult, think he treated em like his ferrets, they had there own room in his house, really cuddly when handled (these ones never saw outside)

 

[SKT]

What if you have two living under your deck, eating feline veterinary UT diet every nite and looking quite healthy; changes needed? I would like to keep them healthy and safe as long as possible.

 

[Crone Returns]

What if you have two living under your deck, eating feline veterinary UT diet every nite and looking quite healthy; changes needed? I would like to keep them healthy and safe as long as possible.

I'd call up your local animal rehabber. They would know.

 

[Christslpher]

I live in Dallas Texas and have lived in Texas my whole life I have seen and interacted and fed hundreds if not thousands of wild possums none have ever been aggressive in fact they get along well with my cats and dogs they'll sit there and eat food with them I've been able to hand them peaches,plums and carrots just about anything plus they love eating the crickets and cockroaches around your house I've never met a mean possum and people that say they can't be pets well that doesn't make sense to me as long as you let them go outside whenever they want and come inside whenever they want like I do with my cats and I keep a flea collar on all of them they have a wonderful life they are not hard to feed the cat food plus any fruits and snacks that I give them and then they eat what they want outside too they've all stayed healthy and most of them are over 4 years old that I've had around my house recently here in Dallas no diseases and very healthy so I don't know what they're talking about when they say that they're hard to take care of because they're not plus they actually do seem pretty sociable I've seen them playing with my cats also they will chase each other and play with each other too even the adults

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I live in Dallas Texas and have lived in Texas my whole life I have seen and interacted and fed hundreds if not thousands of wild possums none have ever been aggressive in fact they get along well with my cats and dogs they'll sit there and eat food with them I've been able to hand them peaches,plums and carrots just about anything plus they love eating the crickets and cockroaches around your house I've never met a mean possum and people that say they can't be pets well that doesn't make sense to me as long as you let them go outside whenever they want and come inside whenever they want like I do with my cats and I keep a flea collar on all of them they have a wonderful life they are not hard to feed the cat food plus any fruits and snacks that I give them and then they eat what they want outside too they've all stayed healthy and most of them are over 4 years old that I've had around my house recently here in Dallas no diseases and very healthy so I don't know what they're talking about when they say that they're hard to take care of because they're not plus they actually do seem pretty sociable I've seen them playing with my cats also they will chase each other and play with each other too even the adults

That freindly any pics of these possums ?
Old necro thread 14 years old ! 🪄interesting though.

 

[Charliemum]

I love seeing the possums on the rescue I watch on utube, the urban rescue ranch, Uncle Ben always gets baby possums in (with alot of other animals native to Texas) , I also would love to see pics or vids please .

 

[Christslpher]

That freindly any pics of these possums ?
Old necro thread 14 years old ! 🪄interesting though.

I'll try to get some pictures tonight I just now saw one climbing on the power line that leads from my house it's one of the smaller ones we call her Little Lucy there's two of them they're babies well half grown anyways and then there's two really big full grown ones we named Ethel and Fred Fred ate a peach out of my hand last night on our back porch. I swear when I shake the cats food bag and go kitty kitty kitty a whole bunch of cats and possums come running up they're smart enough to know what the sound means lol

 

[The Snark]

Just keep in mind they are vectors of numerous diseases and should be thoroughly vetted.

 

[drurymercy]

Omg my heaven lol I would keep him but Ive also tried rescuing raccoons but mom came back I bottle fed a squirrel coolest guy ever and I’m waiting for a baby skunk to appear. I always wanted an opossum!! Happy u fed him up if u don’t want to keep him have u looked to see any rescues?