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.