Short-tailed opossum

[P. Novak]

Aw, they sure have grown alot. Awesome and congrats!

 

[atropos]

Ain't they cute

 

[IgorDaHermit]

what kind of name is adolf and eva lol

don't tell me ur a narzy

those babies are amazing lol

gl

 

[atropos]

Wanted some unusual names

 

[P. Novak]

Ain't they cute

They sure are! Congrats!

 

[limz_777]

nice , can her be handle?

 

[intrepidus6]

Do you know what (if any) kind of permits are needed to have one in the U.S.H?

I had some rats a couple years ago... I read up on them for a long time and thought they sounded like they would be lots of fun... turned out they were just lots of work. They are really dirty... had to clean the cage out two times a week, and it was a huge cage and only two rats. They never seemed to "bond" with me. I gave them away to someone who had other rats. The day I saw them go I promised myself that I wasen't going to ever get any more small mammals. However... that, as I said, was several years ago. I'm starting to consider something like a hedgehog, or maybe even a possum.

 

[atropos]

I don't know if you need a permit, I'm not from the US.

About the smell, not as bad as rats. They have a bit of a musk odor, I clean the cage once a week/two weeks, almost no smell at all.

With a bit of attention they can become quite tame and can be handled, I don't handle them that much, but almost from the beginning they took the food straight out of my hand.

Hedgehogs are also amazing pets, but they smell a bit stronger than Shorttailed opossums, they also poo and pee everywhere, the opossums use 1 corner for that, if you put a small litter box there, they will use that.

If there are more questions, just ask and I will try to answer it.

 

[intrepidus6]

Thanks. Do you need a permit for them in the Netherlands? (off topic, but just felt I should say, I went there on vacation last year, best country in the world!)

I would really love to have one!

 

[atropos]

You don't need any permits overhere, we don't need anything for most animals.

 

[GartenSpinnen]

How much you selling those babies for? They are so cute, i would love to have one. Do you have to get them rabies shots?

 

[atropos]

I sell them for 50 euro a male and 55 euro for a female. they don't need rabies shots.

 

[atropos]

Some new pictures, they're growing fast :evil:

 

[Queerfish]

Oh my god! You should have seen how huge my eyes got..those are the cutest things ever! I love the way their little prehensile tails are already curling...

I plan on getting a skunk when I live in a state that permits them...I didn't know possums were also pets though. What kind of personalities do they have?

 

[Tleilaxu]

They are so cute. What are their temperments like? Also how do they compare to the "normal opossum? I want one of those...(Didelphis virginiana)

 

[atropos]

What I know of the Virginia's is that they aren't as tame as the short-tails, but also very nice animals, very hard to get in Europe.

Few new pictures

 

[butch4skin]

To me North American opossums invariably look as though they have leprosy or something. Mean as hell, too. At least the wild ones.

 

[froggyman]

oh my those babies are the cutest thing ive ever seen

 

[atropos]

 

[butch4skin]

Can you say Alfred Hitchcock presents "The Possums!