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Baby Possums.. wtf O_o
17 years ago
I went to my grandmother's house today to raid her fridge and throw on my scrubs for work.. When I was about to leave I heard this noise that kind of sounded like a hiss. After locating where the sound came from, I was staring down at a baby possum. I was just about to runa dn grab my phone when I noticed two more sitting in the dining room!
They are VERY young but they have fur. I didn't really know what to do. I got a dish of water hoping they would drink it and warm milk, but that didn't really work. I ended up putting them in a tall cardboard box with towels. I then called Petco and asked a chick what they would eat.. she said kitten formula.
At this point they were getting cold ;_; I was very upset and I zoomed up to the store to get them some milk. I would have taken them to a shelter but it's Sunday and the ones close by are closed.
I got the milk and fed them as best as I could. Their temperatures went up a little thankfully. I still couldn't figure out how the fuck they got in her house. I mean WHERE WAS MOMMY?? I called my grandmother earlier today and she said my dog had killed a possum Friday.. that meant these little babies were inside noodling around helplessly on the floor all weekend while my grandmother was out of town ;_;
Sadly, one of the little guys passed on.. I tried my best. The other two seem to be doing okay for the time being. In the morning I'm going to call around and find a non-kill animal shelter for them.
Wish me luck!
Zabeth~
They are VERY young but they have fur. I didn't really know what to do. I got a dish of water hoping they would drink it and warm milk, but that didn't really work. I ended up putting them in a tall cardboard box with towels. I then called Petco and asked a chick what they would eat.. she said kitten formula.
At this point they were getting cold ;_; I was very upset and I zoomed up to the store to get them some milk. I would have taken them to a shelter but it's Sunday and the ones close by are closed.
I got the milk and fed them as best as I could. Their temperatures went up a little thankfully. I still couldn't figure out how the fuck they got in her house. I mean WHERE WAS MOMMY?? I called my grandmother earlier today and she said my dog had killed a possum Friday.. that meant these little babies were inside noodling around helplessly on the floor all weekend while my grandmother was out of town ;_;
Sadly, one of the little guys passed on.. I tried my best. The other two seem to be doing okay for the time being. In the morning I'm going to call around and find a non-kill animal shelter for them.
Wish me luck!
Zabeth~
I hope they'll end up being ok. Sounds like when my cat brought two baby rabbits into our house once when I was little. They weren't hurt, but they couldn't get to their mother, and they were way too young to be away from her, so they didn't survive :<
You can always call local vets too to try and find a place for them.
I wish you luck.. also, a good way to keep them warm is like a warm rubber water container, or a small heating blanket under the cardboard box. That's what I did when I raised baby ducklings. The electric blanket/ small back mat I had worked really well to keep them warm :3
If you don't have a heating pad, you might want to get one and keep it on low underneath a towel or blanket (so they are not in direct contact), until you can get them to a rehabber.
Baby opossums need their moms (they live inside the pouch until they are weaned). Most no-kill shelters will NOT take wildlife, they are there for domestic animals. Some veterinarians will take wildlife and call rehabbers to take them. Many will just euthanize so be careful! Good luck.