You found a baby Possum! :) what to do

1. get him warm, don't try to feed a baby possum when he is cold!

2. cotton ball soaked in warm water will help the baby "potty" a must here, rub the warm cotton ball down toward his tail, he will eliminate hopefully.

3. go the the website "national opossum society" they have some of the best information. You can join the organization and acquire the information you will need to proceed.

4. the website for the "NOS" the national opossum society can help. Consider joining the organization and make a contribution.

http://www.opossum.org/ they have the most up todate information available on the web...

Make your own possum chow guide

To get my guide email me at lilyputs@gmail.com

you need to do your own research on possum nutrition and proceed as needed. I made mine using several ideas from several websites. This is only the basic chow! you should feed your possum fresh fruit, veggies and yogurt weekly as well to maintain their health. I am not a vet! so use with caution:

Making possum chow...

a sweet rescue

http://www.yorkcenterforwildlife.org/IR-impossible-possums.php

great site for possums

http://www.exoticnutrition.com/cannedinsects.html

eHow.com an expert on opossums :)

http://www.ehow.com/video_4433074_what-do-opossums-eat.html

interesting info on the mortality of opossum's in the wild

I hope the mortality rate is higher in other areas of North America!


http://www.wildcru.org/aboutus/people/kamler_pdfs/2001-2.pdf