Found An Orphan

[Alex from GA]

Heard a hissing in my garage, many years ago, looked up and there was one sitting on a rafter. I opened the door and left.

[Ripsnorter]

Well that's interesting.. Everyone I know around here will kill them as soon as they find one. I've never heard of anyone rescuing one to keep as a pet.

They're big and vicious when they're wild is all I know. They'll kill a cat if they get ticked off enough.

I can understand keeping a raccoon from young though. They're smart and cute and can be tamed if gotten young enough.

Good luck with the Possum!

[Ranger72]

Thanks a lot.

I just remembered my first encounter with a possum.

I was a wee lad of about 7 or 8 when I heard some rustling in the bushes beneath my window at night.

I slipped out in my jams with a flashlight thinking it was my cat.

I stepped into the bushes hunched over and shined the light right on that hissing b4stard, and promptly crapped myself.

Through my tears I swore to my mom that it was the biggest damn rat in existence.

[BobbyFord]

Thanks a lot.

I just remembered my first encounter with a possum.

I was a wee lad of about 7 or 8 when I heard some rustling in the bushes beneath my window at night.

I slipped out in my jams with a flashlight thinking it was my cat.

I stepped into the bushes hunched over and shined the light right on that hissing b4stard, and promptly crapped myself.

Through my tears I swore to my mom that it was the biggest damn rat in existence.

[tmcalavy]

Possum-induced brown jammies...LOL.

[ezernut9mm]

update please. with pics if available.

[BobbyFord]

Just got home from shooting pool. He's being a PITA...

But...he doesn't bite.

[BobbyFord]

Bath time, 4 months later

[Kurt Combs]

Well he is cute, but those teeth look sharp. I think he has found a good home and he will probably be around a long time.

[Forsche]

Good for you. Does he actually seem attached you you? Will you keep him longer term?

[1972hiboy]

He is kinda cute. Do they revert back to wilder instincts when they get older or if you get them young enough will they stay pretty tame into their adulthood?

[BobbyFord]

Yeah, once they're used to people then they won't ever bite. My brother-in-law told my sister, NO, so I'm keeping him. I just have to build him a bigger cage.

[hdpusher]

My wife wants one so she started looking and found some in the local online clasifieds. Going rate for a Opossum in Pa.... $200 for a male and $250 for a female. I think we ll wait and see if we can find an orphan.

http://classifieds.pennswoods.net/class ... ex=1815408