Quote Originally Posted by JLC View Post
I didn't know there was such a thing as a "short tailed" 'possum. How short is the tail? How are they different from their longer-tailed brethren? It's hard to imagine a 'possum of any sort making a good pet...I'd be interested in seeing your pics and hearing more about them!
Actually hand raised regular possums make great pets. I know a possum rehabber in my town. She let me take a baby in for a week while she was on vacation once to bottle feed. I got to hold and play with one of her adults. They are incredibly tame and only potty once or twice a day. They prefer to go in a moist area so she puts them in the shower for a minute and they just go. Never any accidents in the house. She let's the neighborhood kids play with the ones that have been bottle raised. they pretty much just sleep in a cat bed all day. Very inactive and never bite. They bond strongly with you but only if they are tiny babies.

I was surprised to see all this but it's true. Of course, older ones can not be tamed at all.

Very neat little animals!

The short tailed opossums are cute too because they are so small.


This is a photo of the rehabbers possum peeking over her shoulder