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GFSM, Why Me? Help needed with baby possum
Yep. Any wild thing that needs help somehow finds its way to me. So....... I just took in a baby possum. Thankfully not as young as the woman who found it made it sound, but definitely not ready for life without momma.
Ergo ---> Anyone with direct possum experience, please pm me post-haste. He is around 4 inches and fuzzed out. I have the little guy warm and he took about 2 cc's of similac for me, now he is curled up in a pouch I made for him, sleeping it off. Am currently planning to do the 'every 2 hours' drill with him as per several helpful websites, but could use an experienced voice.
Cheers,
Kat
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Re: GFSM, Why Me? Help needed with baby possum
Sorry I can't help you out, but good luck! I love possums! Where was the little guy found?
*I love this crazy, tragic, almost magic, awful, beautiful life*
~melanie~
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Re: GFSM, Why Me? Help needed with baby possum
Originally Posted by janeothejungle
Yep. Any wild thing that needs help somehow finds its way to me. So....... I just took in a baby possum. Thankfully not as young as the woman who found it made it sound, but definitely not ready for life without momma.
Ergo ---> Anyone with direct possum experience, please pm me post-haste. He is around 4 inches and fuzzed out. I have the little guy warm and he took about 2 cc's of similac for me, now he is curled up in a pouch I made for him, sleeping it off. Am currently planning to do the 'every 2 hours' drill with him as per several helpful websites, but could use an experienced voice.
Cheers,
Kat
Kat,
I raised one from the time it could fit in my hand till it went to stay at a local zoo. His name was Tank and he followed me around like a puppy. At the time all I was worried about was making sure he was fed...he was so small that it meant hand feeding....because he was so used to humans he was not able to be released.
I used this site for a reference...http://www.awrc.org/Baby%20Opossums.htm
Best of luck with him. Feel free to contact me if I can help in any way.
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Re: GFSM, Why Me? Help needed with baby possum
No worries. He was found in a bin at one of the local wineries this morning. He was doing the chching call they usually do for their mommas, to no avail. The winery foreman kept an eye on the little bugger hoping mom would come back, but never happened. The wife called me in a tizzy because he was weak and they had no idea what to do. He's a cute little fuzzbucket, I'll try and get some pics up at next feeding time.
Cheers,
Kat
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Re: GFSM, Why Me? Help needed with baby possum
Oh, I forgot to mention and I am not sure if that site mentions that they also need to be manually stimulated to eliminate. I used a damp paper towel and that usually did the trick.
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Re: GFSM, Why Me? Help needed with baby possum
Excellent reference, my friend. Appreciate the hook-up. I already printed it out. I may seek you out in the morning once we survive the first night.
Cheers,
Kat
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Re: GFSM, Why Me? Help needed with baby possum
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!
There was no extreme cuteness overload on this thread! I just died.
Best of luck Kat, I think possums are so adorable.
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Re: GFSM, Why Me? Help needed with baby possum
that thing is adorable. Best of luck with the bottle feeding.
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