How to take care of baby oppossum?
September 9th, 2008 | by admin |
younghotpayne asked:
I found two baby possums, and I’d like to know how to care for them
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I found two baby possums, and I’d like to know how to care for them
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3 Responses to “How to take care of baby oppossum?”
By gimmenamenow on Sep 11, 2008 | Reply
Contact a local wildlife rehabilitation center and let someone who knows what they’re doing take care of them.
By Dr. D on Sep 11, 2008 | Reply
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By margecutter on Sep 12, 2008 | Reply
Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. You can find one here: or here:
Licensed wildlife rehabilitators have the specialized training to care for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals, and they have the required state and federal licenses that allow them to keep the wild animals until they are healthy enough to be released.
Do not take the animal to a vet - vets are for pets, and most vets do not have the expertise to care for wild animals; nor do most vets have the proper licenses that would allow them to keep a recuperating wild animal.
Do not attempt to care for this animal yourself. In almost every state, it is illegal to keep wild animals as pets, and if it is your intention to just care for it until it can be released, most states require people who rehabilitate wildlife for release to be licensed.
“Wildlife rehabilitation licenses or permits are required to work with most native species, since wildlife is a natural resource and considered the property of the collective people of a state. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requires federal rehabilitation permits to work with migratory bird species, marine mammals, and species listed under the Endangered Species Act. With very few exceptions, wildlife agencies require wildlife rehabilitation permits or licenses to rehabilitate wildlife.”