I found 3 baby possums in my yard but the mother possum was nowhere around. The sad thing is that all three later died. The baby possum above was very sick when I discovered it. It had a bad eye that looked infected. (Not shown in photo).
Update:
I have been receiving so many comments in reference to people wanting info on what to do in reference to finding an orphaned Opossum. I am sorry but I am a wildlife photographer and not a Wildlife Rehabilitator. I have researched this matter so that people directed to my site can hopefully get help.
Here are some links that may help:
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND ORPHANED OPOSSUMS
If You Found An Orphaned Opossum
Found an Orphaned or Injured Opossum
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Hi,
Awwww.
Yesterday a baby possum that I had rescued from the street died. It was hairless, eyes still closed and everything but strangely for the 24 hours that I had the little thing I really bonded with it and felt LOVE.
Just as I was getting ready to take it to an experienced rescuer it died and I cried. It was so cute and adorable and such a little fighter.
My only consolation yesterday was that there was also a very beautiful rainbow and I just choose to believe that that little baby possum rode out on that.
I am so surprised at how I am reacting to all of this! Wow.
Thank you for sharing the story of the possum you found. I am not sure where the 3 possums that showed up in my yard came from. I was thinking that the mother must have been hit by a vehicle. The strange thing is that 2 were close together but the one I took the photo of was about 100 yards away on the other side of my house.
It is always sad to see the death of a baby animal, no matter who you are.
Please help me i have a one month opossum and i don’t know what to feed it …. i have been giving 2% milk mixed with egg yolk and one teaspoon of karo syrup but now i don’t think its enough can anybody please please help me i don’t want anything to happen to him cause i done something wrong … thank you for your time Teresa
Sorry but I just got your message about needing help on what to feed a baby possum you found.
Is it still alive?
My suggestion would have been to find a certified wildlife rehabilitator in your area.
How To Locate a Wildlife Rehabilitator
I just found a baby possum right by the door step. Poor think he was all alone. I know he hasn’t been there that long because we was not that dirty at all, and it looked as if his feet never touched the ground. Yea sure he did the hissing thing, but once I cupped him in my hands where it was warm he fell fast to sleep. After a few minutes I cut up a gala apple, took the skin off and off he went licking and chewing still cupped in my hand as if he was in a lazy boy. He was and is so cute. He is in a box now eating what’s left of the apple. My question is this, he is so small, would it be best to hold on to him for awhile until he is stronger and set him free, or should I Keep him here at home. My mother use to have pet Racoon for a pet and thought that maybe I can do the same with the possum. What is the best to do for this little guy? I never thought in my life I would ever pick up this type of animal, but here I am. Please answer as soon as possible, I want to do the right thing. Thank’s Mary I there anyway to tell how old his is.
Mary I sent you an email.
Hi! i found a possum 5 days ago in my yard with no mother in sight, he is about 7-8weeks old and hes very alert, in in good health and is climbing around.Ive been feeding him possum formular that i found how to make and ive been doing it with an eye dropper, but now hes not really taking it. What do you suggest i do,and feed him? also im not sure what to do with him when he gets older, i live in an urban area and found him in my yard,do you know of any wildlife rehabilators in NY, that i could bring him to?…or if not and i raise him and then release him, where should i release him and what are his chances of survival? with being raised with human contact?
I am sorry but I am from Arkansas and do not know of one in your area, but that is who you need to contact. I would contact your local Game and Fish Department and also ask them. They maybe able to give you some advise.
Good luck and could I get you to contact me back to let me know how it turns out.
Hi. I don’t know if you can help me or will get this in time to give me your opinion. My husband and I just arrived home to find a small possum on our front doorstep. He is small – maybe a little bigger than a guinea pig. I don’t know if he needs helps or is just hanging out for a while. We just left him alone and went in through the garage. The light was on. I don’t know if that attracted him. We turned it off for a while but I just checked and he is still out there. When do possums go off on their own? Should I help this little guy or let him be? Wait until morning? I don’t want another animal to get him. We have four dogs who bark very loud. We have lots of cats in the neighborhood. I wonder if he was in danger and found safety at our door because the dogs scared away the other animal? Thanks so much!
We found an injured baby possum in our yard this morning. Tried to find a place we could take him but his injury was too much for him, some animal had bitten him on the neck.
I later found some info on where to take baby animals to be rehabilitaded or checked.
Many I read say not to keep the baby had hoem unless you know what youre doing.
These sites were for NY, best to find a rehabilitator or a vet hospital that deals with wildlife.
I wish we had a better chance with the little guy we found, know he would had made it if his injury wasnt so bad.
Hope save some of these little guys.
Thanks
We found an injured baby possum in our yard this morning. Tried to find a place we could take him but his injury was too much for him, some animal had bitten him on the neck.
I later found some info on where to take baby animals to be rehabilitaded or checked.
nycwildlife@yahoo.com
http://www.opossum.org/orphans.htm
Many sites I read say not to keep the baby had hoem unless you know what youre doing.
Best to find a rehabilitator or a vet hospital that deals with wildlife.
I wish we had a better chance with the little guy we found, know he would had made it if his injury wasnt so bad.
Hope save some of these little guys.
Thanks
Thanks for posting the info and sorry that you could not save the one you found. I need to do some research on what people can do when they find an injured animal. I am surprised how many people post wanting info on the care of injured possums.
I have a baby opossum the mother was sick and she was laying in our yard we put the mom to sleep and the others died but this one has been doing great and she’s not the first one I’ve had.I had one before his name was Lucky,his mother was run over and my cousin took care of the other one and let her loose but lucky we came to find later had brain damage so it was good we kept him or he would have died. But anyways i was wondering how do i tell how old she is?
i was woken up by a loud clicking noise last night and i found a juvinille/baby opossum in my tub and he cant get out and im scared to touch him because hes making hissing noises n swaying back and forth…its a very cute little devil but i wanted to know how can i care for the little guy until i can get it out of my house?
I found a baby possum today. fed it pedialyte to hydrate it and been giving it wark milk mixed with egg and honey but im not sure what else to feed it. I NEED SOME ADVISE PLEASE!
My mother had called me and told me that her dogs had killed the momma possum and the babys was still alive there are 5 of them. they dont have their eyes opened or anything can you tell me what she needs to feed them? I hate for them to die. Please let me know something soon!
My brother was walking through the back yard and he walked up on a possum. The possum tried to attack as soon as she saw him without quetion. He didnt think much of it but it was actually a mother. He was only thinking about what he had heard about them usually only being out in broad day light if they have rabies or something so he swung at it and hit it in the head. He ended up killing it and when he did he looked down and there laid 6 babies. Ive had for the weekend and they are still alive. Ive tried to feed them warm milk but they wont really eat it. I was going to take them to the shelter but they wont raise wild animals down here so i dont know what to do other than try and find something to feed them with so they will stay alive so i can set them free. I looked it up and found some really interesting tips and im going to see if i cant apply them and attempt to save their lives.
My stepmother and brother both found 3 baby possums in the back yard 2 of witch were dead and the other roaming the yard. They put it in a cat carrier and now its in the out house in our yard. It seems to be like 5/6 weeks old and its not eating. But we think cause it was during the day and that she will only eat at night. I haven’t checked on her yet i think im going to wait till the morning but i hope that when i do it will still be alive. It trusts me enough to touch it but im not sure if it will let me pick her up. I gave her some bread and honey and some cat food and some pear but i dont know if she has eaten it yet. Hopefully she did.
My husband and I seen a dead opossum on the side of a road in our neighborhood. Later on that night while walking our dogs we discovered there were four babies nearby. Of course we couldn’t leave them so we have had them at home for the past four days. We called the vet and also our local humane society and the told us to feed them kitten milk replacement. All seem to be doing very well. All are eating, urinating, and passing bowl. All four go to work with me at night so they have constant care throughout the entire day and night. Is there anyother suggestions or advice that we may need to follow?
I found a baby possum four days ago. His eyes were open and he seemed to be in good health, so I decided to keep him. I have been feeding him puppy formula and he has been in sleeping in my chest all day when I go to work. I have been stimulating him to urinate, but I haven’t noticed a bowl movement since 3 days ago. Can someone please tell me how to stimulate a bowl movement? Thanks!!
I have found (in a trash can) in our garage on two different days, one dead baby possum and one alive baby possum. I’ve put on gloves and taken the two alive possums and put them in a box with a blanket and the next day they’re gone. We’ve had possums in our garage on and off for years….I leave fruit out her/him. But I’m starting to think “is the mother killing the babies for some reason?” why is she putting them in a tall trash can that they can’t get out of??? would love your thinking on this.
Patty (So. Calif)
Hi my name is sarah I work for a vet tonight I was driving when I hit a possum and so I turned around to check on it and found 8 babies one was dead and 6 where trying to eat of the mom and one was almost dead i left went to a store and got a box and came back and 3 more had been hit and died 2 ran and I got one I don’t know where the last one went so I got the only survier and put him in a box he’s in a pet carrier now with a heating pad on low I called the police station they told me no one will take in the possums so now I’m stuck trying to do it on my own we have raised two baby raccoons so I think I can handle it but can someone please tell me what to feed it and how to care for him better I want him to eat by himself so I can release him into the wild I hope he makes it please write me a email thanks weezy_gurl22@yahoo.com
hey my brother killed a possun last night and found a baby with her he is fine and in great health his strong and clings to me and wont let me put him down i have rised 7 kittens 1 dog and faild sadly to rise a poor lil baby squierrel i got him on a heat pad right now and i no you guys keep saying i need to ask the game and fish Department well my mom is friends with the guy who works there he said i need to feed it a 22 thats how he`ll end up anyway i said a few choses words case even though i only had him for a day hes took my hart and i dont want anything to happen to him me and my mom are on our way to to get him some food were getting him wild animal formla that you can get at cv`s or the co-op
what food sould i be feeding him just in case he dont eat or has a bad reaction to the wild animal formla i no i sound weird buti care for this animal and so far i never had a baby animla that i tryed to rise live but i cant do nothing help!!!!!!!
Here are some links that may help:
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND ORPHANED OPOSSUMS
If You Found An Orphaned Opossum
Found an Orphaned or Injured Opossum
iv been feeding him cat milk of walmart with a ear droper hes doing good so far he eats it good he dont eat to much in the morning ajnd i have to go to school so the poor things eats alot when i get back iv named him wally !! i wish i could fine out how old he is he has fur and his eyes are open his about 3 1/2 in ??
Yesterday, my dad found 7 baby opossums and there is no rehabilitator in our area so we are having to raise them ourselves. Luckily, they are all in great health and are chubby and inquisitive and seem to have no ill effects other than being orphans.
My cat has caught a baby opposum and brought it into our house. The opposum was injured by my cat. It had a cut along the throat area and a broken front paw. My dad took it to the nearest woods. I feel terrible and I wish I could help the baby opposum but I don’t know how. Will the poor thing recover? If its not too late what can I do to help it?
i found a baby opossum today and the mom died
im 14 yrs old and my mom got all the stuff i needed stuff u need is
baby food chicken turkey bannanas peas apple sauce they love and yorgurt they have to have plain or anyfruited
goat or lamb milk
hot water bottle
blanket if u have one a really silky or furry
an eye dropper
so it depends if the have thier eyes open but if they dont want to eat dont force them go to the next thing
and i changed the water bottle every time it felt cool
and i started to try to feed them baby food
i fed them prolly 3 hrs if they r injured amoxicillian and u can get that from ur vet
when the get older they have to have yogurt because it helps them digest thier food and veggies any kind and apple sauce is a nice treat