I found mine in a dead mom as well, they did have some fur and their eyes were open. I had no idea what to feed them, so I made a formula and fed them with a kitten bottle (now you all have the internet, so Google how to make a good formula for the babies). I also had GREAT luck with Gerber baby food!! Bananas were their favorite…..but plum, apple, carrots, peas, all the veggie and fruit baby foods worked great for them until they got enough teeth to start eating real foods. Since they are carnivores, they will need meat, too – this is where the dog food comes in handy.

Babies need warmth and companionship. If you are lucky enough to have found several, they can help keep each other warm and company. A little lone possum will want to be on you as much as possible. Mine used to love to curl up in my long hair and hang out in there (sounds creepy, but it was pretty funny). They can hold on with all four of their feet, so they can climb really well!

Anyway, now that you all have the internet, it’s much easier to find information on how to raise them and feed them – they are tough little things, and easier to raise than some other orphans…..but if they are small, they won’t make it on their own. They are pretty cool animals and I had a lot of fun with mine.