My Pet Opossum Bites Me!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2024
- Rocky the opossum returns after going missing 5 months ago! I decided to give her a big welcome home dinner.
Do not try to raise a possum, they have very complicated needs and are not easy to take care of.
Poor baby is terrified
Wild instincts come right back so yes. Its the fight flight stress response.
Nice how Rocky is kind of tolerating that bath. The hair drying 😅🤣😂 ! Possum salon.
She will be FREE
I don't get it ! He has no clue about animals
@@TheKeystoneChannel well he does have clue
@@Fruit-Juice No he does not!
Me going into a day dream and then realizing I’ve been watching a possum eating food for the last 6 minutes
A precious little thing indeed. I love opossums. sweetest creatures on earth.
But , do they bite or they just show you the thees?
How does he know is his dearly beloved rocky ??? All possums look alike 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂. Guy possum , dude you are confusing me with someone else 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
I live in the Pacific Northwest. Way North. I began feeding one little possum who accidentally found herself inside of my living room. I knew nothing then.....4 hours later...after trying to gently remove her...i attempted to sit garlic near her. Oh .. Please 😢
Never do this. I cried when she started to cry. I felt horrible. It never got closer than 2 feet....but i was ignorant about these sweet babies. She eventually left. But looked so sad. Since that horrible life lesson that evening... almost 3 years ago ....I have a back porch full of possums. Some ive seen for years...i can tell my elderly ones....and I've been blessed to see, video babies riding up upon Mama's back. It's the most beautiful thing to see ❤
My little one...she had a tail that was almost half black....she was young at the time of the incident...a few months later i spotted her about 4 feet from the back deck....eating away on a piece of watermelon 🍉. My heart soared. I've seen her many times since. Be gentle to them. They are wonderful gardeners companions, eating slugs, ticks, grubs.....they mean no harm to anyone. If one should wander in your house...my slider door goes directly to my back porch, they wander in from time to time...i just softly say...no baby...and they turn around. Just don't scare them. Enjoy them! They are so cute! 🤗🍉🍓
I started to DIE when the possum kept jumping everywhere 🤣 I still can’t stop watching this video the possum is so cute
Same... I had to stop the video before I coughed on my food 😂 Now Breath
Must say that's progess... She was all wild when he found her, few days later back to baby rocky
“...we live in a neighborhood with coyotes, bobcats and even some mountain lions..”
Yeah. Seems like a place you’d live.
For real! What kind of intense environment is that?!
@@PeachPlastic murica
Coyotes dont hurt u Bobcats are like a house cat size mountain lions stay away from you so you'll live
Yah jest jest move to a different place
XDDD Ikr
You seem like a really nice chap to me. 😊
“Oh no this guy again. How many times do I have to escape aaaaaa” XD
Lmao
Poor young poss 😒
Gets bit: its bleeding a little bit
The finger: aight imma head to heaven
*hell
I am truly enjoying watching her eat. 😊
I just LOVE how he treats her like a queen so CUTE
I love how they use there little hands. When George was smaller, he would hold an almond in his little clawpaw and it was so cute!
Mine will hold a grape in one hand and feed herself, and then groom herself afterward. Sometimes she'll do that with the Insectivore pellets I got her, but not like she does with the grapes.
She ate a blueberry thasssss crazyyy
BBBBBBLLLLLUUUUUEEEEEEE BBBBBEEEERRRRYYYY
Sanad and
Yep
Im raisin a baby possum.She was a size of a double a battery pink and hairless.She is now about the size of a six week old kitten. Eating on her own.
I need help with more information on her care
@@kimberlyeudaley7188 I found one about a week ago not as small as yours how has it going? mines is male I believe tummy has a little thing on it not sure 🤔... here's something I've read
I can't stop watching. I keep waiting for him to treat this opossum better, and it's just not happening. Let the dang thing go
You are a beautiful soul.❤️
You should prob keep her from now on. The reason she's skinny is because she doesn't know how to forage her own food because you did it for her pretty much at birth. Unfortunately she probably won't continue to survive in the wild. Hope things work out tho!
I'm not convinced this dude knows what he's doing at all.
@@monicascott2354 ayyy I just found out about this guy😂
@@monicascott2354 he doesn't feel horrible for this opposum he did it for a failed attempt at tik tok fame
@@edwinescalonagames791 people have had pets before but they don't run away he probably treated her like shit
@@blu3bugjunkie420 ok but she started out wild so its kinda different
I'm just going to say (and prepare for a novel comment) -- While I appreciate the effort you're putting in, as others have suggested -- Please, consult (and keep consultation) with a rehab-specialist who works with opossums.
They need special care and a special diet that's beneficial to their health and well being. Small treats are okay here and there, and I hope that as you said, this kind of meal is only a once and a great while thing.
Non-fat yogurt, kale, cabbage, collard greens, bok choy and other calcium rich foods are best as they will help keep calcium levels well.
If you feed her any bugs or worms (crickets, mealworms, super worms, hornworms, or even earth worms *they like these a lot), dust them with a calcium powder every other feeding (you can find this at a pet store as it's usually used to on reptiles for their insect diets).
Opossums also need vitamin D -- while they are nocturnal, they still need it to keep up their metabolism. Most reptile calcium include vitamin D in the mix.
While meat is okay for them, I'd suggest feeding whole prey items. Frozen rats or mice (which are easily accessible online or at a pet store) which are bred for consumption by animals (such as snakes and meat eating lizards) are a good option since they'll contain the bones and vital organs which have nutrients in them as well.
Cooked meat is something I wouldn't advise since the cooking process removes a lot of the vital components that are necessary to an animal that primarily feeds on a raw meat diet.
However, do not feel them raw red meat like beef or pork.
You can also feed them dubia roaches which are good protein and can be bought online (and if you set up a colony of them they breed easily under the right circumstances).
I'd mention slugs and snails, but given those slimy crawlers could have been dining on plants polluted with pesticides, it wouldn't be advisable to simply pluck some from the garden or hiking trail and give them to your opossum. They may eat them in the wild, but they learn what's edible by smell and what isn't.
They have a very adapt sense of smell.
As for releasing her: Don't. Even if it's just to think she'll return for good food once and a while. She's not habituated well to living outside in the wild. She never learned how to hunt and will likely sniff out human food (as that's all she's really known since early on). She'll seek out garbage, which is not good at all.
If anything, if you feel her life would be better in a more suited environment, there are orphaned opossum rescues out there that will take her in and either try to properly rehabilitate her or keep her and give her the best like possible in captivity.
While having an opossum friend can be fun and amusing, they do stress easily and that can lead to a host of issues as well. The drool and stench you smelled when you first got her back was a natural stress reaction. They drool when stressed and release a smell from their butt that amplifies the "I'm dead" reaction we're most used to. However, it's also released when stressed. Opossums are naturally a bit smelly as a result. It's not them being dirty or something wrong, it's just a reaction to stress and their natural odor. They're actually really clean animals and clean themselves almost constantly when at ease.
My best advice would be to either keep in close contact with a wildlife rehabilitation specialist or find her a new home with one. They'll know what to feed her, how much, their life cycles, and they'll also have other opossums (they're somewhat of a social species; within reason).
Do not release her, please?
She will not survive, even if you feed her. They don't live long at all in the wild due to a multitude of reasons and if your home is anywhere near a road, she might very well get hurt or die trying to get back to it to eat.
That said, I appreciate the concept, but it's best to leave it to the professionals if you're unsure. If you are, do research and make sure you're giving her the best life possible in captivity, not in a half-wild kind of situation. That usually doesn't work so well for the animal.
Just my long-winded 2 cents.
He's in contact with a rehab center
I surprised that it's legal to keep opossums
their literal diet in the wild is trash. i think anything he feeds her she’ll be okay lmao
That’s a long comment
@@Kaylee-Bear Then he needs to LISTEN to them. He comes off like he knows NOTHING.
Can you imagine if this isn't Rocky?🤣
Either way you're both adorable
I was thinking the same thing. LOL 😂
Not funny you don't know wats its like to be him
🤣 thinking the same thing!
NOT SO MUCH FOR THAT POSSUM, IT BIT HIM. I WOULDNT KEEP A PET THAT BIT ME.
@@zennabella1676 because you are a coward who go drama queen mode after getting a little scratch from a cat
I really sat here and watched an opossum eat for like 10 min ..
No eating by her own is so cute🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍌🍉🍇🍓🫐🍈🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥝🍅🍆🥑🥦🥬🥒🌶🫑🌽🥕🫒🧄🧅🥔🍠🥐🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🥚🍳🧈🥞🧇🥓🥩🍗🍖🦴🌭🍔🍟🍕🫓🥪🥙🧆🌮🌯🫔🥗🥘🫕🥫🍝🍜🍲🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍤🍙🍚🍘🍥🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍨🍦🥧🧁🍰🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🍿🍩🍪🌰🥜🍯🥛🍼🫖☕️🍵🧃🥤🧋🍶🍺🍻🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🍾🧊🥄🍴🍽🥣🥡🥢🧂🤗🤫💩
As a mom, when I saw you pick up the Moby, I started chuckling. Those ones are NOT easy to use at first 😂
I'm not buying one after this! :)
Should've consulted a professional. Aka a mom😅
Honestly the first my baby Sal bit me I cried! Not because of the pain but because of the shock. It broke my heart and was a good reminder that yes they’re cute cuddly little critters but they’re wild and that’s why I did as little handling as possible. Rescues are not only time consuming but it does take a person with a huge heart and and compassion to do what’s right for them in order to keep them alive and safe.
Thank you for your Kindness to the Opossums.
Rocky be like damn this guy again!!
I found one joey in a thunderstorm and it had a lidless bin at first, but it would trash its habitat and call out at times. So i overturned the bin and on top of it i put a twinkie box with a washrag inside for its new bed, put its food bowl and water thimble on the opposite side of its bathroom spot and it was happy. It rode on my shoulders most of the time and liked sleeping in the upturned bottom of my shirt when i was sitting (like a pouch). I washed it once a week and dried it by 'blow dry- petting' it and it had a magnificent mane, plus it was eating cat food and doubled in size in the 2 weeks we co-habitated. That animal took more craps than anything i have ever seen, i had to be vigilant with cleaning up after it. All in all it was a pretty cool animal to have known.
She loves that yoghurt cause when I was almost at the end of the video she was in the bucket just smacking her lips on the yoghurt like mmmmmmmmm yoghurt😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
I live near a creek, right out the back door, and an opossum visits my wife's garden often. I also see him on our security camera trudging along at nights toward the dumpster not far near our condo. He's not particularly friendly as he hisses at me , though I blame our barking Chihuahua for that. Nice video.
Awesome, Possum!!!! I could watch and listen to her eat all day long! Thanks for that. 😊🌟Happy New Year!🌟
Fun fact: opossums are the only non primate animal with hands that have opposable thumbs.
Bru
what is a slow lorus?
Maybe it's a primate, but don't look like it. You'll have to Google it. You will enjoy
What about Kinkajous?
Raccoons exist.
Plot Twist the opossum isn't Rocky.
Please PLEASE KEEP HER.... SHE DOESNT BELONG IN THE WILD ANYMORE
Thats tricky...I would call a rehabber..Alas if you live in a neighborhood it probably isnt the best place for a wild animal...There are tons of nature rehabbers everywhere that will be sure these sweet little angels get the best life during their short little time here..
@@christinalove6344 He has had her since she was youngl He was the "mom" plus would just give out food and water everyday. You don't get a butler in the wild. She will die. An opossum her age should be bigger. She is deydrated and lacking what her body needs by eating bc she doesnt know howl
uhhh opossums are wild animals and unless they’re completely dependent on humans or are injured to the point of not being able to survive in the wild then that’s where they belong- in the wild. clearly she wants to be in the wild if she’s biting and running away…… i’m just thankful his goal is to get her as healthy as possible so she can be released. doing otherwise and keeping wild animals simply cuz they’re adorable (which rocky def is) is just selfish…
That’s true because mountain lions,bobcats,and Forest tigers can eat her
@@mjezy9 Finally someone with a brain! Wild animals should never be pets. There best life is out in the wild being free.
Spots random opossum...
Josh: yup that’s the same opossum for sure!! I’m capturing it!!
Exactly lmao. I'm grateful though I haven't laughed so hard, because of this, in a looking time!! 🤣 thanks Josh!!!!
* looooong time
He's a dope.
WTH, and he wants every animal as pet...(for views)
@@TheKeystoneChannel What if just like animals? You jelly, bro?
Yo! Glad she came back😆
It’s a girl
@@Bryandabeast10 You know, I even had a conversation with Josh about this last week and then proceed to forget that... 😅😂🤦🏼♀️ Thank you, Bryan!
VERY INFORMATIVE RIGHT! And okay this Josh guy totally should have a saturday morning kids program !!! GREAT VIDEO I JUST GOT A POSSOM TONIGHT AND YOU REALLY TAUGHT ME SOME THINGS I WAS UNSURE ABOUT ! Thanks so much Josh!Goodnight Rocky you be nice to Josh because he's got your back!
Where you get a possum from? It's illegal to own them.
You're doing a good job. Glad you were able to get rocky back. She obviously was struggling on her own in the wild. Love your makeshift marsupial pouch you got for her!
Josh: before I take you home I need to check ur temprature
Jeffery : 👁️👄👁️
Interesting to see one up close. We usually just see them alongside the road at night.
I seen one that got injured.. I was gonna get out my car and help but i didn't wanna get bit i watched him crawl into someone's drive way.. And be passed away right there. 😥 i cried
You are hilarious thank you for bringing us along with you
Does this guy remind anyone else of Elmira from Tiny Toon Adventures? Lol he’s like “ROCKY!!! I missed you so much!! I’m going to help you whether you like it or not!” and the poor thing is TERRIFIED and trying so hard to get away 😂 repeatedly lol
4:14 you really juggled her 😭✋
Had me rolling
Incredibly Kind.
I have one. His name is Hedwig, he's 3 years old, and he has a huge tumor in his foot. His vet is at a loss about what to do. We don't want to put him down, but if that's the final decision, then we have to, so he won't suffer.
I hope your little friend gets better... Hope u can find a solution where he will be ok... Anyways sending u little buddy love 💝💝 & let me know how he is doing if that's ok... Well enjoy u Sunday & sending u guys all the best!!
@@armcollector6660 He passed away, unfortunately. We found him in my room laying on his side like he had given up on himself, so I went to our local vet clinic with my sister and he was put to sleep. He passed peacefully at the age of 3 and a half, with my sister right by his side. She had to put him down by injecting him in the heart, and she didn't want me to have to watch her do it. He crossed the rainbow bridge on June 4th, 2021 at 10:30 pm.
@@kayleewesson6404 so sorry to hear that bcuz I know they are like family... Sending all the best 💝💝
@@armcollector6660 thank you so much! I'm doing better than I was when he died. He was my little snuggle buddy. I like thinking of the weather as Hedwig in his feelings, so when it's sunny, he's happy, when it's raining, he's mad, and when it's thundering and lightning, he's angry. It makes me feel better when I think of him like that when I'm having a bad day.
@@kayleewesson6404 that's the best way to remember him I believe... U were lucky to have him in u life & he knew u loved him I bet he was spoiled rotten lol... I am sure u were the best mommy I could be to him & he loved every minute with u... I send u 💝 & wishing u all the best truly have a wonderful night & things can get lil easier for u!!
That musk is to detour predators. I have a possum living under my back porch and he comes to eat same time every night. You can feed them outside and not have to worry about attracting other critters. Thanks for the video!
I'll never look at an opossum the same again. 💌
Josh: “we don’t want to out do her with soap”
Also josh: **puts half the bottle**
I came here just to see this comment
Yes, I saw that tooooo. Toooo much shampoo.
Is Josh mentally challenged? He sure seems to be!
10:07 Josh will be a great mother in the future. 😂
Did he just flip us off 🤣🤣🤣
It's so nice seeing rocky ok again
That is so adorable bless your big heart and bless her little heart❤🙏🙌👑✝️🕊🔥🌈
Traps random possum takes it home and treats it like royalty 😂
You will be an amazing Dad I’m sure.
Please keep her! You are a very kind human. ♥
It’s illegal to keep them
I'm definitely no expert, but my guess is that the reason for it being malnourished is that it hasn't learned basic hunting skills due to being captivated..
And if she wasnt she would've died without her mom so stop acting like it was bad
captured*
@@mrcheese6055 so what
It really seems like Josh is undergoing the caregiver placebo effect; I'm not one to say what he's doing is right or wrong, I just think if you wanted what was best for the animal you'd turn her over to an experienced rehabber instead of risking her health in your own hands.
There actually aren’t many wildlife rehabbers who’ll take opossums, since they’re seen as nuisances. So unfortunately, in a lot of areas, your choices are very limited: let the animal die or try your best to give it a good life. I do agree that he’s over socialized her and thinks of her as more of a pet than what she is - a wild animal. There’s sadly not much humans can do to teach a wild animal how to be wild again after socializing it so animals raised by humans will have a hard time adjusting to the wild no matter what. But he didn’t do as much to prepare her as he could have, and put his wants to keep her over her needs. Speaking from experience as someone who’s had to raise an opossum without professional help, it can definitely be difficult emotionally to make the decision to de-socialize them for release, but it’s what’s best for them. Healthy animals can - and should - be released.
It's a possum not a child. He can try and do his best if he wants to.
What is the most healthy food for oppossoms? Found a young one. Wet, muddy.
I have one named Parker, possum smacks are the absolute best🖤🖤
I love possums. It looks like she wanted some fruit and yogurt. Feed them fresh veggies, you have to try different ones to see her favorite. I bet she would Love corn on the cob or zuqni, lettuce peas(frozen is good too). etc.. banana avocado. My rats love stuff like that.
Possums should be fed rats or other small animals. They need calcium from animal bones. Yogurt or fruit cannot replace the nutrients in animal bones.
You are so awesomely funny. Thank you
out in these streets we ain't getting enough nutrients - Rocky 2021
I can tell you have good intentions, but I really hope you will seek out help from wildlife experts or experienced caretakers. This poor opossum had been suffering for 5 months, you don't want that to happen again.
This kid is legit just fucking with animals for views. Honestly sickening.
@@XReyProductions he trying to take care of em he means no harm so wym fuckin wit em?
@@XReyProductions And you are exaggerating his good intentions for likes. Even more sickening, no?
By suffering for 5 months, do you mean not doing well because she was tamed and then released back into the wild?
Also, I don't think she was suffering. More like not getting enough food.
I'm glad your opossum came back
He trapped her- she didn't come back.
Not convinced that's Rocky
Someone finally says it.
Yeah I think it's some random
It’s a lot smaller than Rocky would be, but he can help the lil one. 😊
Was foamin out the mouth
🤣🤣 me either 🤣 it makes it funny when you think that but overall its just awesome either way
Let’s bring Rocky back to her childhood where her mother was murdered by a big metal box
If she wants down, let her down.
If you want the animal to respect you, then respect the animal.
Very entertaining videos. Thank you
Honestly dude you need to do one of two things, either keep her or let her go. As cute as this is it’s not healthy for her. All you’re doing is showing her that humans have food. She may walk into someone yard expecting food only to be offered lead. If you intend to keep her then possum proof your house, and her enclosure.
Yup!!! Well said!!
You shut the hell up let us LIVE
He will soon but he did rescue her so shes kinda his pet
Ps this is my step dad's account so
Its true. They are ugly and women hate them at first look.
We need a Rocky update
What if the fact you raised them made them handicapped and unable to survive in the wild on their own?
They already are
@@hypermountain9527 My point is, you shouldn't release a tame animal into the wild.
It escaped and ate his mice, it was fine. He’s assuming it can’t survive because it’s skinny but I doubt he knows what a healthy wild opossum feels like. It scavenges for survival in the wild, it’s not suppose to be fat like he wants it to be.
If he wanted it to be free, he should have let it go. Him recapturing it and treating it like a pet isn’t going to help it’s survival rate in the wild. If you’re gonna do that, than just keep it as a pet but stop traumatizing it. He’s completely sabotaging the animal by forcing it to be comfortable around humans for food.
This is the sweetest thing I've seen on here. And for her to sit on ur shoulder like that after being in the wild, says she does remember sum :D I've rescued a couple opposums and one we named Damion. He remembered us a few months later. But I did just the same as you. My thing was I just wanted him to have a lil bit better life and their full lifespan is not guaranteed.. so I washed him and fed him and kept him warm for about a week then let him go. The thing is, my dog got his mom. I ran and grabbed her and kept her over night to let her recoup. But, I could tell she had recently had babies, but they were not in her pouch. Which made me think she left them at a nest area and went scavenging for food. I watched where she went and it was under a barn. Well only a month later and here comes Damion and he kept coming up in my dogs area which scared me. So I got him and took care of him, then set him up to an area where he could always find food. Anyway, good job ❤
As someone who has worked with wildlife, this guy has no clue what he's doing and no business handling these animals. Also hate to break it to you, but that is absolutely not the same opossum. You snatched a random young, newly-on-its-own opossum from the wild and stressed the hell out of it for days for no reason. Or for the views, I guess. You can have all the good intentions in the world, but that does not preclude you from doing harm.
If you really care, find a licensed rehabber with the proper experience to take care of a truly orphaned baby. Or in this case, call a rehabber who would have told you this particular opossum was fine and should have been left alone. I can't tell you how many baby animals I've seen that have been snatched from the wild, often not even true orphans or in need of help to begin with, by people who think a little Google search can teach them enough to take care of them. Many of these people end up doing severe and even fatal damage to them. I've struggled to save deer fawns that were on death's door after a family tried to take care of them for a week before bringing it in. One fawn was already in critical condition, and the family was gloating about how well he was eating when they dropped him off. While he was in actuality dying before their eyes. Based on their story of finding him, he almost certainly wasn't even abandoned to begin with. But their good intentions kidnapped and killed that fawn. If you don't know what you're doing, LEAVE THEM ALONE.
@Indigo Rebel Where did I ever say he needed a permit for it? I said he has no clue what he's doing, and he does not. I also couldn't care less if you believe me or not. You not believing me doesn't make it untrue.
Saying the same thing..and even if she is wild now being in that neighborhood with the never ending sound of cars going by isnt a good idea..If you are ever guessing what to do about wildlife.Call a rehabber
@Indigo Rebel there are certain states you can own a possum without a permit..in these places the people who get them dont then set them out to wander around neighborhoods where cars or people will likely kill them..they are wild animals most who have one its because they have an injury that prevents them from having a normal life..I think selling possums as pets is just as bad as buying a puppy from a puppy mill just because you wanted that one type of dog and didnt care about the history of the parents.
👍 ❤
He’s a colonizer it’s in his nature... 😂
14:20 And then the memories flood back
Watch that not be rocky
hes just gonna let the possum back out into the while again and make a video saying "my possum escaped"
Found this video hysterical ! Can't believe I haven't seen your videos but you just gained another subscriber 👍
Wat a kind person God bless you
9:59 the way he walked out with the knife lmao
Opposums have excellent memories. I hope you kept her or rehomed her to a rehabber. She's not doing well on her own.
If u keep an animal as a pet plz learn everything u can about them , never stop learning about them and find a specialist in your area for an initial visit .
love the vids! glad you're back :)
Your Precious🤗Enjoyed your Video
You are awesome dude!!!! Just found this channel and I love it
🤔 Why not microchip? Researchers do tag wildlife using microchips. That way, if an escape happens, you can for sure identify via the chip.
You are sick
This is a wild animal
It will not be a pet !!!!!
You doesnt see that it try constantly to escape????
Adorable! PRECIOUS 🥰
I love this. So sweet
Well I think that’s awesome that you care about her and feed her and take care of her🥰💕
So funny,he says I'm a ribbon dancer lol
OH MY GAWD your so good !!! hahahaaaa that's sweet as pie
She's so cute!
Amy your best fan✌
Oh, one rxtra tip. I realize this post is old....sorry, didn't immediately see that.
But if you feed them watermelon 🍉, cut the fruit away from the rind. They can't eat it, don't like it. But love the juicy fruit cut into little pieces. Which is my other tip. I saw a possum almost choke on crusty bread. The piece was too big. Please, take the time to cut the food into small pieces... they will thank you. ❤
I do think she remembers u...honestly she's bothered but she isn't acting like most opossum would
Make sure to clean the bite well!
Your hilarious bro! And good peoples! Thanks for the content, I just came across a baby opossum, falling In love with the fur ball, named him Joey Virginia lol, guess I'm gonna have to get a license to keep the little cotton ball
I love possums so much there MY favo animals😍😍😍
5:34 - I've heard there are flea & tick treatments you can give a dog or cat that come in the form of a little bite-sized treat. Can one of those be safe and effective for an opossum?
14:17 - She's such a cutie! And bless you for taking such good care of her!
good question. especially since he was planning to let her go free after she fattens up a little. i was concerned that she'd get fleas again right away.
I used Bravecto for my dog. Very good medicine for fleas and ticks. Ticks that suck the dog's blood will just fall and die. I noticed that ticks from all over part of the house/yard were kind of attracted and crawl toward the dog (probably because the warmth), then they suck the blood and die.
They have a lot of cool stuff on Amazon that can be catered to a Possum. Mine is only 3 months old, but she really takes to a hammock that I found her. Gave her some nice and soft small towels and she pulled them inside of it and made her own nest. I'll have to find a larger one as she grows.
I can't wait till paradise to get me a pet opossum it looks like a little fur ball it's the cutest animal I've ever seen I wish I had a pile of fur like opossum
The yoga Gives her memories of you
She’s so cute! 😍❤
I love it that Rocky has heart shaped ears.
These videos are interesting. And it’s good to help animals, but i think it’s also very important to do a lot of research on how best to handle and hold each different kind of creature one would attempt to hold. In trying to capture the possum, should have just used a small cage, or if not that, a pillow case would even be feasible. The yellow gloves and catching her every time she jumps away and all that falling, tumbling, and catching stuff, doesn’t help her to be calm, just as it wouldn’t help a human be calm if a human was being caught and tumbling and being caught again and falling etcetera. Think about the condition of how animals may feel physically and mentally, and respect that in nature and than one would be able to handle various kinds of animals better. Also it’s not a good idea to handle a animal of any kind with bare hands until building and establishing trust first. If you want or need to capture them, first capturing them gently in a cage and than offering food and other forms of comfort like a something soft to lay on etcetera would help build trust. Building trust before handling is a good idea so as to not get various animal bites. And the part where getting bitten, that isn’t good handling, and she is trying to find stable ground and doesn’t want to be held. It’s good to pay attention to the animal (not the camera) when talking and narrating and respect how the animal “feels” or each and every animal you handle in all kind of manner will bite you. We can see and hear you, so you don’t need to constantly be looking at the camera. Look at the animal and think of how it feels in the current situation. For example, we all know birds like to perch. But also it’s good to know what textures are most comfortable to animals on their feet. Not every animal may like the feel of our skin, hands, or our body temperature which they feel when we touch them depending on the kind of little hands, feet’s and claws they have. Overall this channel is great. And i think Josh is an awesome human with a lot of ambition and heart. And i believe he will only get better over the years with what he does in life. God Bless. ✨🙏✨💜💕