Meet mama Ada. She'll make you actually like opossums. 

Ones that come to my back porch love sweets my mom throws out. Coconut cream pie is there all time favorite. Only wild animal I have seen with such a sweet tooth.

I love opossums the only draw back is they dont live very long, one good thing is they dont get rabies and can be great pets

@@johnalarcon5006 They also eat ticks. Lots of ticks.

When i go to the nature center they have a possum, so you can pet and hold him and he’s a sweetie

@@catwhowalksbyhimself Exactly !!!! i know i had a female named Trixie and she loved apples 🍎

My mother is elderly and loves feeding the birds. I can see myself doing this when she inevitably passes.

Right on!

Amazing animals are

That's a beautiful testimony. Thanks for sharing!😊

As long as there are animals left, we will never be truly alone. But if we keep destroying them by taking over their habitat for more and more buildings, we will be and it will be our own fault for being stupid and greedy.

That's how it is... and the only thing I really wanted to do... was to pray for her and the animals!

The woman talking, or the opossum?

They’re very cute!

Ada is a saint among opossums!

Opossums are actually beautiful. Their long muzzles are just elegant. Their teeth aren't for "biting," they're for ripping into dead animals they find in the woods. They can access a tough animal's edible regions faster than other small carnivores. They're our little garbage men and women of the woods. They keep humans safe from deadly germs in animal carcasses. Bless all the possums.

Her name is claire! Ada is the opossum

​@@starrfaithfull6934 I agree, being an Oklahoma Boy I loved seeing Opossums when I lived on the Seven acres of land for about Ten to Fourteen years of age!😁

They really do enjoy their food too much. 😂 I do "possum patrol" at work where I attempt to prevent vehicular casualties by being the first car in the area to scare them away from roadways. I'll never forget this one opossum who was eating a squished frog in the road as I approached. Of course I stopped, but other drivers won't. Even after yelling at the little turd, it still wouldn't leave before peeling its precious road snack from the asphalt. This love of food isn't their safest quality. 🤦

I have a regular visitor on my porch that loves cat kibble. It's soooo happy as it nibbles its stolen treat.I watch from the window and crack up laughing.

I love watching a group of young opossums eating together. You will never hear more chewing and see more bouncing ears than a group of baby opossums eating lol.

@@axollot I do the same thing every night! Me and two cats watch through the window. I have raccoons stand up and look in my window too.

@@axollot They really, really love cat food.

I agree completely. I love them.

I think the tail throws people off became they think of pest like rats and mice Notice how squirrels and chipmunks are also rodents but are loved because they have fluffy tails 😂

They're super cute, imho!

@@Neavh this is the issue I’m talking about, people hate others for their appearance not their personality, I mean sure they look like rats but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are, even rats can be misunderstood sometimes

I honestly wish I could enjoy animals like rodents more. I know that they are very sweet animals but most rodents just creep me out to the point where I can hardly look at them such as rats or opossums. I wanna get over this irrational “fear” I have because I really like animals.

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Inspiring report, exposing to many who haven't yet realized how innocent and decent these little creatures are. Kudos ... .

That’s so sweet that she came back. She remembered your family’s love ❤️

she trusted that her lil bebes would be safe with you. That is so sweet

That is so sweet and beautiful. ❤

@@AntoDesormeaux Hello Antonia, Christmas to you. I hope you are safe and having a good weather. I live in Virginia and I'm looking for new friend, hope you don't mind.

I had no idea that they will eat ticks! Geez!!! I wish EVERYONE KNEW THAT!!!

My friend's grand-daddy eloped with an opossum. He was a drinking womaniser who sold her in some boarder-town. Oh no, wait, on second thoughts maybe her name was Blossom.

@@reeree6682 they also don’t get rabies

Opossums are actually much cleaner then people say they are and spend a lot of time cleaning themselves like cats.

Do they eat roaches as well?

They are NOT pets. Just because a wild animal can seem friendly and sweet does not mean you should try to bring one home as a pet.

​@@TheGoddess0fWarMost people know this, ya know? An injured wild creature is a temporary pet.

@@andreaberryman5354you cannot assume people know this. Common sense isn’t very common.

@@andreaberryman5354 it's not a *temporary* pet. It's not a pet at all. Wildlife rehab requires knowledge and if people do not have that knowledge, they should make sure to find people who do. You can easily poison an animal by giving it the wrong sort of food, for instance.

I know! I can't imagine why people don't like them, or are afraid of them. we have several - I can tell the difference with their ears and tails - that come by. They sit outside with our big old orange cat - never a problem. Even shares her kibble with them. And they _love_ biscuits with peanut butter.

@@pawwalker3492 We have had many generations coming to our yard. They have on occasion used the cat door lol. But a simple " no you cant come in" and they go right back out. We have argued with the neighbors for year's that they dont carry rabies nor attack your pets. Finally a few of the neighbors can see how helpful in the garden these animals are.

Or warm dinner rolls with real butter!

@@johnharris7353 - I'll try that next

I love them but their lifespan is so short, I guess I shouldnt get so attached to animals

They sooo many ticks!!

@@Trund27 Mine never had any. They tend to groom pretty well. Unless they're ill they tend to be quite free of parasites.

They are sweet little animals if treated kindly but..... they can transmit a host of nasty diseases to humans, e.g. leptospirosis, toxoplasmosis, tuleria, relapsing fever, spotted fever, coccidiosis, chagas, and several others. They can also transmit equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) to horses, a debilitating nerve disorder.

@@justaguy6100 I believe the person was saying that they eat so many ticks.

@@Victoria-lq6gw Among other creepy crawlers yes.

Thank you for raising them

I ever thought of checking a roadkill possum for babies in the pouch. I always will now.

That’s basically their only defense other than the dead thing. They don’t really bite.

Honestly if I ever visit a place with opossums my arm is totally going to get torn up because they just look so cute and I wanna hold them!

They are like ghost faced kittens. Kittens do the same thing except they will clamp down on your finger rarely.

So good to see

@@ChipCheerio They look pretty intimidating when they play dead on their back with their jaw wide open looking like a 10 inch bear trap. The last one I saw was bigger than my dog, must have been 100lbs. I would rather be safe than sorry with my dogs safety in such a case.

I sure didn't know any of the facts about opossums! Thanx for all the info and caring and sharing!!...blessed 🐝...

Aww, that is so precious! ❤️

I nearly hit one, twice, on the same road, months apart. The look on it's face both time was "OH SHIT. Whew, i'm ok." And the 2nd time it was like "AAAAAAAaaaaaaah not again! Oh ok it's fine."

this made me smile. they really are like little hairy drunk people lmao

@@hollyshaw-elliemae At least opossums don't puke on the floor or start fights like human drunks!

@@avalonjustin if that happens, you better video it and tag me so i can watch. a house full of little possums fight clubbin it all drunk in your backyard... im so down to watch

I'm glad someone said that about ticks. They're meticulous groomers and tick magnets. I still don't tolerate them invading my porch or garage.

what city? that sounds amazing

I'd trade feral cats for opposums.

what city? here in europe arent common

@@marin5431 opossums don't exist in europe at all. At least not in the wild. If, they have been brought over from the US like racoons

sometimes Mama Possum has a LOT of babies on her back, like 12 or so.

Yeah, but the dad taking them camping is much better.

Name at least 10 benefits of possums.

@@michaellee2910 Possums eat grubs, which helps to keep your garden healthy. They get rid of much more harmful pests like cockroaches and mice. They're some of the only animals that prey on shrews and moles. No more holes in your backyard! They keep the tick population in check, with a single opossum eating about 5000 ticks per season! They're resistant to snake venom, and eat several species of poisonous snake. They rarely start fights, but they *are* opportunistic scavengers, and will gladly clean up any dead animals in the area for you. They also eat any leftover fruit that falls from fruit trees. This doesn't sound very important at first, until you realize that rotting fruit can actually be very damaging: it can spread brown rot to nearby trees, and it attracts earwigs, fruit flies, and the like. Additionally, they actually won't eat these fruits while they're still edible by humans--instead, they intentionally wait until they're no longer edible and then eat them just before they start to rot. Possums will also eat loose garbage, but will not usually raid trashcans in the same way that more destructive animals like racoons do. To top it all off, their body temperature is low enough that the rabies virus can't survive inside them, meaning that there's effectively no risk of contracting the disease from them.

@@michaellee2910 They basically catch all the animals that actually are harmful to humans and their surrounding like: - Ticks - Cockroaches - Rats - Snails - Snakes - Spiders - etc.

@@magnusr3902 You are gullible if you think possums are fast enough to catch rats and snakes. But I know for sure those basturds got into my chicken and duck coops and killed my birds.

Those basturds kept tearing out my sidings to get inside my walls and make nests. And they bring fleas to my backyard. I cannot trap them fast enough.

Patty, that's amazing. I predict that your possums will become more tame with each new generation. I used to live on the east coast where possums are more visible and more approachable. I'm in California now. Possums are everywhere but they avoid people at all costs and I'll sometimes go years without seeing one. How do you make sure that other animals don't eat your treats before the possums do?

All you need to know about Opossum: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VrCxOjOX-NQ.html

I wish I had a life like you

Hi BRIEF INFO, I noticed that you used the singular form of "Opossum" to denote the plural number (in other words, we have "two opossum" as opposed to "two opossums"). Would you happen to know if this grammatical usage is at the discretion of the user? Or is there a strict rule governing the plural of opossum?

Oh I love you for that.. I just wrote a response after watching this and suggested doing stuff like that, then I started reading comments..lol

I agree 100%

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I was feeding an opossums, he/ she so cute. a few weeks. i let my neighbor know. Not worry! gentle creatures. he asked to borrow shovel, hed killed it. Im still heart broken.

@@sandraclevelandyetsook8547 Omg, I'm so sorry that happened, Sandra 😢😢😢

@@sandraclevelandyetsook8547 Your fool for a neighbor will regret that in his day of judgment. I hope he is terrified when he crosses and the opossum he brutally murdered stands in front of him to deliver his fate. Another worthless human jerk.

Same here , I got two stray cats I put food out every evening , and a friendly possum shows up , I do not interact or try to touch it out of fear of rabies or other disease , but if I open the door it waddles off like blind guy not sure which way to go .

@@harrytuttle8161 Opossums actually can't get rabies! They're immune. But yes, don't touch the wild animals lol.

What do they like to eat??

@@eagleeye2300 Almost anything. BUT, I gave them leftover veggies and fruit, not meat. Fresh carrots and apples were easy to have in the kitchen to throw out the back door, too. They would be a little picky sometimes, refusing certain things (potatoes was one). But cute as buttons coming up to sniff out dinner. I never tried to get close, but I think they might have gotten use to me if I had. I had raccoons, too.....

@@eagleeye2300 They really like catfood!!!

Yep it’s pretty rare when someone’s beautiful on the inside and outside… but she obviously is.

Shes got a rockin bod! lol

@@NathanChisholm041 Agreed! :)

Momma Ada is a fantastically great mom & surgate mom. I am so glad she was rescued & survived all her health issues (lead poisoning &' frostbite). This is a great story. So glad Ada can now be watched via the wildlife camera! Kudos to the woman rescuer! She is truly a Hero! 💗

I wish EVERYONE was kind compassionate caring like this lady Claire! I 💕💙💜🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏to all creatures great and small!

i guess you are a fellow vegan , please to meet you x

​@@liscatcat8756 I sure am! please to meet you to Lisette x

Lol either you plagiarized this comment from someone else on here or they plagiarized you. There's one from the same day with nearly the exact same wording.

@@chaosdream21 LMAO All my words all my feelings and thoughts on subjects & I don't mind others using my words especailly when they love animals as much as I do, plagiarize my words all you want to, if my words best explain how you feel, most welcome, they just words I don't own them ;)

@@chaosdream21 I just saw that too- the other comment like this was posted 2 days ago and this one is 3 days ago, so Eranthe isn't the copy cat 😸 I guess if someone is gonna replicate a comment, at least it's a good sentiment!

I have several in my yard love them

Their pretty nice if their used to you, Ik when I first was around them I used to think they was always trying to bite me with their mouth open lol

I don't like possums they are always mean and hissing at people and will bite you but i would never hurt one. I just let them be.

Es el primer video q veo , q me iso llorar al recordar mi baby opossum q tuve el el 2000 ,fue una experiesa marabillosa llore muchas lagrimas cuando se me murio a causa de canser 😂

I have a racoon in my attic. She comes every winter. Last winter she had babies and I could hear them running around above the ceiling. 😂

@@digby_dooright did you get to see them? They’re so cute! Until then I hadn’t seen any raccoons in person but had always wanted to. I went outside one night scaring some and a momma raccoon ran off and left a baby. It cried like a puppy 😿 it ran up to me like it wanted to be picked up. And even though I wanted to, I knew I shouldn’t. I went inside and the mom came back.

I thought the same thing 😁

she might wonder HOW she had more babies, but Oh Well, I'll do it.

Well, on the plus side, she doesn't have to give birth to them!

They eat poop and spread disease

Oh, they do appreciate a couple words of gratitude, now and again. At least, that’s what the Opossum Council member that I spoke with last month told me.

Thank you for the love and care you gave that deserving animal.

haha great. God bless you,

Great suggestion! Thank you !!! 🥰

Thank you for your kindness and love towards animals you are an angel and my heroine. :)

Hello, Christmas to you. I hope you are safe and having a good weather. I live in Virginia and I'm looking for new friend, hope you don't mind.

Bless you for making their lives a bit easier!!!!💖

@@tothelighthouse9843 Of course! I always feel bad for them because they're such shy, fearful creatures and I imagine it must be quite difficult to find sources of food and water in such dry climates, while trying to stay hidden. In perspective, it makes me feel especially grateful, as a human, to have all the basic resources I need right at my fingertips. Thanks for your kind comment!

Just a head's up: opossums *love* cat food but too much of it is very bad for them. A cat's diet is almost exclusively meat so food made for them is high in protein and only has the nutrients you get from eating meat. Opossums are omnivores who eat all kinds of different things so their bodies require very different amounts of nutrients than cats. An opossum whose diet has too much cat food in it will start to develop metabolic bone disease, a calcium deficiency that leads to all their bones softening. It's crippling and usually leads to death. I myself fed the wild opossums, skunks and raccoons that live in my old barn. I give them a lot of pet food in a mixture of 3 parts dog food for every 1 part cat food. That way they get the cat food they love while mostly getting their nutrients from a food made for an another omnivore. If you want to you the wonderful little opossum friends out with getting their calcium I've found they love cheese and yogurt. I haven't seen any of my opossum regulars develop any health issues and they all die of old age. I even had a little female make it past 3! That's equivalent to a human making it to 100.

@@BiggieTrismegistus Appreciate the tips and thorough explanation! Great advice for anyone with regular opossum visitors. Unfortunately, they don't come by that consistently so I don't think the food aspect will be an issue. They show up sporadically 4-5 nights in a row, then move on. Never to be seen again 🥲 Usually get a visitor every few months. Wish they stuck around

Evil clown rat is my new favourite goal to look like

Isn't there a species of Australian vulture that's like... Super friendly? Like they smell like carrion but they're super like cheerful and friendly to people, and want to interact with their handlers.

Unfortunately over half of wildlife has been killed off in my lifetime due to SOOO many people, OverPopulation :(

Very good attitude😊

To my knowledge, Opossums are unique to North America. I found one living in a mailbox on my porch. Very sweet. Suddenly disappeared one day.

@@marquamfurniture There is another species of opossum in Australia, and because they are cuter they're less treated as pest as in America.

Il y a peut-être quelques opposums sauvages en France à cause du trafic d'animaux (un peu comme les ragondins introduits au XIX siècle pour leur fourrure), mais le seul marsupial qui s'y était "établi" durablement est le kangourou wallaby qui vit à l'état sauvage en forêt de Rambouillet, où quelques-uns avaient été offerts au châtelain d' Émancé qui avait une réserve animalière dans les années 70. Mais leur population (environ 150 en 2015) semble avoir sérieusement décliné depuis quelques années du fait de traficants qui les capturent pour les revendre comme "NAC".

@@chucku00 Thanks for interesting story. I could translate most, but 'ragondins' (nutria) stumped me! (Thankfully, Google translate helped.) Unlike nutria, N. American Opossums do not have desirable fur.

@@marquamfurniture These poor creatures are unfortunately hated for all the bad reasons (their looks) even if they are a valuable ally against real pests, especially ticks. And they really deserve more recognition from animal enthusiasts.

I had no idea that so many are poisoned from someone shooting a wild animal! I grew up in Louisiana and that's what most people do there. Very eye opening to know the long term effects. I will try to educate everyone I know now.

I hate her voice.

My cat was never the most friendly when it came to other animals, so I was surprised when he befriended a opossum and even let it eat from his food bowl. He'd come over for a visit in the evenings while I was watering my plants on the patio, greet my cat, snack on some cat food, and then wobble away. They're such cute little oddballs.

They are everywhere. Coyotes are actually overpopulated in some areas.

@@bellw5834 not here. The rabbit population ran rampant but now even that's gone.

Where I grew up we8d see possums every week…. Never see them there anymore…. Too bad, possums eat ticks.

@@hannahy.1129 might need good hunters. Might be illness or overpopulation of other animals or idiots Negleetin cats and ratting dogs to kil off animals. Always remember the animals might just be going other places, if the animals are getting oofed they’ll go “welp, I guess we will go here instead” slowly different animals will start showing up or the same animals will come back and both will thrive. As much as you think the animal population is low where you live you just aren’t seeing or watching the other creatures. Grasshoppers, flies, ants, and all kinds of other things are probably thriving. (Sorry for miss spelling because apparently I’m the wrong political opinion and RU-vid keeps deleting my replies.)

@@bellw5834 true that. At most we have fire ants now. And hornets. Lol youtube moderators.

Yes; and what I appreciate about her is that even though she loves them, she respects their right to freedom enough to let them go when they want. She also demonstrates her care by staying available to them. Having wild animal friends is enjoying the best of both worlds……

I don't know about that.....when you see these TX sized water bugs and you live right next to the swimming pool.....you wouldn't " love all creatures." Things so big they outta wear bandanas with a pack of Kool cigarettes! And, if you make him mad enough spraying him with Raid...he turns into a Ninja and tries to FLY. 💩

They're actually very gentle and sweet.

@@MothGirl007 wow.. I never would've guessed that at all.

I was afraid of them too. There's a mama opossum that I leave food for on my porch every night. Recently she's been bringing a friend with her and sharing the snacks. They're adorable but I mistakenly believed them to be dirty and possibly have rabies. So I've never actually tried to get very close to them. It's awesome to learn that I don't need to be afraid of them!

@@MeganVictoriaKearns I'm so glad you have an open mind and learned more about these cute furry critters so you're not afraid anymore. Thank you for being so kind and feeding them.

@@CornStar1313 Yes, I was very pleasantly surprised to learn more about them. Mama had her babies a few weeks ago. 3 nights ago she started bringing them! I don't know how many she had but she brought 4. After I learned they weren't actually rabies-carrying and dirty (so sad I thought that for such a long time!) I roped my Dad into helping me make a little shelter for her to have her babies. (Dad is 64, former architect. He's too sick to go out and help but he gave me the knowledge I needed, what materials etc.) It's kind of YOU to tell me you appreciate me helping them. I also tell people thank you when I come across a comment talking about helping animals. Like people who leave food for stray cats or call in when they see a neglected dog. It's important we support each other because there are always going to be animals that need us. ❤ Take care! You're a great person!

They are VERY FOND of strawberries too.