WHAT DO YOU GET A POSSUM FOR CHRISTMAS? 

Possums are absolutely gorgeous creatures, my partner and I have about 6 living in our yard and 3 or 4 have come up to us and one mamma has also showed us her baby. They bring us so much joy, they are so funny and cute and we adore them!

This animal really lights up her life, like she really loves that fur-baby

One of the cutest creatures I have ever seen.

Possums are under rated. We had a beautiful female, she’d introduce her babies. I’m blind, when feeding she’d reach out with her paw and guide my hand. She was with us for a decade, a very longtime for a wild possum.

I just found a baby one who was on its mum who was hit by a car, I managed to care for him for a few days and now he’s at a foster care , I might be able to have him back once he’s grown more, I live in ten acres with a fully enclosed area outside that would suit! Watching this makes me think I could adopt him permanently!

Our north American Opossums, probably a very very distant relative, look completely different than this one and are much more sedate. My guy sleeps about 20 hours every day! Very easy to care for.

They are so intelligent. If their baby dies, they'll grieve for months, searching every night. They love their bubbas. And they're pollinators here in Oz ❤ so we need them. Australia has the largest number of tree hollow dependant species in the world because it was unlogged here for so long. Now they have been forced into the burbs to find rooves so they don't die and subsist off scraps. They won't pee or poo in the roof unless they're very sick. People really don't treat them well and it's very upsetting. It breaks my heart. They are absolutely beautiful animals.

1:45 that face🥰

What a cute, fuzzy critter. Here in the states they're ugly as sin, but this little guy is a charmer.

That is illegal where I live (Melbourne, Victoria), as they are classified as wild animals. But I'd still really love do have one. I used to feed and care for generations of them, in my garden at the old property. Sadly, none around where I now live, due to a lack of trees. Despite the reputation for survival, they could very easily become endangered in a few years, with all this rapid land development.

I live in NZ and over the years have raised several orphaned possums. This began in the '70s when I was a kid on a farm and my most recent rescue was around 2009. Interesting that it says above that their possum was kept legally - the local vet told me that since they're a pest here it's illegal to keep them and they can't provide treatment or assistance or they'd lose their veterinary licence. So one of the kids & I took possum down to the police station to find out more. The guy we spoke to didn't know what the law was re possums but said he's Australian and he reckons everyone should have one! 😀 I've heard since that perhaps you can apply to MAF for a licence to keep a possum but they're not keen on giving them out. Does anyone know for sure?

thats one happy possum!

sad they killed his mother, but hard thing in this country as they're treated as pests. Im so in love with their cuteness I'd love to adopt one in the future.

I want to give him lots and lots of kisses!

Possums are great!!

I am envious - he is adorable!

Possum as a PET?? Thought they are wild but i love them

So glad I'm Australian

Are they completely food driven or is there any actual affection from possums?

she’ll be right m8

I have a pet possum and he loves to steal my mint biscuits from me

give them for xmass they like that

Possums make amazing pets. I have 3 as pets but they aren't inside all the time unfortunately

Our beloved male possum Dewey {10-12 months?} chewed his way out of the aviary we were keeping him and disappeared one night for good. We'd love to have another male but don't know how to keep him from wandering too far. As yours looks a lot older, what's your advice? We're in Auckland BTW.

Is he still alive I wonder.

What the hell kind of cat is that?😕

Why does it look like a chinchilla?

Are possums illegal to have as pet in nz?

It's a possum 😁

Have one as your pet and don't kill them if you can't comprehend that they damage the NZ ecosystem if you wish so but don't you ever release that back into the wild.

The possum that live where I am in Louisiana are extremely ugly, weird to see one like this.

A wild animal belongs in the wild!

Pest

Well it's too fat to climb trees now

what do you get a possum for christmas? how about a brand new 1080 pellet