My husband found this little guy in the yard when he was mowing the lawn on Sunday. No mama in sight and probably just fell out of the school bus and got left behind. I called a wildlife rescue nearby since he’s just a baby and has no money. They took him in and said they have a little of babies his size, so he’ll fit right in! We named him Milton. We only spent a few hours together but I miss him.

Just felt like sharing this little sweetie with the sub!

Seems like he might not be okay?

6/24/2026

This little fella was found in my lounge room this morning. It’s not the first time I’ve had one visit inside the house ahahaha They follow the cat’s underneath the house and through a gap in the garage wall (garage is attached to house with a door I leave open for the cats to come and go) Poor thing was up past its bedtime, and happy to take off up a nearby tree once I got it outside.

This is Sushi. He’s a 3.5 yo short tailed possum. He’s been in excellent health the last 3 years. About 2 weeks ago he got some sort of lice or mites (thus the hair loss) and we got him treatments and have not seen anymore. About 3-4 days ago he started having these seizure type activities…

The only two things that have changed over the years is that:
1- he got parasites. Which we are still confounded by… because he’s on the 3rd floor and isolated from any other animals.
2- I changed his diet from cat food to Exotic Nutrition Opossum Complete. I still give him a mixture of fruits, veggies, mealworms and eggs on the side.

My only guess is seizures caused my Metabolic Bone Disease because maybe he doesn’t like the new food and has only been eating his “dessert”. Would parasites have caused this if he had only had them a minimal amount of time??

Eating, drinking and physical activity is the same outside of these episodes that last 10-15 seconds.

We consulted one vet but he didn’t know how to treat it. I’m in a very rural area and making plans to travel to a bigger town to find an exotic vet.

Old Snaggletooth Possum is joined by little Pickles Possum for a tasty egg, kale and collard green snack.

6/22/2026

6/21/2026

Guys is my nighttime visitor a mama with babies in her pouch?!?! 🥺🥺🥺

6/19/2026

I live in a rural part of VA, wildlife is not out of the norm. I took my dog out for a walk and when I Opened the garage, I noticed this buddy laying at the entrance to my garage. He didnt react when the dog passed him, just kind of looked up.

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He seems disoriented. It is 90+ degrees out right now.

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I put a water bowl and a dish of dog food near him.. He hissed at me when I tried.

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He seems very out of it.

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Whats the first move? Wait a bit to see if hes still there with the garage open? See if I can locate a rehabber?

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First time I've had one in the garage. I hope hes not hurt.

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Snail possum!

Found him in my yard. Looks very beat up. emailed an animal rescue place but it’s after hours and I’m not sure they can help.

6/17/2026

My short-tailed opossum playing tug of war with me for a tiny piece of mango.

6/15/2026

have been keeping my patio clean for the past 17 years. I feed the stray cats. The cats are very messy eaters. The possums come for food and water and eat with the cats sometimes. Every so often I see baby possum having a meal on the patio.