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My friend's opossum, Puck.
Im getting one myself in spring of next year, so drove to visit Puck to get hands on and learn more! He was adorable!
Now all I need to do is sit and wait for the new litter to be born and get that phonecall!
Opossum love
Im getting one myself in spring of next year, so drove to visit Puck to get hands on and learn more! He was adorable!
Now all I need to do is sit and wait for the new litter to be born and get that phonecall!
Opossum love
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Opossum
Size 997 x 748px
File Size 130.9 kB
I've always liked the way they looked, but never ever imagined them as a pet. I stumbled upon a breeder while looking for rescue rats, and got talking to him, he's the only person in the UK breeding them. Found what good pets they can be in the right hands.
Drove a 12 hour round trip this weekend to go visit him, and this little guy, and put my name down for a baby :) Can't wait!!!!
Drove a 12 hour round trip this weekend to go visit him, and this little guy, and put my name down for a baby :) Can't wait!!!!
I think its the same with any animal. In the wrong hands, a cat or dog would be a tragedy too.
Its sad that so many people get animals, of whatever species, without really thinking about what it involves, or not placing them as priority. For me, animals are my life, and Im not having kids so they're all I spend my time on.
I think people have too many expectations from animals like this, and expect them to be something they're not. You've got to love them for what they are, not what you want them to be.
I originally wanted a gambian pouched rat, but had to abandon that idea after I just couldn't provide what they'd need. Much as I wanted one, it wouldn't be right for me at this time. I think too many people just think about what they want and not about what they can offer the animal :(
Its sad that so many people get animals, of whatever species, without really thinking about what it involves, or not placing them as priority. For me, animals are my life, and Im not having kids so they're all I spend my time on.
I think people have too many expectations from animals like this, and expect them to be something they're not. You've got to love them for what they are, not what you want them to be.
I originally wanted a gambian pouched rat, but had to abandon that idea after I just couldn't provide what they'd need. Much as I wanted one, it wouldn't be right for me at this time. I think too many people just think about what they want and not about what they can offer the animal :(
Nope, no laws on them, they're very uncommon as pets so I suppose they never needed to enforce any laws. They're not a pet for everyone, you need to know your stuff and know what to expect from them but they're right for me and my situation :D Only downside is they don't live long :(
They're docile, non aggressive, but quite cat-like in that they do things on their own terms. You can pretty much do what you want to them without fear of being savaged, but they aren't dog-like. I think a lot of people get them thinking they're like dogs, and are dissapointed when they don't behave like them. If you accept them for what they are, and know what to expect from them, they make good pets. They're very nocturnal and sleep a lot of the day. What I like most is the fact that they free roam the house and are not caged. I don't like exotics in cages or enclosures and probably wouldn't get one if I had to cage him.
I fucking love them so much asdfghjkl
They're part of the Salamander family, amphibians as such, they can actually morph their genetics on their own in the course of a month or so to become land-dwelling salamanders instead of lake-dwelling ones.
They're so fucking CUTE too. I've done months of research on the little buggers and how to take care of them and I even started saving for an aquarium and such when I learned they're illegal to own in California. FML.
They're part of the Salamander family, amphibians as such, they can actually morph their genetics on their own in the course of a month or so to become land-dwelling salamanders instead of lake-dwelling ones.
They're so fucking CUTE too. I've done months of research on the little buggers and how to take care of them and I even started saving for an aquarium and such when I learned they're illegal to own in California. FML.
ah opossum you just have to love that face, been looking into getting one of the Siberian domesticated foxes but found the paperwork involved a nightmare so just on the look out for fox breeders, sadly all the ones i have found are in the US ah we'll was planing on moving there eventually.
Good Luck with you little critter when its born, its bound to make itself at home on your sofa.
Good Luck with you little critter when its born, its bound to make itself at home on your sofa.
Not much at all. Really no more than a cat. They don't need an enclosure as they are free roaming house pets, they eat an omnivore diet so you can shop for their food with your weekly groceries, they don't have many health issues, they don't need spaying/castrating, they are clean and don't make any noise and they're not destructive in the house. They're also naturally solitary so you only need to get one!
The expenses will mainly be his £500 purchase price, microchipping, probably insurance, a few little things like a harness so he can go outside and maybe a cat bed for him to sleep in.
They sleep most of the day, and are generally slow moving and docile, and perfectly ok if left to their own devices while you're at work or whatever. They get on with other house pets like cats and dogs, providing they're introduced once big enough to defend themselves, they have no smell, they are litter trainable, not many downsides really.
I suppose the downside would be the high purchase price, but thats mainly because they're so rare in the UK and there is only one or two people breeding them, and only one of those is reputable and sound. They only have short lifespans too, average about 4 years.
If you are prepared to put the time into taming them (you get out what you put in, the more time you spend with them, the friendlier they are) and you accept that they do things on their terms then they're good pets.
The expenses will mainly be his £500 purchase price, microchipping, probably insurance, a few little things like a harness so he can go outside and maybe a cat bed for him to sleep in.
They sleep most of the day, and are generally slow moving and docile, and perfectly ok if left to their own devices while you're at work or whatever. They get on with other house pets like cats and dogs, providing they're introduced once big enough to defend themselves, they have no smell, they are litter trainable, not many downsides really.
I suppose the downside would be the high purchase price, but thats mainly because they're so rare in the UK and there is only one or two people breeding them, and only one of those is reputable and sound. They only have short lifespans too, average about 4 years.
If you are prepared to put the time into taming them (you get out what you put in, the more time you spend with them, the friendlier they are) and you accept that they do things on their terms then they're good pets.
You lucky devil. I've been searching for a breeder of these creatures for aaaages.
I'm tempted to ask for you to put me in touch with the breeder, but I already have far too many animals and don't always have the sense to stop myself from getting more. Save me from myself before I am buried under heaps of exotic critters. :P
I'm tempted to ask for you to put me in touch with the breeder, but I already have far too many animals and don't always have the sense to stop myself from getting more. Save me from myself before I am buried under heaps of exotic critters. :P
I noticed you say something above about how they're not kept caged but are free roaming pets. How would one react around your rats when you get one? Are they rat-friendly or would you have to limit where it can/can't go in the house. Or can they be trained to co-exist with the rats in the same way that dogs can under supervision?
Well, Im not getting one now for a while since the guy I was supposed to get one from has stopped breeding :/ I'll probably get one one day, but not in the foreseeable future.
But they are omnivores, and they would happily kill and eat a rat, you couldn't trust them with one.
But my rats remain in their cages whenever my predators are out and about. My ferrets would kill them in seconds. My cat perhaps not quite as quickly, but I don't trust her either :P
But they are omnivores, and they would happily kill and eat a rat, you couldn't trust them with one.
But my rats remain in their cages whenever my predators are out and about. My ferrets would kill them in seconds. My cat perhaps not quite as quickly, but I don't trust her either :P
Ah, that's a shame. I hope you can get one eventually.
And I can understand that. Whenever I had my rats in an environment around cats they'd always be completely locked off from them, despite being in their cage. I had a feeling you wouldn't have them running around with one, but wondered if one would cause a disturbance to them. I guess no more so than a cat or ferret though.
And I can understand that. Whenever I had my rats in an environment around cats they'd always be completely locked off from them, despite being in their cage. I had a feeling you wouldn't have them running around with one, but wondered if one would cause a disturbance to them. I guess no more so than a cat or ferret though.
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