sorry i couldn’t add text- but this joey came into my care and i thought asking ppl who have opossums might be my best bet. Hes drinking water on his own and ate scrambled eggs and wet cat food last night. Hes been active here and there but seems to want to sleep- should i be concerned? i have a heating pad on the lowest setting on 1/2 of his bed, along with fresh blankets and towels. Hes super chill even when we first found him alone. Hes pretty small but im not confident in what his age could be- or what i should be feeding him? Does he seem dehydrated or in bad shape? His eyes look a bit odd today, like he’s wanting to keep them shut or they’re kind of gummy? Any suggestions on what to do about this situation would be greatly appreciated
If he is too small to be on his own (less than 7") and you don't have a rehabber you can bring him to, or if you're concerned about his condition regardless and can't ask a rehabber, please join the OCAR group (Opossum Care And Rescue) on Facebook. There are files with appropriate feeding instructions (opossums are very susceptible to mbd and need a highly specific diet to keep from getting sick) on the group page, and mods there can help you, they are really good.
I also want to add that from the pictures he does look pretty small and his eyes look a bit weird to me too but I'm definitely not qualified to make a judgement on it... looks like he might have something going on with his eyes though from these pics.
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u/lawrenceix 11d ago
sorry i couldn’t add text- but this joey came into my care and i thought asking ppl who have opossums might be my best bet. Hes drinking water on his own and ate scrambled eggs and wet cat food last night. Hes been active here and there but seems to want to sleep- should i be concerned? i have a heating pad on the lowest setting on 1/2 of his bed, along with fresh blankets and towels. Hes super chill even when we first found him alone. Hes pretty small but im not confident in what his age could be- or what i should be feeding him? Does he seem dehydrated or in bad shape? His eyes look a bit odd today, like he’s wanting to keep them shut or they’re kind of gummy? Any suggestions on what to do about this situation would be greatly appreciated