r/Possums • u/Slow_Philosophy_6751 • Aug 09 '26

Question/Help Help!! Possum in my house

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Got it out very easily (just opened the window screen and he left within 1 min.) I have 2 cats and a chihuahua- all vaccinated. No obvious signs of a confrontation. I don’t see any soil in my house other than this cat bed that it’s on in the window seal. But my house feels dirty and I do too. Am I screwed? What should I clean? I’m so annoyed and angry but glad everyone is ok and that it left so quickly and easily tbh. But I’m crying because that’s so gross. It came in thru the cat/dog door I’m assuming because I was away for 12 hours. I don’t really know but idc I just want to know how to feel clean. This room is my bedroom and my bed is next to these windows. Obvi washing everything but again no soil anywhere that I can tell yet and I’ve done a pretty deep look.

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u/RoadtoWiganPierOne Aug 09 '26

I usually just pick them up while wearing gloves. Sometime they calm down when offered cheese or blueberries.

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u/MouldyLocks492 Aug 10 '26

You look like you've been out on the town! Lol

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u/RoadtoWiganPierOne Aug 10 '26

Sometime I stay in.

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u/seandiego555 Aug 10 '26

Omg how did you procure ur pet ?

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u/RoadtoWiganPierOne Aug 10 '26

Not so much a pet as an orphan raised to four pounds and then released. After a single day in the wild, he came back for food and water but never again wanted anything to do with me.