Jump to content

Baby Phoebe


Recommended Posts

Couple of common misconceptions there

- Yeah they can make good pets (check you tube out, so sweet lol)

- Teeth are a defence mechanism and they gape their mouths open to scare predators, but generally it's all show

- Nope very clean and no smell at all...i'd liken them to cats. i.e litter trained etc

- They are very non-disease prone and' as such do not need vaccines. They cannot get rabies and are even immune to snake venom.

For you guys state side I imagine they are a very strange pet but a lot of states allow them as pets and are common in some areas.

@ Keath - They eat pretty much anything and everything....pinkies, fuzzies(mice of varying sizes), rat pups, chicks, lots of veg and fruit...calcium supplement as they need plenty of it so they don't get metabolic bone disease. When she is older i'll give chicken wings as well.

an Opossum? blink.gif Do they make good pets? They've got those big 'ol teeth and are disease prone, I imagine they'd smell... but then again.. maybe domesticated ones are different? Do you have vets that will Vac an opossum?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Couple of common misconceptions there

- Yeah they can make good pets (check you tube out, so sweet lol)

- Teeth are a defence mechanism and they gape their mouths open to scare predators, but generally it's all show

- Nope very clean and no smell at all...i'd liken them to cats. i.e litter trained etc

- They are very non-disease prone and' as such do not need vaccines. They cannot get rabies and are even immune to snake venom.

For you guys state side I imagine they are a very strange pet but a lot of states allow them as pets and are common in some areas.

@ Keath - They eat pretty much anything and everything....pinkies, fuzzies(mice of varying sizes), rat pups, chicks, lots of veg and fruit...calcium supplement as they need plenty of it so they don't get metabolic bone disease. When she is older i'll give chicken wings as well.

Wow thats really educational! And She is sooooo cute! I held a baby racoon the other day and that was the most adorable thing ever aparently they can make very good pets too... Just hope people do their research, like you have, before getting these unusual species as pets!!:)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ah well funny you should mention that....a raccoon is possibly next on my list. I am waiting to hear about a litter. There aren't many left now as they are seasonal so may have to wait till next spring/summer now.

They CAN make good pets yes BUT they are notorious for "turning wild" at about 2/3 years old. Ideally, you would have a large pen for them to play in but you must interact with them loads and teach boundaries as much as possible. They really can't be trained like dogs so it's mutual respect both ways.

I'd hope anyone getting an exotic would spend even half the amount of time I did/do research before I get one....

Wow thats really educational! And She is sooooo cute! I held a baby racoon the other day and that was the most adorable thing ever aparently they can make very good pets too... Just hope people do their research, like you have, before getting these unusual species as pets!!:)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ah well funny you should mention that....a raccoon is possibly next on my list. I am waiting to hear about a litter. There aren't many left now as they are seasonal so may have to wait till next spring/summer now.

They CAN make good pets yes BUT they are notorious for "turning wild" at about 2/3 years old. Ideally, you would have a large pen for them to play in but you must interact with them loads and teach boundaries as much as possible. They really can't be trained like dogs so it's mutual respect both ways.

I'd hope anyone getting an exotic would spend even half the amount of time I did/do research before I get one....

The ones I met had been hand reared from days old, which aparently is risk for the survival of the baby but if it does survive it makes them much tamer.. The boy I met was about 2 and although he was a little nippy he was very friendly and so dextrous! and the baby was just the cutest thing!! Very expensive tho, easily as much as a sibe pup. And yeah they said about a large enclosure... they are private keepers so the animals they have basically have taken over their house with their enclosures! LOL

Yeah Id hope they'd research but theres always some stupid impulse people arnt their, just hope the price tags prohibitive enough!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Opossums are carriers of diseases such as: Chagas Disease, Coccidiosis, Herpes virus, Murine Typhus, Rabies, Salmonella, Spotted fever, Toxoplasmosis, Trichomoniasis, Tuberculosis, Tularemia and Yellow fever. They are reservoirs for Leptospirosis, also known as hemorrhagic jaundice in wildlife and humans.

Leptospirosis can be transmitted through the urine and feces of infected animals. Humans may contract the disease by eating unwashed produce or fallen fruit, or by putting unwashed hands to their mouth. Opossums may be heavily infested with fleas and ticks which are also known transmitters of disease. Murine Typhus and Toxoplasmosis are the prevalent diseases seen in opossums in the Los Angeles area. We are fortunate that opossums are very resistant to rabies.

"Opossums have a spectacular immune system, and a lower than average body temperature. This means that they don't carry a whole lot of the standard zoonotic diseases that other animals might carry. Although an opossum might get rabies, it's very unlikely. However, opossums do often carry fleas and other parasites, and the potential diseases that go along with those. They also defecate, a lot, and when they get in your attic the droppings can contaminate the area and pose the usual excrement health risks, such as leptospirosis or Salmonella."

"Opossums can also carry various parasites and diseases."

Source: http://www.247wildli...ssumcontrol.htm

Maybe the Opossum species native to North America is different from the ones you have in Europe, or from the species that are sold as pets.I'd also imagine ones being sold as pets were through some kind of breeder and would be free of those diseases, but they're still prone to it, just as any animal is I guess?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy , along with dressing your husky as a unicorn on the first Thursday of each month