My opossums

Eating treats.

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[pauljeremy87]

=D ADORABLE - great job!!!

[cattleya4996]

@pauljeremy87 :) Thanks!

[amandaryan198]

I put my vote in for this video as a dislike. The reason being is, I am an opossum rehabilitator and the food that they are giving these opossums is so wrong. Opossums should never eat dairy products, which the processed cheese is. Also, opossum's diets shoud consist of only about 20% protein. Feeding them large chunks of what looks like some sort of processed meat is not good for them. Just because they stand up on their back legs for it doesn't mean that they should get it.

[cattleya4996]

@amandaryan198

And you figure that their diet consisted of treats only??? If you really are an opossum rehabilitator, I'm sure you can see that they are healthy with shiny full coats and are full of energy. I have never seen a wild opossum look as healthy as these two. I guess I must have been doing something right.

I find it so funny when people are preaching 100% perfect diet to animals and at the same time feeding happy meals to their kids.

[amandaryan198]

@cattleya4996 Well, I don't know anything about Happy Meals for kids, because I don't take care of kids and that's not what this is about anyway. They may look healthy now, but an improper diet takes time to show on the outside of the body. Too much protein leads to bone diseases, which you can't see in their coat or their activity level.

The reason why I posted is because as a rehabilitator I know that the info on their diets is hard to find, and I thought you might like to know.

[cattleya4996]

@amandaryan198

Well thank you. I'm guessing you didn't notice the date on the video. It's really pointless to worry if they going to develop problems any more.

I do know what an opossum should be fed. They had a better died than I do. And they never developed MBD.

[cattleya4996]

@mistressredhen You like to brag about yourself don't you? :D

I could understand your concern if I teased them, as showing them the food and not letting them have it. There is nothing wrong making them work for their treats. ;)

[17mkymse]

Can you hold these?  Or are they to squirmy?

[graydawson09]

Can you tell me where I can get a possum like these?? Thanks!

[Tennisplayervd]

These are the cutest possums ever <3 I love my own possum as well =)

[junkheadrev]

@mistressredhen first off your lieing,seccond if you know anything about animals then you know in the wild they have to work to get there food and to survive.So making them work for a treat is ok