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Nursing, feeding baby opossum, Animal Advocates, Mary Cummins

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This baby opossum is being nursed with an oral 3 cc syringe with Esbilac puppy milk. We try to keep the baby at a 90 degree angle to the syringe. He will lap off the end of the oral syringe. They do not suckle. He will be released back to the wild when he is able.I am a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. Animal Advocates, Mary Cummins, http://www.animaladvocates.us

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  • Hi mary. Will a pink baby eat like this, or would you definitely have to tube feed him? Thanks!

  • @TwiPrime If their mouth is not sealed, they can lap off a syringe. Generally when they are 15 gm or less their mouths are sealed all the way except a tiny hole in the front. They can't lap. We must use a tube in those situations.

  • me podrias decir que le das de comer?

  • @TheVanini35 Yo estoy dando alimento

  • @MaryCummins i know but i want to know what kind of food do you give them? cereal? fruts? because around my house always falls this kind of animals and they are babies and when i rescue them i really dont know what kind of food give them .....sorry for my english XDD

  • @TheVanini35 We feed babies puppy milk. When they are bigger we soak kitten kibble in puppy milk until it becomes pudding. After that we give them kibble, fruits and veggies.

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  • People like you make this world great for them ~<3

  • How generous you are :) I'm glad to see that you are taking care of that adorable and loveable baby! :hugs and kisses for the baby!:

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  • she had too touch it hihiihihih

  • @MaryCummins Thanks for clearing this up. Do you have a tube feeding video? I don't have an opossum that needs feeding right now, but it could happen. I do know that I would need to get her to a rehabber, but I'm just looking for info, in case I'm in a situation where I need to help one along until I get her delivered to rehab. Thanks again.

  • AWWW!!

    You're such a beautiful person for doing these things!

  • My friend and I found a newborn kitten about 2 weeks old walking home in 7th grade and we where freaking out all day trying to see if any animal shelters will come and get her. But they wouldn't open til the next day and i was waking up to feed her every hour because i loved he soo much and i couldn't have let her die. So my mom brought her to an animal shelter and they sent my mom an email saying she has a family and she is doing every well. :)

  • i found 4 baby possums at my door sleeping.my dog was taking care of them hahaha

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