Brazilian short tailed opossum (STO) babies growing up!!!

Lucas and Suzanna's babies(born Dec. 20, 2005).

STO's are marsupials(relatives of the kangaroo). They are one of the few marsupials without a pouch. Their babies are born premature and attach to a nipple. The nipple then expands in their mouth and they are stuck on for about 30 days until they are old enough to walk around(just about when their eyes open they un-attach).

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[misterrgoldenson]

I thought those were fukin jelly bellies in the beggining

[earthling1984]

@misterrgoldenson lol

[TacoTheFaco]

Did you 'bottle' raise them at some point, or did you just supplement feed them?

[earthling1984]

@TacoTheFaco I just hand fed these guys some.

[diegocrame]

hey what happens if the babies fall? i really want to know thanks.

[earthling1984]

@diegocrame if the babies fall? what do you mean 'fall'?

[PUPPYHEARTGIR]

Do you sell them??

[MrRenato982]

@misterrgoldenson so do i

[yryi]

no pouch? O_O

[YukiTsuki101]

@diegocrame if it was in the wild and the baby falls or cant get to the its supplement of milk it'll be left to die :\

[OMGITSFRIEDCHIKIN13]

I have a question...

I heard STO's are difficult animals to breed. Did you have any trouble with them?

[OMGITSFRIEDCHIKIN13]

@earthling1984 I have a question..

I know you are EXTREMELY good animals, but I heard that STO's are difficult to breed. Did you have any trouble with them?