r/Possums 9d ago

Opossum Fluff making friends?

8/23/2026

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u/Plucky_Monkies 9d ago

How much is the possum food? I ask because I briefly considered buying for my brave lazy backyard possum visitor. When I realized he'd been eating cat food and it can leach the calcium from his bones I made changes. I now am crushing an egg shell every other night and putting in his hard-boiled egg. I'm also taking in the cat food before its dark. This is the 2nd year a new teenaged possum put my house on his nighttime path. However the guy last year just ate the bugs. This guy is all over the cat food.

Anyways I thought maybe you knew where to get possum food cheap so I don't harm this little guy.

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u/crittersnackstation 9d ago

Unfortunately I have not found a cheap source of good opossum food

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u/Plucky_Monkies 9d ago

What are you feeding them?

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u/Low_Rip_7232 9d ago

That skunk tail is impressive! Full time job keeping that thing clean!

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u/Batsquash 9d ago

Hi, guys!

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u/Longjumping_Muffin_9 8d ago

So wholesome. This made my day.

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u/Stormy_Wolf 8d ago

This is amazing, I loved today's installment!