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7. I used to think they look ugly. Not any more...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2019, 09:59 AM

Mar 2019

Not since I saved one in my back woods a few of months ago - now I adore them. People must think they look too much like big rats but please don't hold that against them.

Notice their little "hands."

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Mom Didn't Believe When Kids Said A Mysterious Creature Was Living In Their Room [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2019 OP

I'm pretty sure that's a distant cousin of Mickey Mouse. OneBro Mar 2019 #1

I love the "Proper Opposum" channel on YouTube: tblue37 Mar 2019 #2

How the heck did she domesticate those guys? The ones who come through sinkingfeeling Mar 2019 #3

Apparently they are actually timid, so that's why the threat displays and the desperate tblue37 Mar 2019 #4

And, of course, offering a nice massage can calm anyone down: tblue37 Mar 2019 #5

I am not 100% sure, but I do believe the woman is IRL actually wildlife rehabber tblue37 Mar 2019 #6

I used to think they look ugly. Not any more... Duppers Mar 2019 #7

Save opossums, fight Lyme Disease... Duppers Mar 2019 #8

More Possum Benefits Duppers Mar 2019 #9

Ack! Sorry, horse people hate possums. Bayard Mar 2019 #10