1. Opossum Society Of The United States OSUS is a nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation organization dedicated to the care of orphaned and injured Category Society Issues Regional North America United States...... We do not condone nor encourage the keeping of opossums as pets. Pleasetake a little time to enjoy our site. Bookmark it and Check http://www.opossumsocietyus.org/

LINKS Found an orphaned or injured opossum? General Information Frequently Asked Questions (Opossum Problems and Solutions) ... Shop while help opossums! Click on the Image. As development of once rural land increases, the opossum continues to be pushed out of its natural habitat and forced into closer proximity to people, often with injurious consequences to the opossum. This is where the Opossum Society of the United States comes in. The Opossum Society of the United States is a non-profit, wildlife rehabilitation and educational organization dependent entirely upon volunteers, membership dues and donations. Our goals are to: Provide for the care and treatment of injured and orphaned wild opossums for release back into the environment. Educate the public about the misunderstood opossum and the benefits the opossum provides. Network and share knowledge and experiences with fellow wildlife rehabilitators and others in the wildlife health field. We do not condone nor encourage the keeping of opossums as pets.

2. Nebraska Wildlife - Minks . opossums are a member of the order Marsupialia,a primitive group of mammals found most commonly in Australia. Description Information on the distribution, habitat, and food of Nebraska Opossoums.Category Science Biology Mammalia Marsupials American opossums......opossums. http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/opossum.html

Opossums Habitat Foods Mortality Importance Description Opossums are a member of the order Marsupialia, a primitive group of mammals found most commonly in Australia. Kangaroos, koalas and wombats are other wellknown marsupials. The Virginia opossum is among the most primitive and generalized of marsupials. Its closest relative is the Centra] American opossum. An adult opossum is 2 to 3 feet long and weighs between 4 and 12 pounds. It has an elongated snout, a pink nose, black eyes and prominent, naked black ears. Its head is usually white and its coarse body fur is mostly grayish white but tends to be darker on its legs. An opossum is well-adapted for climbing. Its feet are plantigrade (shaped so the opossum walks of the sole of its foot with the heel touching the ground) and its toes are dexterous (skillful, like fingers). Its hind feet have a toe that resembles a thumb and makes them look somewhat like human hands. Its naked, scaly tail is able to wrap around and grasp limbs and can support the animal's full weight for short penods. The opossum's skull has 50 teeth, the highest number found in any mammal.

3. Opossums Informational site with pictures, and links to breeders and people who have opossums as pets. http://www.opossums-opossums.com/

Breeders Opossums Photo credited to Webshots Common Name: Opossum, Virginia Opossum Scientific Name: Didelphis virginiana Physical Description: The opossum is North America's only marsupial. It is about the size of a house cat. Their legs are shorter and they have opposable claws. They have a long flattened, pointed muzzle, small thin, hairless ears and a long, nearly naked, prehensile tail. They grow to be about 15-20 inches (38-51 cm) in length and weigh about 9-13 lbs (4-6 kg), with females generally smaller than males. Opossums are found virtually anywhere, prefering wooded areas. They live in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica. They can also be found in Pacific coastal North America from California all the way to British Columbia. Individuals in the northern reaches of its range often lose portions of tail and ears to frostbite. Behavior: The Virginia opossum is a solitary animal. It is nocturnal, coming out mainly at night. It builds its nest of leaves in tree hollows. Omnivorous, it feeds on fruit, insects, eggs and small vertebrates. When pursued, the opossum can feign death, "playing 'possum."

4. Opossums opossums, as a group, are among the oldest, most primitive mammals of the New World. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/mammals/oposum.htm

Opossums DIDELPHIMORPHIA DIDELPHIDAE VIRGINIA OPOSSUM Didelphis virginiana Kerr Opossums, as a group, are among the oldest, most primitive mammals of the New World. Some scientists call them "living fossils" because they have survived relatively unchanged for at least 50 million years. They are intermediate in many respects between the most primitive of all mammals, the egg-laying monotremes of Australia, and the higher placental mammals. Their chief character is the marsupium or pouch that develops on the abdomen of females. One species occurs in Texas. Description A mammal about the size of a terrier dog, with long, scaly, prehensile tail; short, black, leathery ears; long, slender snout; five toes on each foot, the 'big toe" on hind foot lacking a claw, thumblike and opposable; soles naked; pouch for young developed during breeding season on abdomen of female; pelage of long guard hairs and short soft underfur; two color phases - (1) grayish and (2) blackish; basal fourth or more of tail black, terminal section whitish; legs and feet blackish, toes often white or whitish. Dental formula: 1 5/4, C 1/1, Pm 3/3, M 4/4 X 2 = 50. External measurements of males average: total length, 782 mm; tail, 324 mm; hind foot, 66 mm; of females, 710-320-63. Weight, 1.8-4.5 kg; males are usually larger and heavier than females. Distribution Occurs statewide except for xeric areas of the Trans-Pecos and Llano Estacado of the Panhandle.

5. National Opossum Society Work to improve management and handling of opossums in the environment Provides information about Category Society Issues Regional North America United States...... Opossum Society is a notfor-profit charity, dedicated to educating ourselves andsharing knowledge with others on all aspects of the proper care of opossums. http://www.opossum.org/

The National Opossum Society welcomes you to the world of the Virginia opossum! The National Opossum Society is an all-volunteer not-for-profit, tax-exempt charity, founded December 5, 1986. Our principles and goals are: Educate ourselves and share knowledge with others on all aspects of the proper care of opossums. Educate the public concerning the benefits of the opossum in the environment. Work with all agencies to improve management and handling of opossums in the environment Serve as a nationwide resource for current and correct diet, medical, and general knowledge of opossums. For more information than is contained on this page write: National Opossum Society Post Office Box 21197 Catonsville, MD 21228 The National Opossum Society and the Opossum Society of the United States, while both founded by Dr. Henness, are separate groups. This Web Site is for the group most recently led by the late Dr. Henness, the National Opossum Society If you are visiting us because you have found orphans, or an injured opossum, please see our ORPHAN PAGE.

6. Opossums-Lindsay Wildlife Museum opossums. opossums are nocturnal, and need a quiet and dark place during the daytime. http://www.wildlife-museum.org/allaboutwildlife/faqs/opossums.html

Opossums Opossums are nocturnal, and need a quiet and dark place during the daytime. They are attracted by pet food, ripe fruit, water and snails. They are generally not destructive or predatory. They are usually solitary. They are marsupials, carrying their babies in a pouch, often not making a nest until the babies are several months old. Their breeding season begins in February and can go through November. Opossums can have 3 litters a year. Litters average about 8 young, but can be up to 13. It is not good to feed opossums, either intentionally or unintentionally. Don't leave pet food outside at night, keep ripe fruit picked, keep garbage cans securely covered. Opossums may "play dead" when startled or confronted; they may lie there for up to an hour before coming to and scurrying away. Under House Find the entrance, usually a loose vent cover. Wait until the opossum comes out, then securely close the hole. Make sure there are no babies still under the house. If there are babies under the house, allow the babies to mature until they are old enough to join the mother outside, then close the opening when they have left.

7. Opossums Information and resources pertaining to Short Tailed opossums as pets Price list for opossums, and also a book on their care, food, and more for sale. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/drfenger/opossum.htm

Opossums Opossums ( Didelphis virginiana ) are the definitive host of S. neurona . Opossums shed sporocysts, which are the infective stage for both aberrant hosts, horses, and the natural intermediate hosts, the identity of which are unknown. A flurry of recent research activity has revealed that S. neurona and S. falcatula are distinct species. The geographic distribution of the occurrence of EPM in horses closely matches the geographic range of opossums. This range includes most of South America, all of Central America and most of the US and southern Canada. Regions of the US in which there are no opossums have low rates of both exposure and central nervous system infection with EPM. Those infections that do occur are likely a result of either exposure in horses having left the area, or the rare exposure from hay, grain or other substances originating from an endemic area. Opossums have roamed the New World for 170 million years, predating dinosaurs. As recently as the turn of the century, opossums in North America were limited in range to the Southeastern United States. However, in the last century, opossums have spread to fill most of the US, and parts of Southern Canada. This increase in population reflects the adaptability of this species. Garbage and other waste is a favorite food source, and declines in fur trapping have resulted in a population explosion of this pest species. The overpopulation of opossums has inevitably resulted in an increase of EPM, and probably has other ecological implications.

8. Searching For Opossums On The InterNet There are three fundamental ways to get information about opossums 1) Ask a machine, 2) As a human being who knows http://www.possumnetwork.com/hightail.htm

There are three fundamental ways to get information about opossums: 1) Ask a machine, 2) As a human being who knows something of opossums, and 3) Ask an opossum. Links of the first two types are what you will typically see on the Internet. Hightail It 'Possum Links (Ask a Machine) These links are sometimes called Search Engine links. A machine (an engine ) goes out and finds just everything out there that has to do with just about anything - in this case, opossums. That engine just chugs along, finding whatever it can out there on the WEB. 'Possum Network has set things up so that for most of these engines the asking is done automatically. You just click one of the Hightail It 'Possum links and you'll find out what is there. In some cases, however, you'll have to do the asking yourself. For example, to search the 'Possum Yellow Pages: Click on the Yellow Page Possums link. Type opossum as the Business Name you want to find. Select a State in which you want to search. If you want to search in all the States, click on Alabama

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10. Orphaned Opossums & Injured Opossums WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND ORPHANED opossums. DO NOT TRY TO RAISE INFANTopossums IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING! THEY WILL DIE!!! http://www.opossum.org/orphans.htm

WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND ORPHANED OPOSSUMS It is popular with some people to joke about dead 'possums on the highway. Besides the obvious, there is another reason that it is no joke: infant opossums are carried in the mother's pouch, and often, one or all of them (up to 13!) can be left initially unharmed by the impact of the car. Most of us at the National Opossum Society habitually check the body of hit-by-car opossums for living infants. If there are none, we can at least remove the body from the road to keep it from endangering the life of another animal that may utilize it as food, as well as out of respect for the creature. If there are infants, action should be taken immediately! The worst dangers to the orphans are chilling and dehydration. It is CRITICAL that they be gently warmed. The easiest and safest way to do this is to wrap them in cloth and hold them against your body. Once they are no longer cold, they may be placed in a basket or box. This box should be placed on top of a heating pad set on LOW.

11. Living With Wildlife (in The Carolinas) Wildlife rehabilitation information, and pictures of native wildlife suitable for desktop use. Raccoons, squirrels, chipmunks, cottontails, opossums etc. http://hometown.aol.com/motleyone/

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12. Animal Arrest Wildlife Control Expert animal wildlife control service to remove everything from coyotes, foxes, opossums, raccoons, groundhogs, beavers, squirrels, skunks, and rats. http://members.aol.com/GoldenFern/AnimalArrest/

Welcome to the Animal Trapping Experts Between us we have over 60 years of experience trapping and dealing with animals in a humane way. In addition, Craig is 3rd generation in home improvement. Any damage caused by nuisance animals can also be dealt with on a professional basis. We will live trap everything from coyotes, foxes, opossums, raccoons, groundhogs, beavers, squirrels, skunks, and rats. Nuisance animals can cause thousands of dollars each year in damages to homes. They can destroy wires, siding, fences and yards. They can also carry numerous diseases. We know that our prices are reasonable. So when animals trespass and become a problem, and need arrested and removed, please call. We are insured. Dayton,Ohio and the Miami Valley Co-owners Craig Walker (usually evenings) John Crosby

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14. FWC - Critter Questions - Opossum only marsupial is the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). opossums are about the size of a house cat, have long http://www.wld.fwc.state.fl.us/critters/opossum.asp

Critters Home Alligators Armadillo Barn Owls ... Woodpeckers Opossum Florida's only marsupial is the Virginia opossum ( Didelphis virginiana ). Opossums are about the size of a house cat, have long naked tails and small ears. Opossums occur throughout the state in virtually all habitats. If threatened they may go limp and appear dead, hence "playing possum". Opossums are common in residential and suburban areas, and are most active at night. Opossums are attracted to virtually any type of available food, including garbage, pet food, or cultivated fruits and vegetables. To prevent attraction of opossums garbage cans should be secured with rubber straps, and pet food should be taken in at night. A landowner may lawfully live-trap nuisance opossums using sardines or cat food as effective bait. Wildlife may not be lawfully relocated without an FWC permit and permission from the private property owner. Wildlife may not be lawfully relocated to public land. Relocating wildlife is seldom biologically sound, the animal often does not survive.

15. Opossum Trapping Illustrated guide to the biology and control of Australian opossums in New Zealand. Full text of a 1969 publication of the NZ Forest Service. http://www.envbop.govt.nz/green/opossumtrapping.html

The OPOSSUM in New Zealand Habits and Trapping A.R.Shearer, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand 1976 Revised Edition 1969 by L.T.Pracy And R.I.Kean NEW ZEALAND FOREST SERVICE WELLINGTON First published in New Zealand Journal of agriculture, Vol. 78, No.4 and 5, 1949. Reprinted by the Department of Internal Affairs as its Wildlife Branch Bulletin No. 1, Reprinted by the New Zealand Forest Service as its Publicity Item No. 40, 1963 New Zealand Forest Service Publicity Item No. 40, revised 1969. Reprinted 1976 Oxford Decimal Classificaction 151 Opossum + 451.2 M.J. Conway, Director-General of Forests CONTENTS INTRODUCTION DESCRIPTION AND HABITS Breeding Development of Young Movements and Spread Feeding and Damage in Native Forest Introduced Plants Effects on Bird Life TAKING OPOSSUMS TRAPPING: The Trapping Area Camp and Equipment Trap Lines Setting Traps Sets for Traps Lures Killing and Hanging GENERAL METHODS OF CONTROL Snares Tree Protection Devices Box Trap Chemical Repellents Opossum Proof Fences Poisoning Hunting SKINNING (second page) General Procedure Tailing Pegging Skins on Boards for Drying Stripping Skins off Boards Tail Splitting Airing and Stacking Skins Bundling and Pressing - Dispatch OTHER METHODS OF SKINNING AND DRYING Frame Drying of Sleeved Skins Sleeve Skinning Pole Drylng of Sleeved Skins SKIN QUALITY Skin Grading Seasonal Condition of Fur A NOTE ON HOME CURING OF OPOSSUM SKINS REFERENCES LIST OF BROWSE PREFERENCES Cover photo: silyer-grey opossum.

16. How To Help Opossums Here are some ways you can HELP the opossums. Attack By Pets Problem Dogs andcats are the main predators of urban opossums, especially young opossums. http://www.opossumsocietyus.org/how_to_help_opossums.htm

LINKS Found an orphaned or injured opossum? General Information Frequently Asked Questions (Opossum Problems and Solutions) ... Shop while help opossums! Click on the Image. How To Help Opossums As development encroaches upon once wild land, people and wildlife are forced to come into closer contact. Unfortunately, this often creates deadly hazards for our wildlife, such as the opossum. Here are some ways you can HELP the opossums. Attack By Pets: Problem: Dogs and cats are the main predators of urban opossums, especially young opossums. Bites can be serious leading to infections, punctured organs, broken bones, nerve damage and death. Solution: Keep pets indoors or in the garage at night. Keep dogs on a leash. If cats must stay outdoors then fit with a collar with bells to warn the opossums. Cats do not pose a threat to adult opossums but the young opossums are at risk. If a dog must stay out at night then try to confine to a run or small section of the yard away from an area opossums may travel. Place an 8-inch diameter, 5-6 feet long PVC pipe in the yard so that the opossum can escape from a dog. Cars: Problem: Many opossums are killed each year on the road.

17. Greeting Cards, By Terry Morin Of Terrapin, Wildlife Illustrations Featuring Rac Cards featuring raccoons, opossums, turtles, and other wildlife. By cartoonist Terry Morin. Includes artist and character bios. http://www.terrapininc.com

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18. Short Tailed Opossums Advertisement. Short Tailed opossums Guide picks. Information on thecharacteristics and care of short tailed opossums. Short Tailed http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/opossums/

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19. ! Rebecca's Critters USDA licensed breeder of hedgehogs, sugar gliders and shorttailed opossums. Located in South Eastern Pennsylvania. http://www.geocities.com/beck4321

***I no longer breed or sell ANY animals.*** Rebecca's Critters Hedgehogs My hedgehog page has a ton of information on hedgehogs. Hopefully I'll have whatever you're looking for. It has diet, care, breeding and a breeders list. There are also several pictures and some great hedgie links. Sugar Gliders My sugar glider page is not quite as indepth as my hedgehog page. But, where I lack in including my information, I make sure there are links that still cover the information. Pictures and glider links, too. Short-Tailed Opossums My short-tailed opossum page is new. I have care and breeding, and of course, pictures and links. ***I no longer breed or sell ANY animals.*** USDA Information Information on how to get your USDA license, why you should and what your inspector will look for. Web Rings Web Rings I belong to. Check out some of these other cool sites. With all these pages, if you think there is something that would be great to have on here, please let me know. I'm always looking to improve my site, so any comments are welcome. You can email them to me, or sign my guest book. Thanks for visiting Rebecca's Critters! ***I no longer breed or sell ANY animals.***

20. Short Tailed Opossums As Pets Short Tailed opossums. Short tailed opossums are growing in popularityas an exotic pet. They are small, generally friendly creatures http://exoticpets.about.com/library/weekly/aa061998.htm

zfp=-1 About Exotic Pets Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Exotic Pets with Lianne McLeod Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS Photo Gallery Exotic Pets 101 Selecting a Pet ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Short Tailed Opossums Short tailed opossums are growing in popularity as an exotic pet. They are small, generally friendly creatures which have good pet potential. They are certainly cute enough! Short tailed opossums ( Monodelphis domestica ) are from South America, and are 4-6 inches long (body only; their tail is almost as long as the body) with thick grey-brown fur. The tail is prehensile, meaning it can wrap around and hold onto things, and hairless. They are marsupials, although they do not have a pouch like most marsupials. However, their young are born quite premature and helpless, latch on to a nipple on their mother's abdomen, and stay there until they are further developed, like other marsupials. In the wild they will eat insects, spiders, and rodents. For this reason they are actually welcome house guests in their native countries. They are easily handled if tame from a young age, but should be kept as solitary pets because of their tendency to fight (ferociously) with other opossums. They are nocturnal so will be most active at night, although once awake will be social during the day.

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