The Opossum People

The Opossum People Species dedicated breeder of short-tailed opossums focused on spreading improved care and cute babies

Squish.
03/23/2026

Squish.

Very busy this week so I tried to forgo the play bin and interact with the babies in their regular bin. They weren't hav...
03/19/2026

Very busy this week so I tried to forgo the play bin and interact with the babies in their regular bin. They weren't having it. I used some unsweetened applesauce to coax them out of the nest. Mom was the only one to oblige 🤦

Peek
03/18/2026

Peek

Playtime! Babies are starting to calm down, seems the terrible two stage is ending 🙂
03/16/2026

Playtime! Babies are starting to calm down, seems the terrible two stage is ending 🙂

The "I'm scary... right?" phase 😂
03/10/2026

The "I'm scary... right?" phase 😂

Still have a few babies available from Bonnie's litter. They will be weaning in the next couple of weeks 🙂
03/09/2026

Still have a few babies available from Bonnie's litter. They will be weaning in the next couple of weeks 🙂

I finally saw Bonnie out of the nest so I went to check on the babies. I could only find 8 of 10 😱. After 20 minutes of ...
02/12/2026

I finally saw Bonnie out of the nest so I went to check on the babies. I could only find 8 of 10 😱. After 20 minutes of frantic searching I worried Bonnie was getting anxious about the babies so I gave up and went to give her back the nest. I found the missing two 🤦

Two sweet baby boys waiting for the transporter later this month to go off to their new homes. I love getting a few extr...
02/11/2026

Two sweet baby boys waiting for the transporter later this month to go off to their new homes. I love getting a few extra weeks with them 🙂

Got to meet 10 little babies 🙂There are are definitely five boys and what appears to be five girls, but they are still a...
02/04/2026

Got to meet 10 little babies 🙂

There are are definitely five boys and what appears to be five girls, but they are still a bit young to completely sure on the latter.

Babies being babies
12/29/2025

Babies being babies

Still a no on trying grown up foods 😅
12/26/2025

Still a no on trying grown up foods 😅

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