r/Possums

This little guy has been sitting on this rock for at least 90 minutes. He’s definitely bigger than a dollar bill, so I’m not really concerned about if he’s old enough to be on his own. We have a good population of them here at work, so it’s not unusual to see them. But it’s weird that he has not moved even with literally hundreds of people walking by. He seems to be breathing normally and his little ears twitch when he hears something so he’s alert… should I be concerned that he hasn’t run away?

Since I’m more recently (last few months) understanding and learning more about opossums, I’ve been very observant of the things I notice of the little ones that visit my porch each night. They first started showing up in late winter, and have been coming by very frequently since. Last night I noticed this one has something back behind their legs- the answer might be obvious, but I just wanna be certain! Are those what I think they are? 👀😂 there’s another opossum almost twice as big as this one, but what I think are the second opossum’s testicles are like half the size of this one’s (if this is this one’s testicles LOL)

My first post on here called this opossum “Eve”- and I wanna say that even if this is a boy, Eve is still the name. 😝 This is the first opossum I ever saw visiting so that’s why they have that name. It’s stuck by now.

I read that they can retract their testicles when cold, so if that is what these are, I would guess that I hadn’t seen them until now because the opossums first came around during winter and it’s only recently started being warm again at night?

If those AREN’T little dangly bits then what the heck is that and do I need to be concerned lmao

My friend here comes every night to snack on nuts from the bird feeder. Tonight I saw him on the camera and was able to get this video. Such a cutie!!!
This one seems pretty large. Does he look older, or is that impossible to tell? Mostly just wanted to share this video!

Hello everyone,

Long story short. My brother in law has possums in his shed. He has been in hospital with lymphoma and has not been able to keep the area clear and clean.

The possum made herself at home and had babies. The box and bed were there for a cat 😂

Is it safe to relocate them to the rural side of the fence or it it going to put them in too much stress? We contacted animal control who said they would euthanize them instead of moving. As an animal lover I said no way.

There are kids that are now at the house using the pool and I’m afraid keeping the possums there could be recipe for an accident.

Any advice or ideas?

im guessing it got in from leaving the garage open after dark last night, no momma to be found. what do I even do with this?? can I just put it outside??

my yard camera has picked up this little sweetie. Hard to tell how small she is. She drinks water from the dish but doesn’t eat. I leave fruit and veggies out for the critters if they’re about to go bad but she’s not interested. She spends a lot of time sitting and pondering & doesn’t go far from her home under our deck. I have not seen mama in weeks. She used to come by with a belly full of babies & I assume this is one of them. I just want her to be okay as it seems she isn’t eating & is quite small.

Was getting ready to run our kid to school this morning and saw this guy doing circles in our front yard. He’s currently been at it well over 15 minutes and will only stop for a few seconds or so until he resumes the spins. If something is wrong, is there anything we can do to help or what’s the next step?

[Update Edit]
Ya’ll I wish this was a better update, but I have some sad news. After having seen 2-3 comments explaining it was more than likely neurological damage (correct assumption about the road), I had downsized Reddit and was literally looking up a rehabber or rescue to call and before I could even finish typing out the search a car came by and hit it 😭 It died on impact and there was absolutely nothing I could do. Since I have a small kid I couldn’t just approach it, especially not really knowing what’s wrong. I didn’t want to risk it hurting me or my kid, or scaring it even more, so I was trying to find a way to isolate it while googling and it happened. I wish there was a different outcome, but at least I know now what is going on if I ever see something like that again and can take steps to help faster. Thank you everyone for all the advice.

5/19/2026

one of at least four joeys our yard opossum, wilma, is raising under our shed. her name is mini, and she enjoys walnuts, pears, and long naps in the shade❣️

5/18/2026

this was my first time seeing one of them during the day, this specific one I have named Eve and I wanna cry because opossums are so cute 🥹

This is my neighborhood opossum named Corn Pop. He enjoys eating dog food and looking at my pets!

Hi all! I accidentally trapped this little guy when trying to trap a rat instead. Do you think he needs to be rehabilitated or is he old enough to be released? I currently have him in a bin with a heating pad on low under him. What do I do? I had grapes in the trap and he ate them