When a woman learned the plight of a litter of possums orphaned when their mom was hit by a car, she fell in love with one in particular. Amos couldn’t be released back into the wild because of a metabolic bone disease rendering him unable to hold things. He was also malnourished, and had slight brain damage from the accident. She knew she was meant to be Amos’s mom, and with a friend’s encouragement, she adopted him.
Possums are extremely needy, but Amos’s mom doesn’t mind shifting her other responsibilities around to care for him. Amos’s diet requires lots of veggies – something possums don’t like very much, according to her – so his food has to be pureed. Possums are also nocturnal, so she wakes up frequently at night to care for him.
Amos has made major progress recovering from his struggles. Under the watchful eye of his protective human mom, he’s started to climb – something rescuers weren’t sure he’d be able to do very well.
Despite Amos requiring as much attention as a baby, his mom loves having him around. She’s often exhausted, but says it’s worth it because she loves watching his every move and is so proud of how far he’s come.
Thank you ! Thank you !
Thank you ! Amos has a wonderful home !
Love this story! Possums are wonderful and gentle
You restore my faith in humanity~ God Bless you.
Mom to lil Amos, GOD BLESS YOU and Keep you and all who love HIS animal friends great and small.
Possums are wonderful animals.
This is the 3rd year a momma possum has made the rear of my garage her home.
I fixed it up as a nice den with lots of cear shavings, straw and a quilt to keep her warm.
Outside cats know to come in to get out of the rain and snow, and they have one garage and the possum has the other.
They are well fed and protected.
My one dog enjoys seeing all of the animals and the possum, I just call Momma, will go right up and they will sniff each other. Sometimes she will walk with us, but mostly its one orange tabby who walks with us and a crow who my dog has made friends with.
When we help Animals we grow to be a better person.
How about YOU, do you have a neighbor who might be having an issue walking or taking care of their pets, or maybe cannot get to the vet for treatment.
WWJD.
God Bless and get well and get strong Amos.
PAX+
What a happy story. Makes me feel happy too 🙂
WHAT A WONDERFUL PERSON! THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF HIM!
You’d better be careful. States have laws against having wild animals as pets. They WILL take him away.
THE WORLD NEEDS MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU!! So glad you rescued the babies. I bet an opossum is a different kind of pet!
After a rocky start, how lucky for Amos to have found the best mom ever! The world is a better place with Amos and his mom in it (and what a cute name). My eyes are getting stupid-teary. So glad to receive these beautiful stories from LFT, along with the other ones that we can try to help. I love this community of caring souls.
Sweet, compassionate lady
Fabulous job, you lovely lady. I hope you share lives for many years.
you can hear the love in her voice…
A wonderful lady and all the best to little Amos!
Thanku to this kind and unselfish woman. ?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HUGE HEART IN SAVING THIS SWEET INNOCENT FURBABY BABY. GOD BLESS YOU.
This woman is an Angel. I LOVE the picture of Amos with his tail wrapped around her arm ?
Maybe Amos can become an ambassador for urban possums, and raccoons.
He and his protective human mom can show everyone how sweet, shy, and important possums and our other native animals are.
Thank goodness this little possum is being lovingly cared for by this very kind lady.
SHE IS SO CARING A LOVELY CHANGE FROM ABUSERS WE HEAR ABOUT.
Ahhh, so endearing. I feed raccoons every night, so possums come to eat too. These are urban animals, so food is scarce. I think possums have the cutest face. I love to look at them and I would love to cuddle one.
Society hangs on to myths about possums, and raccoons. Thank you for advocating for this species.
We also have a neighborhood possum with a buddy, and a few related raccoons.
They get what tasty food our cats do not eat, plus a nice kibble, and water, of course.
And there’s never been a problem with them and the neighborhood cats ( all have been inoculated)
You’re awesome, loving these animals, too.
beautiful soul, thank you for saving that amazing animal.
Very sweet, very nice — thankfully, you’re quite knowledgeable AND have the resources (having a place in your home) — you’re doing a great service –we’re all happy you took Amos in being he had NO WHERE else to go — you saved his sweet little life — I wonder how much longer than 6 yrs he’ll live — I bet he’ll far surpass that age — please keep the world apprised — thank you for your rationality and compassion — by the way, do you allow Amos to romp around outdoors?
That’s incredible! Perfect human!
This woman is an ANGEL. I did not know opossums could be handled.
What a beautiful little boy & how wonderful the love & care he is getting. Thank you mom! Great story.
Give him some cat food, they love cat food. I get 5-6 possums every fall on my porch to steal the cat food. I take them to the woods after trapping them. But I always have one over the winter under the house. Soon I’ll take him off to the woods too.
How wonderful!! Good luck Amos!
Living in Australia, our Possums are brown and look quite different to this little chap, I have had a box put up in the tree near my house for one who sleeps there every day, then I put fruit and veges during the day at the base of the tree. He or she just LOVES Avocados, so when I scoop mine out I leave some clinging to the skin, in the morning the skin looks like brown paper, it must sit and lick and lick till no more comes off, you can almost see through the skin. I once saw a Mother with baby on her back sitting on the fence when I took the dog out before we went to bed, it was the cutest sight.
Thank you for taking in Amos. Possums re misunderstood by people thinking they are vicious because all their teeth are the same and to some people think that they are just too strang. When I volunteered at the Minnesota Wildlife Rehab we had a possum with crossed eyes and malformed paws. Penny was loved by everyone. She had her own swimming pool filled with her toys and special blankie! Sadly she passed on a few years back and I still miss her crazy little face!
I’m sorry about Penny.
Anyone who protects and loves an animal(s) is family. God bless you and Amos.
So, so, precious!!!