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Hello everyone I found a baby opossum on april 20 this year and since then have been caring for him his name is AWESOME and he is very nice since i have handled him every single day since i brought him home i have been forced to clean his cage daily because of his pee and poop lol and recently i was letting him walk around in the garage with me and he started to pee so i picked him up and moved him to the driveway so he wouldnt pee in the garage (cause it stinks like hell) lol and he just kimda smelled around then walked over to the dirt and pee'd in it. so that got me thinking maybe he can be trained to use a litter box...then i found this forum and heard somebody mention that they had done just that so....i was wondering if you guys had any tips or anything to help me with this it would be much appreciated and im sure it would make awesome happy 2 =)so thanks in advance

I found a baby oppossum about six months ago. He has been the best pet. At first I kept him in a medium sized pet carrier in my bedroom. Later, I left the carrier open and let him roam around my room. He would always go to the bathroom in the carrier. I then removed the carrier and replaced it with a litter box. He now lives freely in my bedroom and usually uses the litter box. He sleeps on my bed all day and moves around, eats, and uses the box at night. Another thing you can do is to let him live in a room and see where he goes to the bathroom, it will usually be in the same place. After you see where it is put a litter box in that place. I hope this helped. Here are some pics of Dewey.

Matt k.

thanx alot i didnt know anyone replied lol
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"The difference between being funny and being annoying is how often you get punched in the face." - Steve Righ? of Mindless Self Indulgence

This is him shortly after i first found him

these are more recent about a week ago

ME and Awesome

and as u can see he now is fully litter box trained =) thanks again for replying i didnt think any1 would lol but yeah as u said about yours my possum is the best pet ever apart from his super sharp nails lol but yeah he hangs out with me and my friends all the time I love him hes great lol
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"The difference between being funny and being annoying is how often you get punched in the face." - Steve Righ? of Mindless Self Indulgence

ok well i will post pics whenever i figure out how the hwll 2 do it lol
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"The difference between being funny and being annoying is how often you get punched in the face." - Steve Righ? of Mindless Self Indulgence

ok sorry the pics r so big but i dont feel like re-sizin them lol
this is him shortly after i found him

this is him more recently about a week ago

Me and awesome

as u can see he is fully litter box trained

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"The difference between being funny and being annoying is how often you get punched in the face." - Steve Righ? of Mindless Self Indulgence

Hey guys. I have a Virginia Opossum too and was wondering how well you got your litter box trained. Does he go in the box everytime? Mine was really good for awhile and I started letting him roam around the house more, then he got lazy and started urinating and pooping wherever. Ive been keeping him in the cage more hoping hed start using the litter box consistantly but he still pees outside of it and makes a mess. Also, have you gotten your opossums dewormed yet? I have been contimplating taking him to the vet to do that. Or has anyone been able to track down injectable levamisole to deworm?