The 2011 Academy Awards unexpectedly produced another hot star - an eye-catching possum named Heidi. Heidi successfully predicted the Oscar winner and actress, thus becoming another animal idol from Germany after Paul Brother Zhang. Some pet lovers also want to keep eye possums after seeing them, but they are confused about how to keep possums and whether they can be kept!

North America Negative The rat, which flowed from South America to North America through the Isthmus of Panama about 3 million years ago, has dozens of possum relatives in its South American home. One of them is the grey short-tailed possum (Monodelphis domestica), which makes a good pet. These little guys were introduced to the United States from Brazil in 1978, and after more than ten years of breeding, they were officially sold as pets in 1994.

Eat.

At this point, you are blessed, friends who keep possums. The possum's diet is as complex as Xiaoqiang. For wild possums, they can cope even if their traditional habitat is destroyed. Seeds, insects, and leftover canned and rotten fruit found in the garbage heap can all be used to make a living. For such a careless little guy, just feed him some cat food dog food, supplemented by vegetables and fruits, to satisfy his needs.

Water is very important for possums. If there is not enough drinking water, possums are prone to dehydration and even life-threatening, so it is necessary to ensure that possums have clean drinking water at all times.

Living

Possums are good climbers, and although short-tailed possums are a little weaker at climbing trees, they are also some of the escape experts, so their containers must be Impeccable. The recommended container is a glass fish tank with a tight wire mesh cover on top. The temperature is maintained at 21-27 degrees Celsius, which is suitable for possums.

As for the litter, it is similar to raising rodents, just use shavings and the like. Be careful not to use pine wood, otherwise it will smoke possums. Also, give them a small hiding place and add something like shredded toilet paper or cotton as nest material. And possums also have the advantage that they will choose the corner of the house as a toilet, which is easy to take care of.

Play

The possum can be played in the hand. The owner can coax the possum to climb from the hand all the way to the arm, or gently grab the base of its tail to lift it up, and can also gently grab the possum directly with a full grip.

Be careful not to get bitten when playing with possums. They are docile, but their eyesight is not very good, and they may take a bite of their owner's fingers as food. If you are afraid of being bitten, you can put a towel as a protective measure.

The opposite-eyed possum that predicted the Oscars was actually crowded out because of excess fat. Pet possums need a lot of exercise to stay healthy, you can have some branches in their shelter for them to crawl around, and even a hamster wheel will keep them entertained.

Finally, note that possums are nocturnal animals, so don't bother them too much during the day.