Can I have an opossum as a pet???

where can i get one, a small one?


Do they bite?Can I have an opossum as a pet???
you will have to go through an exotic pet trade to get one thats semi-domesticated. You cant take them from the wild, since you will need a license to own one. You dont want one because they are a wild animal and yes they DO bite. They can also carry rabies. So you have to be careful with it. They require special care and diets so they are not like owning a cat or dog. Please re-think this idea and leave the wild animals alone, get a ferret instead.





MARGE your wrong too. They are the most resistant but to say they NEVER get rabies, is completely wrong and false information you are possibly putting readers in harms way. DO more research that one website. I have raised orphaned Opossum and I can tell you THE DO carry rabies. Here is a cool sight about them.


http://www.opossum.org/


I can also link sites just as easy as you canCan I have an opossum as a pet???
if you do, they can catch rabies easily. but I don't know, some ppl have skunks as pets
Check your state laws. You will probably have to have some kind of license to keep one.
First of all, the people who are telling you that possum carry rabies are wrong. The Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana), what we in North America know as a possum, has a lower than normal body temperature and does not contract or transmit the rabies virus.





These possums are wild animals, and it is illegal to keep one as a pet.





There are a number of non-native animals known as possums that are legal in some states, although there are many states that ban the possession of non-native marsupials. Check here for info on your state's laws: http://www.api4animals.org/b4a2_exotic_a鈥?/a>





If it is legal in your state to have a domestically bred non-native marsupial, there are a number of legitimate breeders of these animals. Check out these websites:





http://animal-world.com/encyclo/critters鈥?/a>





http://www.avidpets.com/exotics/ringtail鈥?/a>
go online in sure you'll find one
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