What could it mean if a baby opossum poops slimey yellow stuff?

i have a baby opossum and im afraid something is really wrong with itWhat could it mean if a baby opossum poops slimey yellow stuff?
Relax, it is normal.





This will explain everything.


http://www.2ndchance.info/raisepossum.ht鈥?/a>





opossums are carriers of TB so be careful to sanitize your hands after each time you touch them





That should get me 10 points.What could it mean if a baby opossum poops slimey yellow stuff?
If its a newborn maybe its meconium, which is the stuff that collects in a babies stomach while they're in their mothers womb. Maybe its also normal for a bottle fed baby possum, or baby possums in general. I would not worry unless he was listless and wasn't gaining weight.





I'm not a vet but thought I would try to answer this rather odd question. A website I looked at on human babies poop led me to believe this sort of thing isn't too unusual, at least for human babies.
It could have an intestinal infection. It could be a nutritional problem. It could be a number of things.





If this is a domestically bred pet that you purchased from a USDA licensed breeder, you need to take it to a vet that specializes in exotic animals.





If this is a wild 'possum that you found or ';rescued'; you need to contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. You can find one here: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.鈥?/a> or here: http://www.wildliferehabber.org/





Licensed wildlife rehabilitators have the specialized training to care for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals, and they have the required state and federal licenses that allow them to keep the wild animals until they are healthy enough to be released.





Do not take the animal to a vet - vets are for pets, and most vets do not have the expertise to care for wild animals; nor do most vets have the proper licenses that would allow them to keep a recuperating wild animal.





Do not attempt to care for this animal yourself. In almost every state, it is illegal to keep wild animals as pets, and if it is your intention to just care for it until it can be released, most states require people who rehabilitate wildlife for release to be licensed.





鈥淲ildlife rehabilitation licenses or permits are required to work with most native species, since wildlife is a natural resource and considered the property of the collective people of a state. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requires federal rehabilitation permits to work with migratory bird species, marine mammals, and species listed under the Endangered Species Act. With very few exceptions, wildlife agencies require wildlife rehabilitation permits or licenses to rehabilitate wildlife.'; http://www.ewildagain.org/pdf/RecBooklet鈥?/a>
why would you want a baby possum? they are pests an carry deseases so watch out. and thats just normal i think but dont really listen to me to much