What do I feed an orphaned opossum?

We just found a baby (It does have lots of fur.) opossum that are dogs were attacking. Luckily they just seemed to have try to licked it to death. We are trying to warm it up against our bodies with a towel. What should we feed it and could he have rabies in case he bites?What do I feed an orphaned opossum?
Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. You can find one here: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.鈥?/a>





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 keep the animal and raise him, keeping a wild animal as a pet is illegal in most states, and most states require anyone rehabilitating wild animals to be licensed.What do I feed an orphaned opossum?
I would take him to animal control. They are used to dealing with wild animals. Possums often carry disease so be careful.
For the most part, if you saw the opossum on it's own, it's probably old enough to fend for itself.


They don't stay with the momma for very long.


You can feed him some fruit and plain cooked chicken. (In the wild, they'd eat mice, but I doubt you'd want to feed him that).





Release him or contact your local wildlife rescue for options.
Opposums are known rabid carriers. They are omniverous scavengers. They eat anything. Be careful around those crocodile teeth. They can rip a nasty bite.





I used to know an old man who hunted possums. He like baked possum and sweet potatoes. One day he came across a mama possum and her babies eating on a dead hobo next to the railroad tracks. He never ate possum again.
you should take him to a vet so they could find the proper foster parents that would know how to take care of it so it could possibly be released into the wild when it gets older %26amp; could it have rabies...yeah theres a possibility so be careful
Possums are one of the lest likely animals to get rabies, their body temperature is a bit too low, and this affects the viability of the rabies virus. I鈥檝e raise a few baby possums, they were all O.O.P. when I got them. I fed them mainly moist cat food, sweet potatoes and apple sauce! I also supplemented their food with a phosphorus-free calcium supplement used for reptiles. I was also doing an apprenticeship under a licensed wildlife rehabilitator at the time. I would advise you to take the animal to a vet or contact a local wildlife rehabber. ASAP!
the can hav rabies so be careful and for food theyll eat trash so just giv lettuce or leftover dinner
Ask your vet. I'm sure there is some kind of formula that would help the baby. Maybe something that is usually for orphaned cats and dogs but would also work for this little guy.





Good luck!
Give to nearby shelter or animal hospital. They will help it live and teach it to suvive in the harsh, harsh, world. Trust me.