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If you get an opossum at a young enough age, can it be domesticated enough to live indoors?

(Not completely domesticated of course)
>> Anonymous
I've seen it before-
My uncle had a pet racoon (from a pup) that used to sneak up on his hound dog, Bobo. The 'coon would leap onto Bobo's back, grab his collar, and ride the dog around like a bucking bronco. both of them screaming like mad.
>> Anonymous
Yep.
I'd say pretty much anything is domesticatable if you raise it from a young age.

When I was younger, my family would nurse abandoned baby squirrels back to health (we would eventually let them go once they were big enough). Most animals are quite tame if they grow up around humans.
>> Anonymous
>>135906
A tiger can grow up around humans and be 'tame', but that doesn't mean it still won't tear the fuck out of you if you piss it off on accident.
>> Anonymous
the thing is when they grow up with humans, they think people are whatever animal that they are. Unfortunately, things that wouldn't injure fellow animals like wrestling, biting etc could seriously harm or kill a human.
>> Anonymous
You can always trigger instinctual behaviours in wild animals that were handraised.
Best example: Siegfried and Roy.
Handraised tiger, but suddenly it regards the guy as a cub and bites him in the neck to carry him away.
>> Anonymous
>>135917
I think that tiger just hated faggots.
>> Anonymous
>>135905
Awesome! :O
>> Anonymous
i've asked about opossums as pets before. i never really got much information but i hear they're pretty cool and docile. but also need huge room to space, basically an entire house to roam around at least in the day.
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>> Anonymous
>>136325
possum haet loli
>> Anonymous
A possum is a vile ornery animal. Everybody I know that's tried to keep one as a pet has ended up getting attacked by it.
>> Anonymous
>>136680

There was a guy who posted here a few months back who mentioned that his family has had several pet possums, and they were all friendly and nice pets.

My question was, do pet possums smell...and that question never was answered. (I have seen possums in the wild many times, and they have a unique and very foul smell)
>> Anonymous
>>136681
Well, they have musk glands, so probably so. I know the produce an extra awful smell when they "play possum."
For anyone who wants an exotic pet, seriously consider getting a pig. They don't smell, shed or have fleas. Plus it's a fukkin pig! I have a pig, and I'd recommend them to anybody.
>> Anonymous
>>136697
Pics of pet pig, please.
I assume it's one of those small ones?
>> Anonymous
Try a ferret. Smaller, more domesticated, legal to own in most states and much smaller mouth/teeth. Plus, you don't get as many strange looks taking it to the vet.
>> Anonymous
Yes you can have one as a pet, I went to a park where a ranger had one, it was cool, fat...but cool. Sort of like a sleepy fat puppy.
>> Anonymous
Pigs make terrible pets, my Aunt had one it was the meanest mother fucker I ever met, I wanted to go visit her just so I could kill that damn pig!
>> Anonymous
I saw one of those on my back porch once. I thought it was the girl who stretched her face from Beetlejuice. I closed the door and backed away.
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>>136901

Yep.
>> Anonymous
Possums only live about 2-4 years, and go downhill fast. I suppose if you want a cranky, senile pet for a couple of years, there you go.