Hand-rearing a Baby Possum

[@kristykelly111271]

Thank you ....what a lovely ringtail...

[@CuriosityShow]

Yes, wonderful creatures. I hate to think how many are dying in these appalling bushfires across Australia. - Rob

[@BrianBellia]

One of my favourite shows growing up.

[@89horizon]

The Australian equivalent of Bob Ross...

[@jennyr8474]

My thoughts exactly

[@Abby-ik7fr]

omgggg yess

[@coolwomabat7897]

I love her 😍

[@ceciliarademeyer4949]

Excellent video. So informative. Thank you

[@CuriosityShow]

My great pleasure - Rob

[@monicaboerma1188]

Thank you.

[@garyp4374]

Back when you could be in the Adelaide bush and not be blown away with extreme wind . very clever use of Technology and very informative

[@mihakabercic4457]

What do i do if i dont have enought time to feed it?

[@CuriosityShow]

Make sure you give it very early to someone who has both the time and the knowledge - that's the kindest thing - Rob

[@Maninawig]

Wait, so a ringtail possom is named because it's tail makes a ring? I am so used to the term ringtail being like racoon tails that I thought I was missing the rings.

[@CuriosityShow]

A very prehensile tail which is very good for climbing - Rob

[@3fxz483]

I love this

[@CuriosityShow]

Many thanks - lots more at kzbin.info with new stuff each week for subscribers - Rob

[@sammyheygwar1237]

R u really in the woods?

[@CuriosityShow]

No, a bit of early chromakey, and they look like European woods, not Aussie woods - Rob

[@Maninawig]

Aww So cute

[@CuriosityShow]

Yes, they are lovely little things - Rob

[@pamelaroy1880]

you said multi vitamin stuff? what kind of vitamin stuff? please explain because I have the same situation right now. The dogs must've got ahold to a mother possum two nites ago, it was very dark out but I could here little bitty sneezing sounds in several different spots of the yard, ha, it was the strangest thing I ever heard in my life and had no idea what I was hearing. you can only emagin. well I ran inside grabbed a flashlight and ran back out in time to see my dingo dog, yes it's a real dingo, anyway I saw my dingo snatch something up and run with it and when I caught him I saw a tail and little feet so I made him drop it! I got a cloth picked the poor thing up wrapped in a small soft blanket and put in a box. ran back out but the dogs had killed three more, one other was alive but died the next morning. found one more the next day but I think he died of exposure. anyway I need all the help u can give and this was helpfull

[@reign6of6e6terror]

Dont understand a dog there killed 3 smaller animals without reason and without to be hungry 😔

[@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010]

I want, that, background! 😐

[@fragrancememoir2350]

💜💕

[@claireashton4696]

Lying in its own muckery eh?

[@pamelaroy1880]

you said multi vitamin stuff? what kind of vitamin stuff? please explain because I have the same situation right now. The dogs must've got ahold to a mother possum two nites ago, it was very dark out but I could here little bitty sneezing sounds in several different spots of the yard, ha, it was the strangest thing I ever heard in my life and had no idea what I was hearing. you can only emagin. well I ran inside grabbed a flashlight and ran back out in time to see my dingo dog, yes it's a real dingo, anyway I saw my dingo snatch something up and run with it and when I caught him I saw a tail and little feet so I made him drop it! I got a cloth picked the poor thing up wrapped in a small soft blanket and put in a box. ran back out but the dogs had killed three more, one other was alive but died the next morning. found one more the next day but I think he died of exposure. anyway I need all the help u can give and this was helpfull

[@CuriosityShow]

OK. Well done on the rescue. this segments was made around 35 years ago, and animal care for marsupials has improved since then. Try to get (from a vet or Dept of Environment or Zoo or online) some stuff marketed as Wambaroo. A biochemist in Adelaide did wonderful work analysing the milk of lots of native animals, and you can get the specific Wombaroo formula for possums, wombats, roos etc. I have used it successfully for all of these. Marsupials don't respond well to antibiotics either (without expert advice) but Wambaroo is the best food to avoid other problems. Cows' milk, for instance, can give them eye troubles as they are lactose intolerant to it. It was all we had to use back then - Rob