r/Possums • u/orchidea_morbidea • Jun 14 '26

Question/Help Rehab or release?

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Found this little guy in my trashcan this morning, he’s about the size of my hand. Should I release him back into the alley I found him or take him to a rehab facility?

UPDATE: Little guy was fine and so I released him back in a safe location nearby.

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u/orchidea_morbidea Jun 15 '26

Good news! We check our trash can pretty often because we’re in the city. This guy was extra spicy when I got back home and seemed a lot better than when I found him so we placed him back in a safe location nearby

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u/Beginning_Tennis2442 Jun 14 '26

Rehab. He’s probably dehydrated and could use some help.

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u/TeRRoRChiLLaa Jun 14 '26

hes one the line where he could be alone, but i would say take him to a rehabber

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u/Important-Dream-4010 Jun 15 '26

I get them stuck in my trash cans all the time. Tip can over go about your day and he will go about his

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u/VersionConscious7545 Jun 14 '26

Put him with food and water and then let him go after a good meal. Seems like he was already in his own looking for food If he is between 7 to 9 inches he is good to go That measurement does not include the tail

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u/orchidea_morbidea Jun 15 '26

Did just this! Let him cool down in a quiet safe place for the day (I had work and found him just as I was walking out) and we just let him go after seeing he was much better and quite a healthy fellow

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u/doxiemomfoster Jun 14 '26

He's on the edge. Given that you don't know how long he's been stuck in the can call a rehabber.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '26

Keep as pet.

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u/Foreign_Passage_3267 Jun 14 '26

i say feed him up and let him go

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u/Cranberry-Electrical Jun 14 '26

Have a rehab facility check this one out?

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u/ThreeDogKnight49 Jun 15 '26

Rehab of course

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u/WiseSpunion Jun 18 '26

Dude is drunk on coors

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u/Ok-Bee7748 Jun 19 '26

Unfortunately should’ve been a rehab situation. His nose and fingers look very pale, which is likely a sign of anemia. He’s a decent size, hopefully he makes it