Are possums good pets

Answer 1

Possums do not make good pets.

Also, they are protected native animals in Australia, so it is illegal to keep one without a special carer's licence.

If the question relates to opossums, commonly termed "possums" in the US but which are actually unrelated to true possums, the following applies:

In the US, wild opossums are also protected under a number of state laws, and require permits to keep in a captive state. They are, however, also hunted as food in some locales, as they are in Mexico and the Caribbean.

Captive opossums require numerous inoculations by law, and will need special licenses when breeding for scientific research.

Answer 2

Yes, if you get them very young, they can be tamed. However, they are not legal to keep in all places.

Note: this may be the case for opossums, but possums are different from opossums. When speaking of true possums, i.e. those that are native to Australia, it is illegal to keep any possum as a pet: thus, the answer is "no" - a possum cannot be a pet.

Answer 3

No. True possums are native animals of Australia, and protected by law. They may not be kept as pets.

In New Zealand, where they have been introduced, possums are pests: one would not want to have a possum as a pet there.

Answer 4

Yes and no. Yes, because they are generally quiet, playful animals, and no because any other animal could cause it to pass out frequently. If you had an opossum as a pet he would be a big responsibility, and he would need to be loved and respected because he was a wild animal. Also, you would have to be careful not to make any sudden movements. You would need to know the right amount of food to give him, and what you would need to do to make his life as happy and as healthy as any other pet's life.

Answer 5

Possums (which are quite different to opossums) are native to Australia. They are neither good nor bad to have around, although they can be rather noisy if they take up residence in one's roof.

In New Zealand, possums are very bad to have around. Being introduced, and having no natural predators in New Zealand, they have caused massive ecological damage to the environment, on a scale similar to the destruction the rabbit has caused in Australia.

Answer 6

No. Possums are not designed to be domesticated.

Answer 7

No cos they can be aggresive sometimes when it comes to wild honey possums but if you tame it then i think it'll be okay as a pet.

Answer 8

There is no such creature as a short-tailed possum.

There is only the short-tailed opossum, and this animal is apparently becoming popular as a exotic pet.

Answer 9

True possums, which means those found in Australia and some nearby islands, are only harmful to household pets in that they can carry ticks, which can be deadly to cats and dogs.

Answer 10

Yes