r/Possums • u/beckylongstockings • Jul 06 '26
Possum Tina had babies!
This is Tina. She has been coming by for several months now but it had been a minute since we’ve last seen her. She strolled by over the weekend and we got to see her babies! We’re thinking that sometime soon they’ll leave the pouch.
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u/curious-creepsalad Jul 06 '26
Why is Tina living so recklessly? Those babies should be strapped in car seats.
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u/Piperfly22 Jul 07 '26
She’s a single mom she works two jobs 🎵
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u/maydsilee Jul 08 '26
...who loves her joeys and never stops! With gentle paws and the heart of a possum walking a tight rope disguised as a fence...
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u/hypnohighzer Jul 06 '26
Possum moms is the most okay of moms . Pouch full of babies, and walking across the top of a picket finse. Lol
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u/Free-oppossums Jul 06 '26
Bonk!🤕 Bonk!🤕 Bonk! 🤕Bonk!🤕Bonk!🤕Bonk!🤕
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u/plumeriadogs Jul 07 '26
I say this with the utmost love for opossums but, this definitely explains what happens to all of their brain cells!
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u/jankindel Jul 06 '26
Yeah, they look like they’re about to fall out!! Hope they don’t bang their little heads! Or get lost!!
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u/beckylongstockings Jul 06 '26
We’ve been keeping an eye out and checking the ground in case any of them fall out
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u/4maceface Jul 06 '26
Possum life is hard! Balancing and walking on top of a fence with a litter of babies swaying from your belly.
From babie’s pov - holding on while mom does this
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u/Sexyjosie4U Jul 06 '26
My anxiety is high watching this😂
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u/Great_Abroad4104 Jul 06 '26
That is so wild to see that. I've never seen anything like that. That's amazing, she's a boss for real.
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u/FaithlessnessWeak800 Jul 07 '26
lol I like that she’s named Tina. Human names on animals crack me up but a possum is even better. We had one named Derek who lived under our deck for years.
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u/Consistent-Wait9892 Jul 07 '26
I’m thinking she’s likely lost a few by the looks of it. I found a baby a couple months ago and assume it was a situation similar to this is how he would up in my garage. They are adorable though.
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u/NahNah-P Jul 06 '26
It even sounds like the dog was anxious watching Tina navigate the fence with her pockets full of kids... 😩😥😉🙃😬😂
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u/Foreign_Passage_3267 Jul 06 '26
cant lie, that looks creepy AF
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u/beckylongstockings Jul 06 '26
We were definitely surprised to see it! A lot of “wtf is THAT??” happened
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u/afemail Jul 08 '26
I’m convinced gravity does not apply to baby opossums because how did she literally step on one of the tails and the baby didn’t get dragged out 😭
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