Petri's Place: Home Rehabber Smart List
Congratulations on becoming a home rehabber for Petri's Place.
Below will be a list that I'll keep as up to date as possible with items that we use ourselves in the sanctuary. You can use the same or similar.
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Running Wheel (Older Babies)
Running Wheel (Young Juveniles)
Running Wheel (Juvenile & Adult)
Running Wheel (Juvenile & Adult)
Juvenile Cages
Critter Nation Cage - Critter Nation (Midwest) is one of the best caging companies on the market. You can use this as an idea to find similar considering the prices are much higher.
Play Pens (Outdoor)
Cage Bedding
Food & Supplements
Meal Worms (whatever brand you get, they must have calcium added)
Washable Potty Pads
Fosanfly - brands not important, size and absorbency is. These was hundreds of times are are still great.
Other Grocery Items
Dry Cat Food (any brand, not kitten)
Scoopable-Clumping Litter (unscented - must be clumping)
Chicken Necks
Chicken Wings
Chicken Gizzards
Whitefish (any fish with bones)
Shrimp
Avocado
Dark Greens
Apples
Tomatoes
Banana
- Any fruits can be used but keep fruit to 10% or less of each meal. Use as treats.
- Any veggies can be used, keep to at least 50% of meal
Eggs can be served cooked (scrambled or hardboiled) with shell - they need the calcium
Habitat
Opossums need sunlight. It can be indirect through a window but they need sunlight for their bones. This can be 30 minutes a day.
Opossums need to walk approximately one mile a day. This is why it is important to have a functional wheel.
Opossums do potty in water but will use a litter box. Wheels should have potty pads under them because they potty on the wheel.
Meat Meals
Meat should be raw and bone in when possible
Grinding chicken and other meats works well (the grinder we use is below). Blend in either calcium or hardboiled eggs with shell and calcium when making the meat in the grinder.