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  • Title: Behavioral and nutritional aspects of the Virginian opossum (Didelphis virginiana).
    Author: McRuer DL, Jones KD.
    Journal: Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract; 2009 May; 12(2):217-36, viii. PubMed ID: 19341950.
    Abstract:
    Virginia opossums are widely distributed throughout the United States, except in the most arid regions, and wild individuals are commonly brought to practitioners for medical attention. Opossums' popularity as pets seems to be growing, and it is likely that pet opossums will be more common in veterinary practice. Clinicians must be aware of natural opossum behaviors so that thorough physical examination and diagnostic procedures can be performed on injured patients. For animals kept captive long-term or as pets, veterinarians must understand proper nutrition and nutritional disorders, such as secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism, obesity, and dental disease, to properly treat this species.
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