Following.

Anywhere you can find one really

They talk a big game but it's seriously rare to actually get bit by one. They just kinda stiffen up and let the shit happen.

I know that part lol , i meant more like is there a sanctuary somewhere in maine where id be able to spend the day with possums that isnt a zoo

Maine Wildlife Park in Gray is probably the closest you're gonna get, but the odds of them letting you hold one is probably zero

Leave some food outside near your grill and ask one

Would you clarify? You want to hold a wild possum? 😜

😂 not a wild One i wanna hold a possum so was curious about shelters or sanctuaries in the area thatd offer me the opportunity

Keep a lookout for ones lying on the side of the road. They’re faking it

I mean.... if they're at a sanctuary the main goal is rehab and release. This means NOT getting them used to human touch and interaction. They're wild animals. Why do you need to pet one so bad?

Nowhere. You might find a sanctuary that has opossums though... But I don't think they're petting zoos so...

My trashcans, use the welding gloves just in case...

Try these guys. They are in York County. I think they brought a possum and other animals to my son's elementary school class. A snake, an owl, and maybe something else. I happened to be there that day. It was really cool. That was many years ago so I'm not sure what they are up to today

One thing that I learned about opossums that day is that they carry their newborns in a pouch for months. If you see a opossum that has been run over then it's possible to find babies on her even if she is not alive. The rescue place said they get a lot of those babies

https://www.thecenterforwildlife.org/

Good luck!

So i dont kms before im 22

I wish i got possums out by my place but they inhabit more of southern maine

That escalated very quickly

Try volunteering at like Misfits Rehab or something similar? Not sure if they specifically take volunteer helpers but I’d imagine that’s a good place to start

They new to me too, only seen em in the last couple years.

I saw a wild one at the dog park. Idk about tamed ones. Do you think you want to work in the animal shelter business? I bet you would get to snuggle so many fur babies.

I mean, even if they're not faking it, OP didn't specify that it has to be living?

I have held 2 possums. Both I saw while driving at night and apparently headlights make them frozen with fear. They might hiss and show teeth, but they won't run.

This is a really great place. It's only $10, it's really quiet most of the time, and you can see local rescued animals that can't live in the wild anymore. I don't remember them having a possum, but there is an albino raccoon.

When I worked at BIW there were possums.

One died in a wall of the bathroom and nobody would believe the smell was a DEAD ANIMAL. The area manager or whatever came to check it out and, of course, someone had not flushed the toilet and left a giant steaming shit. He flushed it and said, well there's your problem right there, and walked out.

His face was much different as the fire department pulled a dead possum from the wall a week later.

(Despite my efforts, I was never able to catch a possum, and one guy found 3 baby ones in his hardhat)

Put the little grease try from under your grill out on the deck at night. Do this for 3 days in a row. On the 5th day, ye shall hold an opossum in your hands. Or, he shall hold your hand in his sharp little teeff.

Pretty sure OP would prefer for the possum's guts to still be inside its body.

I know a guy that can probably get you one.

I saw one dead on the side of the road the other day. I'm sure it wouldn't mind being held

I always have the sounds of Jurassic Park on my phone and play them covertly if there little Kids around . I say “ I can’t wait to see the T Rex “ Poor kids

I caught a baby opossum in a have a heart trap when I was trying to catch two ground hogs that where destroying my garden this summer. Talk about an animal that smelled like shit. It liked rotten cantaloupe. Fyi