First off are you sure it was dead? They play dead, hardly move at all and it's really hard to tell if they are alive or not. They are VERY still. I would look in the trash and see if it is alive. If it is, just tip over the trashcan and let him go....he won't attack or anything, he'll just walk away or run lol.


I have had many possums as pets and they are wonderful. I have never been bit by a wild possum before, they are relatively tame creatures...unless they have been really spooked.


My dog Tess used to bring us baby possums all the time. It is pretty grose but unfortunately there isn't muchyou can do besides keep them inside. My cat drags in birds and snakes and other critters. That is how I got Fred, my wild house mouse, cuz Cheetah brought him to me. She's brought dormice and voles before too. I let them go...but it was really hard when she brought the cute little snakey.


Possums rarely ever bite dogs, they just play possum.