Once he is big enough he will return to.
Baby western ringtail possum.
The ringtail possum usual breeding season is between may to july and september to november.
The female has an oestrus cycle of 28 days and a female enters the breeding age at around 14 months.
The western ringtail possum or ngwayir refers to a species of possum pseudocheirus occidentalis found in a small area of southwest australia.
Basil loves to be snuggled.
He is a four month old western ringtail possum who was rescued in western australia.
The number of offspring can vary from 1 to 3 and two is quite common.
The common ringtail possum pseudocheirus peregrinus greek for false hand and latin for pilgrim or alien is an australian marsupial.
They are a cat sized marsupial with a stocky build dark greyish brown fur pale underparts and a long prehensile tail with a whitish tip.