Hooray for babysitting! I spent multiple wonderful days with Maggie Haden’s adorable babies and enjoyed every minute of it. I got to babysit them twice! Soon we will be hands off so they learn to be wary around people and strange things. Two releases happened in the meantime as well,and I’ve included an update on…
A whole month has passed since the last blog post! It has been relatively quiet and I even got away for a camping vacation. Thank you, Scarlet, for making that possible and taking such good care of the animals and plants. Thank you, Kroger shoppers who have designated Primarily ‘Possums as your Community Rewards charity!…
After a lovely rainy spring, the flowers and the opossums are all out in full bloom. Some have been released, some are waiting, and some need a little more time. Someone’s idea of staying cool looks rather uncomfortable. Marzipan has an ice bottle and finds that back sleeping exposes the belly to cooler air. Sarah…
A fellow rehabber mentioned that we aren’t even halfway through (round one of) baby season and she is already tired. I don’t think I would have made it this far without melting down if I hadn’t been able to shunt most of the intakes to my mentees or to other rehabbers. There is a new…
The legal forms with the state and federal agencies that grant my permits were filed back in January, but it’s taken me a while to compile data you all might be interested in. Here’s an in depth look some of what we accomplished. In 2024, Primarily ‘Possums took in 20 birds, ranging from Carolina wrens…
As of this writing, I have 4 opossums under 100 grams who I am syringe feeding. Once they start lapping from a dish, I will turn them over to another rehabber. I love the little babies and get attached, but I am supposed to be taking a break, and they have room. I have 2…
I planned to make a huge post updating everyone on how the not-rehabbing is going, how the opossums with the rehabbers I am training are doing, and the general sense of things. But I am struggling with technical issues and just got in a bunny covered in fly eggs. So here are a bunch of…
To be very clear, I am “not rehabbing” this year. Now please look at what I have “not rehabbed”. No bunnies, I said. No bunnies! But this one just needed antibiotics after a cat attack. He was easy and spent his week here eating, and pooping, like all good bunnies do. These 5 little sweeties…
Opossums released! Bats released! New little old ladies and one bat holdover. Sping has been kind to me. Volunteer Dawn helped me check out a release site on her aunt’s property. It has a swamp, creeks, mixed hardwoods, and fields. We trekked out there with the 5 “babies” and had a little adventure. All 5…
Finally, the cages and enclosures are emptying out, getting deep cleaned, and ready for another season! However, I will be taking a step back and focusing on mentoring new rehabbers, increasing my knowledge of techniques, theories and practices, and spending some time on improving my mental and physical health. I have been rehabbing essentially non-stop,…
2025 Sabbatical Hi All, I am taking a sabbatical from rehabbing in 2025 and will not be taking in animals. Please use the links below for more information or immediate help through our wildlife partners! Thank you!