It’s been a slow season since technically I am closed, but thus far I’ve taken in at least 75 animals! I say “at least” because some landed here briefly before heading to other rehabbers. I am grateful to my volunteers and mentees for helping out while I attempted to have a life. It worked! Three…
13 opossums made their way back into the wild in the last two weeks. It’s the most nerve wracking aspect of the rehabilitation process for me- did I provide them the opportunities for skill acquisition, has their nutrition been balanced, are they curious or scared? I want to set them all up for success and…
September is passing quickly but also slowly as every day is just another day of feeding, cleaning, watering, health checks and enrichment. The numbers are finally dwindling! The new vestibule entrance (finally!) This allows me to enter, lock the door behind me, then unlock and enter the main part of the enclosure. This is standard…
From 4 opossums to 22 in 48 hours, and another on the way! I swear I am still on sabbatical, I just happen to be caring for a lot of animals. Massive upgrade! Volunteer Ashley brought a slew of jute coffee bags, donated by Charlie Mustard and Jittery Joes coffee in Athens. So far I’ve…
Almost nothing of note has happened in the last two weeks, this is ok! I wanted to share an amazing donation I received, and a video tour of the inside of Tova’s Treehouse. One of our wishlist angels went all out for my birthday and I came home to a huge assortment of needed items!…
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…
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!