This week had an extracurricular activity and LOTS of hotline phone calls But first, cute baby photos Of course! That little kid is super excited about milk that he’s putting his whole body into slurping it down. 5 new babies enjoy their Timothy hay filled nest, soft and sweet-smelling. Photos in this post are taken…
The last week has been similar to the week before- a few new opossums coming in, everyone here getting bigger, and a couple challenges. Baby update The 37 babies are all growing and getting nice and fat. They run on their wheels and play in their cages at night, having become nocturnal. Tyrone, in the…
Although I was closed to intakes I still managed to add 20 animals For tips and tricks on how to end up with more animals than you planned on, follow me! Daniel goes to the vet Daniel was kept as a pet- sort of. People raised him for a while in a home and then…
It’s been another opossum-full week here, with happy news about Miss Fox, a bat release, and some interesting phone calls I know you want to hear about the joeys but let me share some phone calls I received Oh no, Ospreys A caller from a Flowery Branch athletic department had an interesting problem that I…
As baby season gets into full swing, the incubators are filling up with joeys The story almost always starts sad Most of the joeys I have were orphaned when a dog killed their mother. One of them was orphaned when a storage building was moved, disturbing the area where she and her Mom and siblings…
It’s been a fairly busy week between updates on current residents, new baby opossums, and some fun phone calls Miss Fox Miss Fox is with Lori Morgan, an experienced rabies vector species (fox, skunk, raccoon, bobcat) rehabilitator in Gray , Georgia. My foxy friend and I made the two hour trek to middle Georgia last…
If you’ve seen my intake form, you may wonder why I ask so many questions! My intake form is comprehensive and covers all the different species and different situations I receive animals from. Here’s a little tour for inquiring minds! Rescuer Information I like to highlight the area called “Rescuer Information” because that’s the part…
It’s been a strange week here! Raccoons left in plastic tubs, cat-caught bunnies, a random wood duck? Raccoon in a tub I got a call about a raccoon who was found sitting with his head down by the side of the road in a suburban neighborhood. That posture usually means the animal has been hit…
2023 baby season has started with a real boing- the rabbits are coming in daily. So far I’ve been able to keep people from kidnapping them, but in the case of dog- or cat-caught babies, they always need to come into care, even if they have a Mom nearby. Eastern Cottontail rabbits Cottontail rabbits are…
Raising baby bunnies is hard work for Mama and even harder for rehabilitators. We just can’t adequately replicate Mama’s nutritious milk and good care. The science is getting better but a lot of it is still mysterious and just plain luck. Previous Next Did you just find a nest of orphaned bunnies in your yard? …
