Normally I would describe this as the quiet season, but it’s been anything but the last week. Birds and bats and opossums coming and going and exciting facility developments. David Crowie arrived after being found dragging a wing and generally acting weak. He’s on anti-inflammatories and a good diet, and is improving! Hopefully he will…
It’s been an overwhelming two weeks- and I skipped last week’s post because of it. So many animals and so much goings on! We had some releases… …and two who preferred to come back home. They wouldn’t even stick their noses out of the carriers! They will stay here for another 2 weeks and then…
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…
Here are the first steps to follow when you find a baby squirrel First steps Determine what kind of animal it is, is it a squirrel, a rat or an opossum? Baby squirrels have black nails. Do not feed the baby or give it fluids. Feeding can do more harm than good. You can get…
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