Mid January 2025 – Mid February, 2025

By Suzie Degrasse

I posted a photo of some of the bats on my Primarily 'Possums Facebook page and two people privately messaged me to point out they were not opossums. I explained that yes, those were bats, but I'm only PRIMARILY 'possums! It's been a long and mostly uneventful winter. Everyone (15 opossums and 4 bats) eats and sleeps and maybe runs on their wheels. And pooping. These are big opossums so it's lots of poop. That's a side of wildlife rehabilitation most people don't discuss but it's a fact.

I admit I fell for the False Spring we had for a glorious week here in Georgia. Volunteer Rich Bergins and I removed the tarps from the enclosures, I checked out a new release site, and even prepped one of the big boy Meatballs for release. Alas, I was wrong, and now I have to put the tarps back up and entertain everyone until March, most likely. With the exception of the three Little Old Ladies, everyone is staying active climbing around their enclosure and running on their wheels. I wish I had a Suzie-sized wheel to keep me active on the days it’s too unpleasant to go outside.

My friend Scarlet of Odd Paws Cat Rescue shared a video of me brushing one of the bats on Instagram, and it went viral. It's been viewed ONE MILLION times. There are over 400 comments and I've tried to answer everyone's questions (often the same question over and over). 90,000 people "liked" it! You can view it from the link at the bottom of this page and while you're there, check out some of her other the other posts and videos. You can also follow the links to my page, and see some additional photos and videos. As always, thanks for reading!