The nighttime tempaertures plunged here so the 4 juvenile opossums got to spend several night back inside with nothing to do but eat and sleep.
Big and Little Brother, Blossom and Victoria certainly made the most of their spa time. What a life, to move 2 steps out of bed to eat, 3 steps for water, and a short flight of stairs for the toilet.
The Pigeons
Pigeon #1, who arrived from Athens on October 11, was joined by Pigeon #2, from Dacula. Both are racing pigeons that were blown off course and injured. #1 has a hurt leg which is improving, she can bear some weight on it now. #2 seems alright but can’t fly. After some rest and a good diet, I will flight test her.
These are owned birds, but after contacting their owners via the information on their bands, found that neither were wanted returned. They cannot be set free as they are domesticated animals and must go to a private owner or sanctuary
If you find a banded pigeon you can go to
https://www.pigeon.org/pages/lostbirdinfo.html
and follow the instructions there. I am always happy to facilitate a reunion. The challenge is finding placement for the unwanted ones once they are healed
Young box turtle
This poor little turtle has been with us since October 9. We have started force feeding him with a stomach tube as he has not been able to eat. Since we started that, he is more active and pooping. Yay turtle! We are feeding him a special diet slurry of Oxbow Carnivore Care and Omnivore Care. It is balanced and nutritious for animals in critical care who need to be tube fed. I also use the Carnivore Care when I have adult bats who don’t want to eat mealworms.
