What’s gray, brown, pink, white and black? Baby season at Primarily Possums! Buns Bun. More buns. This week’s blog will be a small photo dump with a little update. 24 animals have come into care this last week- all opossums and cottontail rabbits. Here are a few of the new faces. Receiving comfort. Thank you…
It’s every-day-a-bunny season and this past week did not disappoint! Plus Pixie, Victoria and Blossom got released. Bunnies From eyes closed to eyes open, from healthy to injured, it’s definitely NOT primarily possums here right now. Since I started working on this post, two more cottontails have come in. Both of these were caught by…
9 tiny opossums, 1 newborn armadillo, a small bunny, and 4 recovering adult opossums. I know more are on their way! Winky, named because he has limited vision in one eye, was released in a great area. He will be supported with food and shelter if he desires. Thank you Angel for providing him a…
300 patients! Plus at least 3 times that many phone calls, texts and emails about wildlife in need. What a year! Barred Owl Before I break down the statistics for 2023, here’s patient #300, a female Barred owl who was hit by a car. I treated her with anti-inflammatories, nutritious mice, and rest, and transferred…
After an incredibly busy summer with well over 250 animals coming in, it’s time to get back to regular updates. I still have 32 animals but many are ready for release. I will have at least 7 opossums spending the winter with me and you’ll get to know them today! Enrichment These three cuties are…
Rehab To Release A wildlife rehabilitator’s goal is to raise animals to the point they can be released: rehab to release is what we call it. But how do we know when the right time is? Each animal has it’s own milestones to reach before we have that happy ending we all strive for. Eastern…
It’s been a week of cleaning and releasing! The rehab room got a good deep clean and the pre-release enclosures will undergo sanitizing and renovation for the last of the Round One opossum babies. Cleaning may not sound very exciting, but it’s a cornerstone of health for these precious animals. In the wild they can…
So much happened this week! I feel much more confident with my 8 skunks, and their personalities and playful behaviors are a delight. Two groups of opossums I’ve had since they were tiny got released on two beautiful and safe properties, away from dogs, cars and humans. I am now down to 28 opossums! 3…
Baby bird growing up! Emergency snake surgery! Cute opossums! Little girl getting physical therapy Such a sweet, hopeful face A true fighting spirit This little girl has seen some hard times and challenges and met them head on. After an accident involving a running wheel in her cage, she was paralyzed from the waist down. …
Right now I have more animals at once than I’ve ever had, and the time it takes to care for them all, and myself, is immense. I’m lucky to have a few dedicated volunteers who help out but 95% of the time it’s just me. So here’s a big bunch of photos without a lot…
