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…
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? …
The daffodils may be up and the birds returning, but it’s still quiet here at Primarily ‘Possums Which I am totally ok with! This is my biggest incubator, still empty but ready for the bunnies and opossums who will soon start coming in. My incubators are from Baby Warm, one of the groups I partner…
The sad tale of a fox, kidnapped from her fox family, raised with humans and domestic animals, and then dumped when she became inconvenient. Wild animals should be left wild, that is their joy, and our appreciation should stop at observation, not needless intervention or possession. As wildlife rehabilitators we exist to bring wild animals…
Skunk mating season is upon us and the boys are out roaming! A skunk seen in the daytime from now until May is either a male looking for a lady or a Mama trying to find food to feed her kits. Leaving them alone to mosey along is the best remedy for skunk conflicts. You…
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…
On Monday, December 12, I had the opportunity to attend a field trip to a culvert with bat biologists to view hibernating bats. On the 13th I attended the Georgia Working Bat Group annual meeting and learned so much about the Tri-colored Bat, a species of concern in Georgia which may be listed as endangered…
The final opossum release The time has come to say goodbye babies, to the final release of the year. I have found this to be the hardest part of rehabbing. Besides the infrequent but sad losses, release is painful. It is when it’s time for them to go on their journey alone. I have raised…
