Now i'm not terribly fond of wildlife on our property since their natural instincts are to do stuff we see as destructive. My usual response is to relocate them so we don't tick each other off. BUT these were just babies.
After rehabbing some juvenile squirrels i knew how much work would be involved, and didn't want to do it. SOOOOOO i checked my contacts list for our local rehabber, Kathy. BUT i didn't have her info.
You've heard us mention our friend and fellow blogger Possum from Possum Lane. Hoping that she was home (she is a very busy person doing great things helping others) i called her with my "Possum Emergency". At the time i thought i only had 2 or three since i didn't take the time to really look. Sure enough Possum headed on over here.
Heading back out i grabbed some latex gloves, a towel, a small box. As i started pulling the kits out i realized that there were more than three. In fact there were 7. One by one they were disconnected from the dead mom and placed in the box and wrapped in the towel (not that they wanted to stay there). By this time Possum (the Rescuer) had arrived and off they went.
BUT i had completely forgotten to take any pictures (Beatrice was disappointed). Luckily Possum had remembered. And here they are>>>>>
A Pile of Possums
16 comments:
so adorable, my son rescued 2 like this off the back of a possum that was run over in the street, we tried really hard to save them, but they died.
I'm not a big fan of possums, but I don't really want to see any of them hurt either. I hope they survive but are relocated someplace suitable.
Possum babies..kinda cute. Possum mommies...not so much. It's nice that there are people that will do that. I had a friend in California that did it. I did bottle feeding for orphan baby kittens for a rescue. When they grow up they are still cute!
I think it's the only time opossums look cute!! I'm glad you rescued them, and they'll get a chance at life!!
Great job you tractor rider you!!! I told you you need to keep that darn thing!!!...:)JP
Our daughter Sara volunteered for wildlife rescue while in high school and was given two baby possums. One died soon but the other became sort of a family pet. His name was Caeser. I built a pen that included a sun porch. There's a picture of Sara holding Caeser in the slideshow I did for her wedding.
What a kind thing to do. I hope they live. We have them here in California..and they seem to like laying on my daffodils and flattening them every Spring. :) I think they are precious but then I think even baby cockroaches are cute..so..you know....
They look so sweet. I think even grown possums are cute, but I know a lot of people get them confused with rats. I wish more people would think marsupial (koala bears) instead of rodent when they see possums. Thanks for showing us their cute pictures.
Cute--but much cuter at Possum's house! I don't have any problem with possums, but then they don't live here so it's easy for me to say.
Awwwww, aren't they cute!?!?!
Thanks for letting me help with the babies.
And thank you for caring enough to get them rescued.
My worry is to be on the look-out for the beastie that killed her!
Cute babies but a lot of work to keep them going.
How cute! I hope they survive!
Poor little orphans! It's so good that there are people out there to come to the rescue. I wouldn't know where to begin with these helpless little things.
They are cute, but yes, much cuter somewhere else! lol
Good for you.
So glad that you rescued the babies! Good job, Grenville!
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