SophieOpossum

On a cold morning in April, a mama opossum made a fatal calculation in crossing the road and ended up losing her life and the lives of all of her babies that were being carried on her back. One little tiny princess, still on the weakest teat and not yet strong enough to venture about like her siblings remained alive and hopeful in her mother's pouch. I was granted the profound gift of discovering her while moving the heart-breaking carnage off the road. What a sweet little blessing Sophie has been. Not only a lesson to me on the merits and beauty of our only marsupial, but also to so many more who took an interest in her story. This month marks the completion of her first year earth-side! Happy Birthday Sophie!

Morning routine with a non-releasable opossum

This video shows the pitfalls of leaving underwear and other miscellaneous clothes items laying around when your NR is starting to nest

This video shows one way to introduce your orphaned opossum to hunting. Throw in some pine cones, rocks, sticks and sand and they can forage. Pet store-bought gut-filled crickets should be parasite safe.

This video is to be used for the purpose of making you feel happy when you feel sad

This video shows how to help a baby opossum relieve itself. Both water as well as stimulation of the pee pee gland (okay, yeah, I'm not a doctor), will help the baby make potty and poopy.

This video shows a safe way for baby opossum to drink formula from a syringe bottle