Silkie- thanks! I just didn't want people to think I was saying "Look at this! How could you kill this!?", just as I didn't want people to say "the only good opossum is a dead one", but I was hopeful that even those people who've lost chickens to an opossum would see that every animal is an individual. And just because CJ never would have bit me, didn't mean his mom wouldn't tear me limb from limb~
cthrash1- Thank you~ I'm very happy that BYC is chock-full of such caring and understanding individuals. Besides, who could look at that face and NOT go Awwwww~
luvmychicknkids- Hah! I was always surprised at how sweet my own baby was! You'd think something that was just plucked from the wild would still have wild in him, but I've heard nothing but how sweet pet-opossums are!
coffeelady- They're definitely cute! Those cute little noses, dark eyes, and silly ears; they just scream adorable~
Godsgrl- I guess all of them have their own personalities? Even as a baby he never showed any aggression towards humans, even as I plucked him up out of the grass... Hm. I'm sorry CJ's brethren hath scratched and bit you! He would have been more than happy to prove them wrong if he was still with us~
cmom- Well thank you! I wish my mom appreciated my "beautiful" soul as much as you seem too~ i guess after bringing home kittens, stray dogs, little chicks, a opossum and a dove, she gets a little annoyed with me. Well, in the words of Sheldon Mopes (Death to Smoochy), you can't change the world, but you can make a dent! And I'm doing my best to make some dents.
Jessika- I figured if anyone would appreciate my story, it'd be my friends here at BYC. Thank YOU for reading~
I am so sorry you lost your little sweetie. I know you miss him terribly.
