First, I want to say, if you are tempted to say "OMG kill that thing...flush it, feed it to your snakes, stomp it, you should have just left it to die" etc, I already KNOW some people feel that way. Obviously I don't. Otherwise I wouldn't be typing this now. 2 years ago I got some of these and they are sweet, beloved pets. Didn't plan on more but hey, it is just one!!!
Quick story.......this morning my mother was taking her girls to school and saw a dead opossum. Stopped and checked. she was a female and had about 12ish dead babies with her. They were already stiff and cold so presumed dead since last night. She moved opossum out of road and went home. This afternoon when going to pick my kids up from school I ran by her house. Saw opossum on the way there and something told me to stop. I did and rolled her over. Her pouch started moving. This poor baby had been in his dead mothers pouch since...we think.....last night. He is a cute little boy.
Please excuse the low quality cell phone pic and my AWFUL nails......they get broken a LOT and haven't been cared for in a few days.
Meet Joey
Quick story.......this morning my mother was taking her girls to school and saw a dead opossum. Stopped and checked. she was a female and had about 12ish dead babies with her. They were already stiff and cold so presumed dead since last night. She moved opossum out of road and went home. This afternoon when going to pick my kids up from school I ran by her house. Saw opossum on the way there and something told me to stop. I did and rolled her over. Her pouch started moving. This poor baby had been in his dead mothers pouch since...we think.....last night. He is a cute little boy.
Meet Joey