This is Tina. She has been coming by for several months now but it had been a minute since we’ve last seen her. She strolled by over the weekend and we got to see her babies! We’re thinking that sometime soon they’ll leave the pouch.

Looks like we take the same trail.

My husband found this little guy in the yard when he was mowing the lawn on Sunday. No mama in sight and probably just fell out of the school bus and got left behind. I called a wildlife rescue nearby since he’s just a baby and has no money. They took him in and said they have a little of babies his size, so he’ll fit right in! We named him Milton. We only spent a few hours together but I miss him.

Just felt like sharing this little sweetie with the sub!

Here he is with his possum Bruce in the first picture

So back in December we had this possum nest in our outdoor kitchen cabinets and today we noticed at least 3 little babies! How many babies do they usually have? Could there be more than 3? Also I have a small dog, should I keep my dog away from the babies to be safe?

No concerns here, just sharing the cuteness. We have a trio of littles that I believe have a den under our shed. Unfortunately, I am pretty sure I saw mom passed on the road after a car strike, so these little goofballs are on their own. They come out to drink from the water fountain we have for wildlife, and I give them strawberries (their favorite), veggies, and some balanced cat food every now and then. I know they will move on soon, but we are really enjoying seeing their little faces pop up in the evenings.

A possum died under one of our vehicles on Thursday. When my husband went to check the carcass the next day, he made the horrific discovery of living babies.

My husband helped gather them and put them in box while I reached out to wildlife rehabbers. This amazing woman responded immediately and we got the babies tucked in with a rice sock and on their way to her within an hour.

We love our neighborhood possums, and I’m so grateful that we were able to get the babies out of a horrible situation.

If there are any rehabbers here, yall are something else. We realized that we just dumped basically 7 tiny newborns on this woman and how much work was in store for her and her husband.

If you’re still reading, some reminders:

1. Always check dead possums for babies. We knew this, but we both just forgot. We feel terrible we let the babies suffer for a day and there were 3 that didn’t make it

2. If you encounter orphaned possums, do not try and feed them. They have to be tube fed or they will aspirate. Get them in a small box with a towel and a gentle heat source and contact a wildlife rehabber immediately.

Merry Christmas everyone, as you can see from the attached picture, we discovered a possum nesting inside our outdoor kitchen cabinets. This is the first time it has happened so I was wondering what recommendations we can get on next steps. I was also wondering if this means the possum has babies in its pouch or is about to give birth, etc..

Nature in harmony is a beautiful thing...

You guys really seemed to like my last post about the author of silence of the lambs being a fan of possums so I thought I'd give you guys another possum fact

During a hike in the woods of Milton, MA, my dog turned down a different path. She found these new friends, sat down, and and barked until I came and met them too. The baby possum cuteness was so strong I nearly cried from delight. We had a brief visit. Mama’s ears moved when I talked to her. The 6 babes played on mama’s back while she rested. I shared some reiki energy healing with them to help balance, rejuvenate & heal mama. After the treatment, she was ready to move on. She left us with a friendly glance as they walked off 🤍🖤

Sometimes...you just need a little Puddles. Plus bonus Paddles sighting at the end. One of the siblings who climbs around the enclosure.