This sweet girl was hit by a car and rescued by a kind soul. She is expected to make a full recovery.
When you see an opossum lying in or along the side of the road, please remember that they may still be alive but injured and unable to move.
And even if an adult female has passed away, she may still have living babies inside her pouch.
Those babies often have an excellent chance of survival when found and brought to a rehabber.
DO NOT try to remove those babies from the pouch!
Just place mom in a box or something and take the whole lot of them as is to a rehabber.
The babies jawbones grow around the teat so they don't detach. Removing them improperly will cause those babies some big problems.
If it is safe for you to do so, please consider stopping to check.
A few minutes of your time could mean the difference between life and death for an injured animal or her babies
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When you see an opossum lying in or along the side of the road, please remember that they may still be alive but injured and unable to move.
And even if an adult female has passed away, she may still have living babies inside her pouch.
Those babies often have an excellent chance of survival when found and brought to a rehabber.
DO NOT try to remove those babies from the pouch!
Just place mom in a box or something and take the whole lot of them as is to a rehabber.
The babies jawbones grow around the teat so they don't detach. Removing them improperly will cause those babies some big problems.
If it is safe for you to do so, please consider stopping to check.
A few minutes of your time could mean the difference between life and death for an injured animal or her babies.
You can find your nearest local wildlife rehabber here: https://ahnow.org/
I fucking love possums. My coworker is a rehabber who preaches these exact steps if you see one hit on the side of the road.
I fucking love them too!!!
Thinking of getting some of these:
You should!
Well, if you say so… I just did!
I also got this thing for my car mirror, so I will be all opossumed out: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1750750068/possum-car-charm-rearview-mirror
Too cute for words!
Did your fuzzy guy come in yet?
I'm loving mine. I try to remember to boop it at least once a day when I get to where I'm going!
It's such a charming little copilot. 🥰
It actually arrived today! I’m going to put it on the mirror tonight. So excited, it is super cute!
Yay!
Can you rescue me too?
It's in the sticky, but just in case anyone hasn't seen it:
DO NOT try to remove those babies from the pouch! Just place mom in a box or something and take the whole lot of them as is to a rehabber.
The babies jawbones grow around the teat so they don't detach. Removing them improperly will cause those babies some big problems.
Oooh, good point, I shall update my comment.
Thanks! We want as many people helping animals as possible, and it is always a bit sad when we meet people who tried to help but end up dooming their little critters instead! 😔
I feel bad always crashing your posts with stuff that's kinda gross or a bummer, but I'm sure people would rather learn before they end up on the spot and not know what to do.
Please continue to spread this knowledge, I think it’s super important!
You're the boss! 😁
Im so glad someone saved this beautiful baby!
I'm so glad they helped her, sweet thing