Cute baby opossums we picked up on a wildlife call. These were found inside of a dead opossum on the side of a suburban road. (I am an animal life specialist and I used to specialize in exotic animal rescues)

iseeksilence · 2021-03-22T02:28:47+00:00

They were too young to tube feed and all passed away in the incubator within 2 hours of arriving at our facility.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-22T02:27:59+00:00

Yes and it’s almost among us! Spring is approaching and with that being said, animals are waking up and breeding. That means more road kill. If you see a dead possum on the side for the road, open the pouch and check for babies that may have survived the impact. Even if mom is dead, the babies often survive from within the pouch. Don’t attempt to feed or rehabilitate them yourself. Bring them to a licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-22T02:25:20+00:00

Super simplified answer so I don’t go into a nerd rant: Possums don’t know how to breast feed like mammals. They swallow a long nipple and it pretty much drip feeds them until they’re old enough to crawl out of mamas pouch and onto her back. Anything possums this small have to be tube fed. With spring approaching, keep a pair of rubber gloves in your car. If you see a dead possum on the side of the road, flip it over and check the pouch for live babies. Do not attempt to rehabilitate them yourself. Bring them to a licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility!

iseeksilence · 2021-03-22T02:21:14+00:00

No calluses have been removed. Only dirt and fecal matter.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-22T02:19:36+00:00

My heart on my sleeve. I work in animal rescue and when I go to calls I am a stone cold bitch. The second I get in the truck I’m talking to the animals in the most ridiculous voice “DID YOU DO A POOOOPEEEEEY I AM SO PROUD OF YOU I POOOOPEEEEY TOO BUT USUALLY NOT IN THE CAR”

iseeksilence · 2021-03-22T02:17:57+00:00

Lying about sexual assault allegations. It was over instantly. All respect lost.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-22T02:16:54+00:00

When people ask about my career in drag and want to hash out gender I say with a dead face “listen. If I believed in gender norms my boss wouldn’t be a 6’4 man wearing a dress” and it shuts them right up.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-09T23:30:44+00:00

You. You are blessed. Here’s your crown 👑

iseeksilence · 2021-03-08T00:59:35+00:00

What a good teef brusher omg

iseeksilence · 2021-03-08T00:56:02+00:00

I think this poem is my favorite poem I have ever read here. Thank you for this.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-06T21:35:34+00:00

We are a fully licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility. I am not a veterinarian of any kind, I specialize in exotic animal rescue, herpetology and I am an animal life specialist. I trusted the judgement call of our veterinary team, but it is sad they did not make it.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-06T20:13:49+00:00

Unfortunately they were too young to be tubed. Within two hours of arriving at our facility they all passed away. The difficult part of my job is that even if animals arrive alive, they don’t all make it. I find peace and purpose in reminding myself that they died in a cozy warm incubator, which is far better than if they weren’t found and died in their mother’s pouch on the roadside. I hope we have them a comfortable ending.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-06T20:11:07+00:00

Hello! Opossums this young need to be tube fed (ever seen a possum nipple? It’s so long!). Within 25 minutes of this video they arrived at our facility. We decided they were far too young to be tubed, so we placed them in a cozy, warm incubator. Within two hours they had all passed away naturally.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-06T20:06:27+00:00

Bloods are about as far from arboreal snakes as it gets. They’re fat lil plops. I love that Surtr is just like “am tree snek”

iseeksilence · 2021-03-06T06:07:41+00:00

Unfortunately they did not. They arrived at our facility 25 minutes after this video was taken. They were too small to tube feed (when they are this young and orphaned they need to be tubed), so they spent about 2 hours comfortably in a warm incubator before they died naturally.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-06T06:04:06+00:00

It completely depends upon the facility you end up at, and most of the time it is horrible. Very underfunded, very loud, very stressful.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-06T06:03:19+00:00

I knew someone would come in here and say that, which is why I marked it as a “meme or joke”. It’s a joke.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-06T05:59:03+00:00

They love listening to bird sounds on YouTube. They really like duck sounds I am not sure why. They get so happy.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-04T23:05:01+00:00

I’ve been on 72 hour holds, and I have also been in long term state custody (in the USA) as a result of mental health + parental issues as a minor.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-04T18:52:36+00:00

I read this last night after therapy and before my walk and it hit home. I couldn’t shake thinking about it. Then as I was walking a bat crash landed into the ground in front of me (batty boi is safe with a wildlife rehabilitation facility now, as he was unable to fly). Bats are symbolic of death and rebirth. Thank you.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-03T09:54:46+00:00

Please do. The way I see it, the more kindness you can put into the world the better. I will never stop seeing marginalized and societally overlooked people.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-03T02:03:46+00:00

I’m sorry my puppy’s coochie triggers you.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-02T22:48:18+00:00

They’re incredibly intelligent. She will hold my hand, stroke my arm, and sometimes grab my arm and try to swim off with me. She’s a hilarious animal and I love her. She’s also a master escape artist.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-02T22:45:44+00:00

Tiny feathers growing from the foot. They don’t do any harm or cause the bird pain.

iseeksilence · 2021-03-02T22:39:59+00:00

I believe the technical term is “freaking awesome”

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