The Opossum People

12/20/2023

12/12/2023

Some blurry pics of some wiggly babies

11/27/2023

Getting a little too big and rambunctious for the cuddle cup 😅

11/07/2023

Poor Birdie 😅 These are by far the chompiest babies yet.

10/30/2023

Evangeline thinking she can make up for her recent escape attempt by being cute.

10/26/2023

Family photo!

10/25/2023

I stole a baby! Until mom came and took him back 😅

They are already starting to detach 🙂

10/24/2023

Evangeline 🤦
Nothing worse than an escaped adolescent female STO. Babies arnt as skilled at fleeing, boys are calmer, and adults can just be picked up, but a young female can put the best parkour athlete to shame and would of put Houdini out of work. I felt like a newbie chasing her around for an hour. I think if I were a cat I'd starve.

10/19/2023

Birdie has a surprise... Well, nine surprises 😂

09/13/2023

A perfect little frosted, his looks put his handsome uncle Myles to shame and his personality rivals that of his grandma the indomitable Dotty.

He's not even weaned, but I'm already looking forward to his future kids, it's going to be a special line. I'd be getting on the waitlists now 😉

08/24/2023

We just moved. This is the "before" picture of the new passelry. I'll get back to you on the "after"... Wish us luck!

08/11/2023

This little pudge nugget is particularly endearing. He was the first one I held when they were still hardly more than tic tacs. He's never even called out for mom. He's just been completely okay with people since before his eyes opened 🤷

08/09/2023

Finally got them all detached at once! Two boys and two girls

08/02/2023

Evangeline wishes you a good morning

07/31/2023

We have been harboring a bit of a secret here. Ruth had a litter 3 weeks ago 🎉 She only had four which concerned us as we haven't had such a small litter since our very first pair.

However, all seem plump and active! We have been very excited for them as 1.) This makes our exalted 💚Dotty💚 a grandma! and 2.) This is the first pairing of a "frosted" (white-ear, ivory, white-tip) and I'm excited to see how the genes play out. Her prodigy (and soon Myles') will help us learn how the genes for white-eared are inherited.

Unfortunately, with only 4, there is a good chance all are spoken for by the waitlist 😔 Dotty is next and it will be her second and last litter so I'd strongly recommend getting on the waitlist now!

07/03/2023

Dotty never makes cleaning easy

06/30/2023

Caught Birdie tail-carrying in the play pen as she was looking for a nesting spot. I assumed they found a spot then started getting the material ready, but apparently it's the other way around 😂

06/28/2023

Some better comparisons of blotched vs unblotched.

We are the first ones really working with this coloration though there was some noting if it years ago that called it "blotched". I don't really like that term. I'd appreciate some alternative ideas to what to call it while it's still "new to the market" so to speak.

(You can see mom has milk still. I've long since suspected they take more time to properly wean than they are usually given)

06/27/2023

Jamison

06/26/2023

Found a little hunter during playtime 😄

06/22/2023

Their ears are too big for their little bodies right now 😂 They take a while to grow into them. The equivalent of puppy feet.

06/21/2023

Birdie and some babies hanging out in the play bin

06/19/2023

Evangeline has a fantastic blotch marking, she's white all along her belly. She's already quite the character. She's been surprisingly calm since 5-6weeks. Good little climber too 😄

06/16/2023

I need some help from those of you with small pets that use cage sets. How much would you expect a cage set like this one to cost new?

*Anti-pill fleece and hidden seams
*Cage liners and Ruth not included 😅

06/15/2023

Myles grew into such a goof. (Look at his little tooth 😂)

06/14/2023

Several of the babies have already gone home or awaiting transportation to do so 😭 still there are still a couple of boys and girls that yet to have anywhere to go.

06/12/2023

Myles everytime I go in their room

06/06/2023

They won't hold still for pics 😵

06/05/2023

The babies very much look like little opossums now 🙂

05/24/2023

Sorry, missed a few days being sick. We are much better at mitigating it, but it will probably always pop up from time to time, delaying potato posts 😔

They are getting so big! I can actually tell most apart due to their colors and head shapes so this week will be the week to start your claims! I'll have individual posts up (health willing) very soon.

I'm also compiling some recommendations for ground transportation. Send me an message if you want me to see if there is a route near you for next month!
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For now, our hold back: Evangeline. Almost all of our pets and ferrets have 'people names', but I don't usually pay attention to the meanings. However for Evangeline and her mom, Beatrice (Birdie), I did. Beatrice means friend as Birdie was an exceptionally sweet tator tot with no fear of the gloves I used to have to wear.

Evangeline means "new beginnings" because she was the first born after I started getting well enough that I had to put together a new life after my illness took my old one. It's not paleontology, but raising baby opossums is not so bad 🙂