15/04/2024
PLEASE do not harm wildlife that are simply looking to survive in a world where HUMANS have destroyed so much of their habitat. 😔
Opossums are NOT an animal to fear.
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Poor mama opossum with 7 babies in her pouch. She was harmed by humans for the 'crime' of eating the cat food that they left out. She is thin and was having a hard time managing in the wild until she found the food. And was then punished for trying to survive.
She is now on antibiotics for her injuries (looks like she was shot) And we are giving her all the food she wants in a form that the babies can also eat at this stage. So they can eat freely also, without draining all the nutrition from this poor, skinny mama.
BTW, she is most grateful for the help and has allowed me to feel all over her body for injuries, etc. She is able to stand and move around, but is feeling bad due to the infection and her low body weight. Her cooperation lets me know how happy she is to be somewhere safe where the food will keep coming with no negative repercussions.
If you do NOT want lyme disease, then be kind to your backyard opossums who eats thousands of ticks each year, removing the major source of transmission of that disease. They also remove dead things that can also spread illness to humans and other animals. Just leave them alone and let them do their job.
And if you don't want them eating your cat/dog food, then don't leave it out. Just set it out at set times for your pets to eat and then take it up. You pets will figure out the schedule and no wildlife will be harmed, simply because they didn't understand that they shouldn't eat the tasty food that you offered.
