Baby groundhog update:
With proper nutrition they grow like bad weeds! 🤣 – Fran Kitchen
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We have a little cuteness for you today!
Seven groundhog babies, one brought in alone and six from a liter. I also have one more that is a little older and aggressive. Enjoy! – Fran Kitchen A groundhog’s “job” is to act as a primary excavator and soil engineer in its habitat, which has significant effects on the surrounding environment. As dedicated foragers…
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It’s been an insane year so far for animal admissions! As of yesterday, we’ve had 564 animal brought in. Whew! No wonder I am tired! 🤣😂
Thank God that I have my husband Ron to help me answer the phones (we can literally get over a 150-200 calls per day during baby season or bad weather) while I am doing all the things that need done to care for, feed, clean and house the animals. Not to mention running back and…
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On a day that was pouring down rain. I got a call about a baby groundhog that was on a sidewalk outside a dorm at Kent State.
It was under seven (7) days old and it’s toes were still fused together. At first I thought he had been washed out of it’s den from all the rain. After inspecting the little guy, I found three small puncture holes. Two on the shoulder and one on its back hip, which indicates a predator,…
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We’ve been doing something new!
The last several Thursdays Operation Orphan has been joining the Barberton elementary schools for an afterschool ‘Animal Club’ . Fran brings in baby groundhogs, baby bunnies, and a baby squirrels and more, then talks to the kids about each. It has been one of the highlights of Fran’s week! To learn more about Operation Orphan…
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Feeding time for 5 week and 4.5 week old groundhogs!
“Youngest was found on a path. A dog killed the mother of the other one.” – Fran
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Fran is Alive and Well!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!! Fran is alive and well and still caring for wildlife!! Apparently there are rumors going around that she is retired, dying of cancer and quit rehabbing. NOT TRUE!! In true is that she has been very busy caring for all the injured and sick animals that come into the facility during the winter…
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A Christmas Memory
Today I would like to share with you a special Christmas Memory that I think many of you will enjoy.  It’s about Stubby, our first educational groundhog and one that I think about every Christmas season. Earlier in the spring of this particular year, a farmer was working with a backhoe when he accidentally dug…
