Important: If you find a dead female opossum, check inside her pouch to see if she has babies. If she does, it is very important to remove the surviving babies off of her nipples ASAP to prevent them from ingesting rancid milk. As the mother’s milk goes sour after she is dead. – Fran Kitchen
It was the early 1990’s when a call came in about a baby porcupine. The woman that called had taken it from a neighbor who stole it from the mother in Canada. We have the Lacy Act which is an Act of Congress. In that Act, one of the laws states that it is a…
This week’s post is not so much a TBT but more of a look into what goes on here. As I mentioned last week, the facility is full of baby animals as we enter the fall birthing season. Right now I have well over 30 squirrels and chipmunks, a dozen opossum, a goose and one…
A mama beaver and her babies!! Jason Noble did such a great job!! ❤️❤️.
I received three bottles of Flys-Off and a bag of cracked corn over the weekend. Thank you Melissa Hornak–this is a BIG HELP! Without Flys-Off, it would be very easy to have a parasite problem. Flys-Off allows me to safely get parasites off of the mammals. Without it, the fleas would get out of control. …
The carving is coming along and I can’t wait to see the finished product. Thank you, Jason Noble, you are doing an awesome job!! 💥 Between taking care of babies and watching the magic of the carving and what it is come to life I am not getting my normal work routine done. Oh well…
These two baby Screech Owls were brought into Operation Orphan this week. They were found on a median strip and had possibly been blown from the nest in high winds during the storms we have had. Approximately five weeks old, the larger one was not in as good condition as the smaller one. Copyright 2018…