For folks in the notes very upset that she only has two babies left: These baby possums are of dispersion size - they’re big enough to leave mom and fend for themselves. These two are just the ones who haven’t moved out yet.
Oh wow I had no idea they were so tiny when they left home! Our possums in Australia don’t have as many babies so they’re generally 1/3 to ½ the size of the mum when they get kicked out.
I would definitely assume a baby opossum was abandoned if I hadn’t been told otherwise.
Every year wildlife rehabs are delivered many perfectly healthy baby possums for this exact reason and generally, it means they get a little boost of assured safety, food, and hydration before being released. Imagine, you’re newly 18 and starting your adult life - you’re just kind of walking around, maybe on your way to community college or something, and a Kindly Cosmic Horror picks you up, carries you to a fancy hotel where you are given several really excellent meals and maybe receive a series of vaccinations, then you are dropped into a resource-rich area approximately nearby where the first Kindly Cosmic Horror picked you up. This is how life is for young Virginia possums every spring.
Everything about this delights me.
(via quicksilversquared)




