That 'minor' cold from way back when progressed to a sinus infection that knocked me flat for a couple weeks - I had all kinds of programs and volunteer trainings at work, so I dosed up on cold medicine enough to stay functional, but didn't have much energy left over for anything else, and the house was really showing it! Finally started feeling ( Read more... )

In addition to the usual baby opossums (I'm up to 17, currently: 6 big kids outside, 1 medium kid outside, and 10 smallish babies inside still, but drinking milk from a dish and ready to start nibbling solid food), I ended up with an orphaned baby Big Brown Bat for a few days. I fed him with the sponge tip of a makeup applicator, something I'd ( Read more... )

Edit:  Oh yeah, Happy New Year ya'll!  Party girl that I am, I almost forgot ^^


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Last month someone found a beautiful mama red bat and her two babies stuck on the ground, and brought them to me - she wasn't hurt, perked up nicely after a few days of all the mealworms she could eat, so let her and the kids go.   Figured she just got tired lugging those two huge babies around - I'm sure together they outweighed her!  I only ( Read more... )