Possy Possum at 52 grams
From koalawrangler's gallery.
Strictly speaking, Possy wasn't really in the hospital's care, but rather in Cheyne's, the hospital supervisor. Cheyne fed Possy around the clock at home and brought him into the koala hospital every day on her motorbike, tucked safely into her leather jacket. Possy spent the day in the humidicrib which is usually reserved for pinkies (unfurred koalas). Possy was snug as a bug in a rug, enveloped in a nest of knitted pouches, all the colours of the rainbow.
Cheyne fed Possy with a marsupial supplement every few hours - much the same routine as with a young koala joey. The syringe was almost too big for little Possy who would eagerly gulp at the drops of formula.
Ten weeks' later, and Possy Possum is showing all the signs of developing into a healthy young sugar glider.
He weighed in at the grand amount of 52 grams, and he is developing the telltale webbing through his arms that will allow him to glide from branch to branch.
Click here to see more photos of possum patients recovering at the Koala Hospital, Port Macquarie.
that first picture is too much cute!
ReplyDeletedo you know if he's been released yet? xo
I dont like seeing him in hospital
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean, WTL. Fortunately I believe he was scheduled for release this morning! So he may well be back in the wild as I type this. Power to the Possum.
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