Possums are Thirsty...and adorable

Alright, for a quick but upbeat post! Two things made my day slightly better at the end...

1. Dara told me that I was really good with Henry and the baby possum (see below) and that I should do them all the time and no one else if possible because it was obvious that they were most comfortable with me :) That made me feel less like total crap about the fact that I really am struggling to keep up the pace here...I'm just not a speedy person and I think (oh no!) I might be a lot like my mom in needing time to think and not liking the chaos that this job entails... Anyway

2. I am in LOVE with the below baby possum who is now a ME only animal. Her name is Delilah as of yesterday (when Dara told me her injuries aren't like threatening so I decided it was safe to name her). I knew she was a girl before Dara told me because she CLEARLY has pretty little eyelashes and is otherwise just the cutest thing I've ever seen :) Anyway, she is doing alright but Dara thinks she must have neurological damage because she isn't moving very much. She was attacked by a dog and has a head injury and her cheek was torn open but hopefully should heal...however if she does have neurological damage she might become another permanent resident :( She has to be hand-fed mushed up dog food and fruit flavored baby food 4 times a day while wrapped in a towel and is just the cutest thing I have ever seen when eating:

And here is me hand-feeding her (note her poor little torn up face):


AAAnd here is a bonus video of the other possums being cute and thirsty in the morning :)


Enough cute for now?