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Releasing Possums!
I love releasing opossums! When an adult or juvenile which has been injured and rehabbed is released back into the wild, it tends to take off running as soon as it is released and never look back. This is especially true of female possums with a pouch full of babies. Orphaned possums that I've hand raised from very little are a different story. They step out into the world slowly, tasting everything in sight. They roam a little ways then come back to sniff at my shoes looking up at me as if saying, "Now what, Mom?" They slowly meander away nibbling vegitation and snapping up insects. Happy little guys, off to explore the world. Happy Mother's Day to all!
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Comment from: Daffodils [Visitor]
terrified to let my oppossums go... they are almost a year but i am afraid of coyotes..... so worried. how can you do this so easily?
05/22/10 @ 22:55
Comment from: Kim Ashby [Member] 
I went into rehabbing knowing I would have to let go and allow my "babies" to live wild. There is always the possibility that something will happen to an animal I release, but the same is true for any of us. I figure it is better that they live while they can as God intended them to live.....living free to be a possum!
The same is said for the squirrels I release. I really worry that a hawk will get them and every time I pass a dead squirrel in the road in our neighborhood, I wonder if it was one of my babies.
We aren't meant to spend our lives in fear and worry. Find a great place near a lake or pond, as far from roads as you can, out in a wooded area and let your guys go to experience the world! Pat yourself on the back for a job well done and consider getting another group to "mother" for a while. Next time, consider letting them go a bit earlier when they are between 1 1/2 to 2 pounds. The more you do this, it does get a bit easier. :-)
The same is said for the squirrels I release. I really worry that a hawk will get them and every time I pass a dead squirrel in the road in our neighborhood, I wonder if it was one of my babies.
We aren't meant to spend our lives in fear and worry. Find a great place near a lake or pond, as far from roads as you can, out in a wooded area and let your guys go to experience the world! Pat yourself on the back for a job well done and consider getting another group to "mother" for a while. Next time, consider letting them go a bit earlier when they are between 1 1/2 to 2 pounds. The more you do this, it does get a bit easier. :-)
05/22/10 @ 23:36
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