Baby Virginia Opossums in the pouch

[carlycharlie]

Congrats on the new litter How exciting being able to watch them develop - NOT jealous in the slightest

[alfie99]

It is exciting and i have to watch myself as i dont want to myther her although she is quite tame now.

Blossom is always fed in her crate and goes the toilet after eating befor she is let back out, but does use the skunks try if she is caught short.

I have not noticed any noises from Blossom and she is next to where i sit,might just be puck snoring

[kellystewart]

Yes! But only recently lol. She is proper noisy when she sleeps lil grunts, snores and wheezes lol very amusing.

And Phoebe is hopeless using her tray SHe also isn't gaining weight very well, feels a lil boney to me. Do you guys know what yours weigh to give me a comparison?

x

[alfie99]

I will try and get a weight on blossom for you, how much and what does she eat.

[kellystewart]

I will weigh Phoebe tomorrow

She usually get's 4 large mushrooms, large handful of leaves (kale is her fave), small amount of dried flowers, 6-8 grapes....then alternate with few chunks of cheese, half a chicken wing or couple tablespoons of cat kibble.

I can't get her to eat any other veg...and yoghurt gives her the squits lol

I don't weigh the food but it takes up the whole of the bottom of a shallow 9" puppy dish.

Rarely has she even eaten all that...grapes and cheese get it first tho!

x

[sam gamgee]

Weighs in at around (if Ive done it right) just under 1500g........food wise, try to vary it but a little fruit at brekky along with (sometimes) protien consisting of bugs, chicken, whatever is going really, he gets a mouse a week also. Evening he`ll get a good veg mix (cabbage, turnip, swede, sweet potato, cauli, leaves too, broccoli -loves -, radish, occ carrot, kale, sometimes other veg dependant on availability!) along with mushroom (usu just one although he loves em), leaves (dandelion, nasturtium, any other edibles), cat/dog/ferret kibble (only a little and also hide these around living room/conservatory for him to find thru the night after Ive gone to beddybyes, lol, like 1.30 plus, so he gets over a tablespoon easily), a little ricotta, sometimes topped with honey and a little noni juice which he absolutely loves!!!
His evening dish is an animal bowl (ceramic) measures about 1.5" deep and 6.5" accross......and it gets very filled!

Hope that helps....

Dave

[kellystewart]

Do you cook the veg Dave?

My scales have decided they arent going to work (digital) but I suspect she is nowhere near 1.5kg...i'd guesstimate nearer 1kg

x

[alfie99]

I have not had chance to weigh Blossom today, i have not been able to get her to eat a lot of greens no matter how hard i have tried,she does get protein every day whether that be a chick,mouse or lots of live food, she also get fed 3 times a day with her main meal being of a night, fist meal is fruit and veg with biscuits then fruit and veg and then the last meal fruit and veg plus protein, she also get boiled egg with the shell.
we did try blanching veg for her but she still refused it.

[sam gamgee]

Originally Posted by kellystewart

Do you cook the veg Dave?

My scales have decided they arent going to work (digital) but I suspect she is nowhere near 1.5kg...i'd guesstimate nearer 1kg

x

No, never gets cooked.....his protien doesnt either, esp. locusts........jus kiddin`!!!! I normally fairly thinly slice it however, depending what it is.

Weight wise, well maybe he is a bit lardy (ask Steve/Chez, they saw him a few weeks back) and not super slim, like me..............................

Dave.

[alfie99]

I got another look at the babies today, they are now of the teats so should be venturing out of the pouch in the next week or two.
will try and get some pics next time i get a look.