A special addition

[EasternGirl]

I just got word that Possum will be arriving Thursday morning! I'm going to work on getting his tank set up today. I went out and bought some plants and some hides and a water dish for him the other day. I also ordered a special lock lid for the tank to make it more secure, since he's so little. I just hope he makes it through the trip to get here okay. Everyone send positive thoughts out to Possum that he has a safe trip!

[aquamentus_11]

exciting. will need pics

[EasternGirl]

But of course...

[aquamentus_11]

you could put a little sleeve on him with weights on the ventral side. that might retrain him

[PINJOHN]

Yeah...that's what I'm saying...I have only heard a couple of people say opossum...most people say possum in my experience. Speaking of...I once found an opossum that someone had hit with a car in the road. I was on my way to a larp and I was all dressed up. The poor thing was still alive and I couldn't just leave it there. So I wrapped it in my coat and drove it to the animal hospital. They of course told me they couldn't take it in because it was wild...blah blah. I was like "Please just euthanize the poor thing, it's suffering!" They kept saying no...So I told them I would leave it in front of their front door if they didn't do something. They agreed to take it and euthanize it. I can be very persuasive.

I was going to mention the problem of flea's with your coat,..... but then it struck me that even if the opossum was conscious he wouldn't mind as he already had flea's

[chris-uk]

Hope he gets to you safe on Thursday.

[EasternGirl]

Thanks...I will be a worried mom until then!

[mikem]

just a couple more days!

[EasternGirl]

So today was a good day . Possum will be shipping out tonight...he will be getting on his plane this evening I expect...and arriving tomorrow morning. I went to the pet store with plans to get him a small ten gallon tank with a slide-lock lid for his quarantine, because the lid that I ordered that was supposed to lock down and create a secure lid on the 20L I already have turned out to be a death trap...but the pet store was having a sale on the terrariums with the slide lock lids just like I have Hermes in...so I got a 20L for the price of a 10 gallon! So sweet. And now, when I move Possum in with Hermes...I will have a nice tank for the new snakes I get from Steve later in the spring. I will work on setting up Possum's new digs today. I also found a place I can put the tank in my house. I bought some hanging plants, some hides, a water dish...Possum will have a nice little set-up. Very exciting!

[guidofatherof5]

Very exciting to all of us also.