I am not sharing the name of the user who messaged me, but I wanted to share this. This is very common to happen. When a mother gets hit by a car, most times, babies are still alive. That being said, if they are still attached to their mother, they need to be removed. If you do not know how to do this, please youtube/google removing baby opossums from a dead mother. There are multiple tips on how to do this. Afterwards, babies need to kept warm till they can be brought to a wildlife rehabber. Do not feed babies anything or offer any water. This goes for all wildlife species, even adults. You do not know the situation and sometimes water and food can make the animal worse off. Finally, get a wildlife rehabber on the phone as soon as possible and get the babies dropped off.

As far as heat goes, use a heating pad half on, half off the box/container that the babies are in. Make sure it has air holes and a lid. Babies (depending on the age) can climb out of boxes and containers.

If anyone else has any questions or concerns, please reach out to me. I will gladly answer any and all questions you have.

Very unfortunate news, one of our foxes seems to have sadly contracted mange.

If you are unaware, mange is a skin disease caused by mites burrowing into the skin and laying eggs, and the life cycle repeating. It causes hair loss (which can be seen on the tail, face, and legs), extreme scabbing to the skin (which you can see on the face). In later stages it can cause complete hair loss, abnormal behavior such as lethargy and being active during times they normally wouldn't.

Mange can technically be treated, though it is difficult. The main way is through oral or injectable anti-parasitic drugs. The problem is catching the animal before the disease gets too far along.

It's also important to note:

humans and pets can contract certain types of mange, though it is easily treated with anti-parasitics since you have the subject of the disease with you.

Mange is very contagious, usually through direct contact, but also from something like an animal wandering into the affected animals den. The mites can live off the original host for up to a week, letting them find a new host.

If you suspect an animal has mange call your local wildlife center, or the equivalent to where you live. It's very important to stop the spread before it gets out of hand and affects other species.

Y'ALL guess who has an interview tomorrow with my state's wildlife rescue as an emergency phone operator? 👀

And if that doesn't work out I have another company wanting to interview me on Friday for a marine feeder/diver at the aquarium in the city, I'm so excited!!

i dont know how to fix him.

Rest In Peace, P-22. :c

If only injured birds could understand I'm not spending 20 minutes trying to capture you for fun or to eat you but to actually to help you not get muched by cats 😮‍💨

i don’t think i’ve ever picked up a bird before

Came home to find an injured crow in the back yard. Poor thing had a broken wing. Pretty young bird, according to the wildlife vet I left it with. It ended up hopping under the one part of the fence that's open and my neighbors wouldn't answer their door (they were home), so I ended up hopping their fence and having their dog help me corral the bird. I feel sorry for having to traumatize it to collect the stupid thing, but the vet should be able to help it recover and they said it appears to be in good shape minus the wing, and they said they'll release it back into the area I'm in if it recovers so it can go back to its family.

More to follow but last night when I was walking home from work in the dark I saw an injured crow lying in the middle of the road and I panicked because it couldn’t fly and it was flat on its back in a busy road at night so. I took her home and now there is a crow in my apartment. Her name is Nona. Happy Nona day

the coot (type of bird) that I rescued on thanksgiving had to be put down :[

They didn’t tell me what happened so idk if it was sickness or injury. The place I took it to only releases animals, they can’t keep them if they’re not able to survive in the wild. Idk if it was due to being not fit to be released or if it just wasn’t going to make it either way.

Going out in nature means that there's a chance that you'll encounter the creatures that live there. If one of those interactions ends poorly, it's not the animal's fault. The likelihood of something happening is low, but you are agreeing to the risk when you choose to enter their territory. The idea that animals should act differently towards us simply because we think our species is superior is unrealistic and elitist.

what if i just started blogging exclusively about the problems with wild horses in the western united states. what then

i’m so fucking tired of people treating wild animals (particularly mammals) like cute little pets

Some of you need to hear that wild animals don’t need you specifically lol

Though I only knew you for the short time of one hour, you have greatly impacted me. Rest well, little guy. Have a good next life...