tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40060195862989663702024-03-14T22:00:28.183+10:00Possum TVPossum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-71344279920518913872023-12-25T18:08:00.001+10:002023-12-25T18:56:27.521+10:00Update 25th December 2023 Happy holidays from Possum TV!Wink (left), Lumen (on Wink's back), Blossom (right), Joule (on Blossom's back)9th September 2023Wink and her son Lumen are doing fine. They sleep in the garage on top of box 7 or in the possum apartments most days.Wink (bottom) and Lumen (top) - 19th Sept 2023 [Photo by Xesce]Wink (bottom) and Lumen (top) - 19th Sept 2023 [Photo by Xesce]Lumen - 24thPossum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-5825285584381248092023-08-30T19:18:00.000+10:002023-08-30T19:18:22.748+10:00Update 30th August 2023 - Introducing Joule, Lumen and Q-BitThe three new babies have been named: Joule, Lumen and Q-Bit.Joule back-riding on Blossom - 21st Aug 2023Lumen back-riding on Wink - 22nd Aug 2023Q-Bit and Sasha in Box 1 - 25th Aug 2023Joule was first seen in person (or should that be in possum?) three weeks ago. Joule is the oldest of the babies and has reached the stage of sharing food with Blossom. On a couple of occasions Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-61128641323443914202023-07-31T18:40:00.000+10:002023-07-31T18:40:37.556+10:00 Triple Baby Possum Alert Today, there were three mother possums in boxes, all with babies partially or fully out of the pouch, so it's Baby Possum Alert time.The youngest baby belongs to Sasha. Only its head and an occasional leg have been sticking out of the pouch.Sasha can usually be seen in boxes 1 or 5.Sasha with baby in Box 1 - 31st July 2023Sasha with baby in Box 1 - 31st July 2023The next oldest baby Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-64899234604921498512023-07-12T19:28:00.000+10:002023-07-12T19:28:40.763+10:00Update 12th July 2023 - Introducing VincentI'll start this long-delayed post with a picture of Sun.Sun - 19th April 2023 [Photo by Xesce]Sun is now at the stage where he's still allowed to sleep in Wink's territory, but Wink chases him off when foraging for food at night.Here are some pictures from back in April when Wink still tolerated his company:Sun (left) and Wink (right) - 8th April 2023Sun (left) and Wink (right) - 8th April Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-50884324901698320332023-07-11T19:45:00.000+10:002023-07-11T19:45:08.242+10:00Vale Dr Jim PollockThere has been some sad news; Dr Jim Pollock has passed away. Here is his funeral notice.I have mentioned Jim a few times on this blog. Jim is a vet who has, amongst other things, saved quite possibly thousands of possums over his career. He developed an extremely effective method of treating exudative dermatitis in brushtail possums. [Here's a link to his paper, but be warned that it Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-45444129357402585372023-04-04T16:19:00.000+10:002023-04-04T16:19:49.673+10:00Update 4th April 2023Lorien is now back-riding.Lorien back-riding on Sasha - 25th Mar 2023Lorien was first seen back-riding on the 11th of March, but Sasha never likes photos being taken of her babies the first time they're back-riding.Sasha, with Lorien retreating into her pouch - 11th Mar 2023Lorien on Sasha's back - 25th Mar 2023Lorien back-riding on Sasha - 27th Mar 2023Lorien back-riding on Sasha - 27th Mar Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-6246091335847443322023-02-26T19:41:00.001+10:002023-02-27T20:06:54.671+10:00Update 25th February 2023 - Introducing Sun, Lorien, Guran and EltonWink's baby has now been back-riding for a little while and has been named Sun.Sun back-riding on Wink - 14th Feb 2023 Sun back-riding on Wink - 18th Feb 2023Sun clinging to Wink's head - 15th Feb 2023Sun back-riding on Wink - 14th Feb 2023Sasha's new baby has just started coming out of the pouch, so now is time for another Baby Possum Alert.Sasha's baby has been named Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-33716701503447296862023-01-25T17:05:00.001+10:002023-01-25T17:05:42.706+10:00Baby Possum AlertWink's latest baby (her 4th) has been venturing out of her pouch in the nestbox. So now is the time for a Baby Possum Alert.Wink and her baby can normally be seen in Box 2. It is somewhat unusual for mother possums with large pouch young to use this box because it was originally designed for ringtails and has a smaller entrance hole, making a tight squeeze for a mother with a full pouch. It is Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-33226117926522364652022-12-21T19:10:00.000+10:002022-12-21T19:10:56.086+10:00Update 21st December 2022For several days now, two of the three young males, Aeon and Rae, have not been visiting. They are still a bit young to go off on their own to seek new territories, however in both cases their mothers' territories are mostly outside the area of the house, so maybe they don't feel safe intruding into an area which isn't their own and which is filled with other increasingly hostile possums.Aeon - Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-77174765927148374482022-10-20T17:53:00.002+10:002022-10-20T17:53:52.341+10:00Update 20th October 2022Other than some disruption caused by a carpet python, there have been no major upsets in the possum community since my last blog entry. All of the babies are doing well.Grasshopper (Wink's baby) - 5th Sept 2022 Rae (Blossom's baby) - 11th Sept 2022Aeon (Sasha's baby) - 10th Oct 2022Despite having both her mother and grandmother to contend with, despite Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-16694550824121054852022-08-19T16:04:00.000+10:002022-08-19T16:04:49.313+10:00Introducing Aeon, Grasshopper, Rae and KulanWithin the space of a few days, all three of the females in the area arrived with back-riding babies.Sasha was the first to arrive with her baby Aeon.Aeon back-riding on Sasha - 17th Aug 2022Next was Wink, who arrived with her baby Grasshopper.Grasshopper back-riding on Wink - 14th Aug 2022Soon after was Blossom with her baby Rae.Rae back-riding on Blossom - 18th Aug 2022Also, a Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-33268046319062629002022-07-20T14:47:00.001+10:002022-07-20T14:47:52.910+10:00Baby Possum AlertDespite the cold weather, Sasha's latest baby (her 15th) has been venturing out of her pouch in the nestbox. So now is the time for a Baby Possum Alert.Sasha and her baby can be seen in one of the three boxes in the back yard - Boxes 1, 3 and 5.
Sasha and baby in Box 5 - 19th July 2022Sasha and baby in Box 5 - 19th July 2022The baby is the first (known) brushtail born in the area in a very Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-15431487152048539802022-06-24T18:23:00.000+10:002022-06-24T18:23:28.759+10:00Update 24th June 2022Although it has been a while since the last entry, relatively little has changed in the possum world. Hapi is growing up. This is what he looked like in April.Hapi - 27th AprilLike other young possums, he went through a (thankfully brief) stage where he would try to get into the house by climbing up the screen door.Hapi - 27th May 2022Hapi - 27th May 2022Now he is completely independentPossum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-42903877694403372082022-04-18T19:08:00.001+10:002022-04-18T19:09:24.634+10:00Update 18th April 2022 - An anniversary and some sad newsThis blog has now been up for ten years, but the anniversary sort of snuck up on me and I haven't prepared any sort of special post to mark the event. And also there has been some very sad news which has put a damper on things: Darcel was found dead. He was found next to a power pole and appears to have been electrocuted.Darcel - 20th Mar 2022Darcel has been buried next to Marcel, who is probablyPossum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-20252857168698747442022-03-04T21:30:00.002+10:002022-03-05T23:57:38.170+10:00Update 4th March 2022 - Introducing HapiWink's new baby is now back-riding and has been named Hapi.Wink with Hapi back-riding - 28th Feb 2022Recently there was a lot of flooding in Brisbane and surrounding areas - approximately a year's worth of rain fell in three days. Fortunately Possum TV is in a hilly area and was spared any actual flooding, but everything was very very wet.Hapi bravely decided to start back-riding on the first dayPossum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-23214850646825505482022-02-11T20:54:00.001+10:002022-02-11T20:54:51.114+10:00Baby Possum AlertFor a few days now, Wink's baby (her second) has been venturing out of her pouch and making a pest of itself in the nestbox. So now is the time for a Baby Possum Alert.Wink and her baby can normally be seen in box 8.Wink and baby in Box 8 - 10th Feb 2022I don't know yet whether the little one is a boy or a girl.I'll post an update on the other possums sometime soon, but in brief they are all Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-24873277597879231822022-01-19T00:47:00.000+10:002022-01-19T00:47:51.602+10:00Update 19th January 2022 - Introducing Darcel Sasha's new baby is now back-riding and has been named Darcel.Darcel back-riding on Sasha - 14th Jan 2022First picture of Darcel - 10th Jan 2022It's possible that Marcel is Darcel's father. So far, Darcel seems to have a calm and confident personality like Marcel and also resembles him.Darcel back-riding on Sasha - 17th Jan 2022A carpet python (or maybe more than one) has been visitingPossum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-27297278125961600622021-12-25T23:01:00.000+10:002021-12-25T23:01:09.233+10:00Update 25th December 2021 - Baby Possum AlertFor a few days now, Sasha's latest baby (her 14th) has been venturing out of her pouch when in the nestbox. So now is the time for a Baby Possum Alert.Sasha can normally be seen in box 3 or 5. Unfortunately, the camera in box 3 isn't very good at the moment.Sasha's baby looking out of Box 5 - 20th Dec 2021Sasha's baby looking out of Box 5 - 20th Dec 2021The baby looks like a boy.I deliberately Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-88052347928055628072021-11-25T19:00:00.001+10:002021-11-26T11:05:37.127+10:00Update 25th November 2021 - In Memory of MarcelFirst some very sad news; Marcel was hit by a car on the road. He was found in the morning, badly injured, and had to be euthanized by the vet. He has been buried in the garden next to Rahmet.Marcel - 26th July 2021 [Photo by Xesce]In the two years he was in the area, Marcel grew from being a relatively small possum who was always being injured to a strong and handsome possum with a calm and Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-16578544098112392932021-10-02T20:54:00.000+10:002021-10-02T20:54:25.245+10:00Update 2nd October 2021 - Introducing JediShane has brought (at some risk - see later) her first baby to show the humans. The baby is a tough and active one and has been named Jedi. I think Jedi is female, but I'm not sure.Jedi - 2nd Oct 2021Since it's been a while since the last blog post, here are some more recent photos of the other babies.Blake - 12th Sept 2021Blossom - 25th Sept 2021It seems that the fallout of the fight Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-18142380028837736622021-08-16T22:34:00.000+10:002021-08-16T22:34:58.337+10:00Update 16th August 2021 - Introducing Blake and BlossomSasha's latest baby is back-riding and has been named Blake. Wink's baby has also just started back-riding and has been named Blossom. Here are photos of the two youngsters on their first visits to the house.Blake back-riding on Sasha - 29th July 2021 [Photo by Xesce]Blossom back-riding on Wink - 12th August 2021Blake is a smart and independent possum who often goes off on his own a little way Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-87226520884312020302021-07-22T20:15:00.000+10:002021-07-22T20:15:32.713+10:00Update 22nd July 2021 - Record Number of Box PossumsOn a couple of occasions recently, four possum boxes have been occupied simultaneously. Not only that, but all of the possums are females with pouch babies, so there were actually a total of eight possums in the boxes. This would have to be a record.Possum Box Camera Overview - 18th July 2021I think the possums in this screen shot are:Box 1: SashaBox 2: ShaneBox 3: PaxBox 4: WinkWink is Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-64522776017901989092021-07-09T13:12:00.002+10:002021-07-09T13:12:34.318+10:00Baby Possum AlertDespite its small size and the relatively cold temperatures, Sasha's latest baby (her 13th) is now venturing out of her pouch when in the nestbox. So now is the time for a Baby Possum Alert.Sasha can normally be seen in box 1 or 7, but occasionally uses box 2.Baby climbing on Sasha in Box 1 - 9th July 2021By the way, if anyone is having difficulty with the streaming video not displaying whenPossum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-6330466889462835732021-07-02T19:55:00.000+10:002021-07-02T19:55:30.367+10:00Update 2nd July 2021 - Expecting a Possum Baby BoomIt has been longer than usual since my previous update, but at least no dramatic events have happened in the interim. All of the possums are still visiting and healthy.Walt has become a regular visitor.Walt - 30th June 2021He is still a bit nervous when he visits, but is becoming less so over time. I wrote last time that he had a white-tipped tail, but in fact it's a definite golden colour.Walt -Possum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006019586298966370.post-21885473341221612502021-05-03T13:05:00.000+10:002021-05-03T13:05:04.796+10:00Update 3rd May 2021 - A sugar glider and a new possumSome unexpected news: A sugar glider was seen in the back yard.Sugar Glider - 19th April 2021The photos aren't the best. They were all taken at long range with the built-in flash that wasn't really adequate for the job, so I've had to process them a bit.Sugar Glider - 19th April 2021In the photo below, the glider isn't waving a foot at us but was in the middle of scratching itself when I took thePossum Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17899807829180610336noreply@blogger.com2