Update 5th October 2024 - Introducing Laslo

There is a new male possum in the area and he has been named Laslo.

Laslo - 21^st Aug 2024

Baby Possum Alert

Blossom has a new baby (her 3^rd) who has just started emerging from the pouch.

It's still very young and is more likely be to out in the afternoon when it's warmer.

Blossom with baby in Box 8 - 12^th Sept 2024

Blossom can be seen in Box 8 most days.

Update 4th August 2024 - Introducing Grok and Mr Rogers

Wink's latest baby has been seen back-riding and has been named Grok. Grok is a male possum.

Grok riding on Wink's back - 3^rd Aug 2024

Baby Possum Alert

For the first time this year, there is a Baby Possum Alert.

Wink, the dominant female, has a new baby (her 6^th) who has just started emerging from the pouch.

Wink with baby in Box 7 - 26^th July 2024

Wink has been using boxes 3 or 7, but your best chance of getting a good look at the baby is when she's in Box 7 because the camera in Box 3 is in poor condition after being attacked by a kookaburra last year (I will have to post the footage of this some time).

If you see a possum without a baby in either of these boxes, don't worry; it's probably Vincent who also uses these boxes.

Also, I promise I'll put up a full Possum Update entry some time soon. :)

Update 30th April 2024

I apologise for not posting an update for a while. Possum TV still lives; it's just that a combination of other work and no unusual possum news have led me to not update the blog for a while.

But before I mention the possum news, I have a request to any possum carers or other people who might have treated possums for exudative dermatitis: Does anyone know of a vet who has taken over the role of Dr Jim Pollock in supplying Ceclor for treating possums with exudative dermatitis? If so, could you please contact me via email at possumtv@gmail.com

I have no possums requiring treatment at this moment, but it would be good to be prepared for when this happens.

The main possum news is that Joule has left the area. He left in March, which is seven months since he was first seen out of the pouch. This is a normal time for youngsters to seek their fortune.

Joule - 19^th Feb 2024

Update 25th December 2023

 Happy holidays from Possum TV!

Wink (left), Lumen (on Wink's back), Blossom (right), Joule (on Blossom's back)
9^th September 2023

Update 30th August 2023 - Introducing Joule, Lumen and Q-Bit

The three new babies have been named: Joule, Lumen and Q-Bit.

Joule back-riding on Blossom - 21^st Aug 2023

Lumen back-riding on Wink - 22^nd Aug 2023

Q-Bit and Sasha in Box 1 - 25^th Aug 2023

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.

Update 12th July 2023 - Introducing Vincent

I'll start this long-delayed post with a picture of Sun.

Sun - 19^th April 2023 [Photo by Xesce]

Vale Dr Jim Pollock

There 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 contains a very unpleasant picture of an infected possum.]

Over the nearly 15 years we have had contact with Jim, he has prescribed and supplied Ceclor for well over a dozen of our possums, and it's likely that most of them would have died a miserable death without his help. Although ringtails are not his specialty, he also provided life-saving antibiotics for Wasabi on two occasions.

Right up until last year, despite being seriously debilitated, he was helping cure possums. 

Goodbye Jim; you will be missed by humans and possums alike.