A Celebration of Sasha's Life

Sasha has now not been seen for over two years. It is not impossible that she is still out there and has moved to a new territory, however she was very old and was behaving oddly the last time she was seen, so it seems likely that her time had come. 

While I don't want to single out Sasha over any of the other possums in the area, she has lived here longer, and had more babies, than any other possum, and she deserves to have her life celebrated. She does not deserve to fade into obscurity once the blog mentions stop.

Sasha - 7^th May 2015

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Update 13th June 2016

All of the usual brushtails - Sasha, Farley, Toto and Flynn - are still visiting. As far as the ringtails go, Ruby is still visiting, Maple is often seen with her and Wasabi has started visiting again. On one occasion Maple may have visited with Wasabi.

Maple - 1^st June 2016 [Photo by Xesce]

Maple is a very active little ringtail, leaping around the trees like a little Ninja.

Update 7th May 2016

There have been no major changes here for a while; Sasha, Farley, Toto and Flynn are still around. Ruby has been seen a few times and once brought Maple to the house. On another occasion, Maple and Clover visited together. Maple is a little girl possum.

Maple - 13^th April 2016 [Photo by Xesce]

Clover is more shy than Maple and was difficult to photograph. Clover has a dark spot on the white tip of his/her tail which resembles a ringtail named Rosebud who was Wasabi's older brother and therefore would be Maple and Clover's uncle.

Update 31st March 2016

Sasha and Farley are visiting every night, with Toto and Flynn showing their faces every now and then. Ruby and Wasabi have also been seen but are mostly staying away, hopefully looking after Maple and Clover.

Flynn - 22^nd Mar 2016

Although Flynn is still small and still shares a sleeping spot with Sasha, Sasha is getting less tolerant of him and chases him away from the house when she sees him.

Update 28th Feb 2016

Recently, Wasabi and Ruby brought their babies (who have been named Maple and Clover) to the house.

Wasabi (left), Ruby (right) and Maple (back-riding) - 17^th Feb 2016 [photo by Xesce]

Maple rode on Ruby's back, but Clover stayed in a nearby tree, making faces at the other possums.

Update 10th Feb 2016 - Introducing Flynn

Sasha's baby has been named Flynn.

Flynn - 9^th Feb 2016

Flynn is now at the stage where he is starting to take food from hand.