Update 25th Sept 2013 - A possum fight and a trapped possum freed

I'll start with a cute photo of Amiri.

Amiri grabbing onto Kiki's back 15^th Sept 2013

Update 15th Sept 2013

Dexter hasn't been seen or heard for a while and might have been ejected from the area by Kiki. Wasabi also hasn't visited for a while, but it's fairly normal for him to take lengthy breaks away. Amiri has been off his mother's back for long enough for me to see that he is a little boy possum.

Here's a photo of Amiri peering out of Box 7 when Kiki left him alone in the garage about a week ago.

Amiri looking out of Box 7 - 7^th Sept 2013

Update 5th Sept 2013 - Kiki's baby gets a name, unusual happenings in Perth and some Possum Porn

I'll start off with a photo of Kiki's baby. The little one is now permanently out of the pouch and is occasionally left on its own for short periods. I'm naming this possum Amiri.

Amiri - 31^st August 2013

Update 21st August 2013 - Kiki's baby now back-riding

A couple of days ago, Kiki turned up with her latest baby back-riding. This is the first time I've seen the baby directly. Here's a photo of the pair.

Kiki with her 9^th baby back-riding - 18^th August 2013

Streaming video now enabled on Possum TV

I've decided to enable streaming video for the Possum TV box cameras.

My main reason for doing this is that Kiki has started bringing her baby into the nest boxes, and you really need full speed video to appreciate the little one leaping around.

To enable streaming mode, simply select it under "Update Rate" as follows:

Update 13th August 2013 - Kiki's new baby shows itself

I've seen Kiki's latest baby for the first time. Kiki decided to visit box 7 and the little baby came out of the pouch to play when they were in the safety of the box. The baby is more well developed than I'd imagined. It's well past the "starved frog" stage and looks and acts like a proper possum. It looks like I was wrong in my last blog entry and it will be back-riding before spring.

Kiki about to be scrabbled in the face by her baby - 12^th August 2013

The baby was very active throughout the day, which probably means that it's sleeping in the pouch for all or most of the night.

Update 18th July 2013

Kiki, Spock and Wasabi are all visiting regularly.

Kiki 16^th July 2013

Pinot hasn't been seen in over a month. No possums have slept in any of the boxes in over a month, either. I'm not sure why this is; snakes? too cold? Spock has been seen in the garage door several times; I don't know why he prefers it over the nearby box 7.

Update 30th June 2013

Kiki, Spock and Wasabi are all healthy and visiting regularly. Pinot hasn't been seen for a while, but that's normal for him. The new male brushtail that appeared last month has visited the possum boxes a few times, but still hasn't visited the house.

Wasabi has been seen a couple of times with a baby possum in tow. He hasn't brought the baby close enough for a good look, so it's not clear whether this is Vindi.

Wasabi's daughter (maybe Vindi) 26^th June 2013

On one hand, this possum looks a bit small to be Vindi (this one is roughly the same size as Vindi was in March) and looks to have less white on the tail, but on the other hand is too big to be a new baby - unless there's another mother ringtail in the area.

Update 2nd June 2013

Just a brief update: The usual possums; Kiki, Spock, Wasabi and Pinot, have been visiting. No more pythons have been seen.

Here's a photo of Wasabi and Spock in a tree. Although not aggressive, Wasabi is a brave possum who usually stands his ground when confronted by a brushtail. In this photo he's making his way into a tree, not deterred by the presence of Spock.

Wasabi (left) and Spock (right) 18^th May 2013 [Photo by Xesce]

Update 17th May 2013

News in brief: A ceiling possum, a marauding possum, a python, a brave Kiki, and Pinot stops by for a visit.

For a couple of weeks recently, Spock made his home in the ceiling. Here's a photo of him peeping out from behind a light fitting.

Spock in ceiling 7^th May 2013