I have now officially had Polly for a week now. She is up to 139 grams. This is a picutre of us early this morning trying to get internet access.

By the way, I’m allergic to Polly. My epipen, prednisone pills and benedryl are all on stand by.
Fun Opossum Facts…
1) Opossums have 50 teeth
2) They have opposable thumbs on each of their hind feet
3) They have a prehensile tail, which can be used for grasping like a hand
4) They are the only marsupial found in the US
5) Opossums give birth to 16-20 babies, only 12-13 days after mating. Newborn opossums are about the size of a grain of rice. Most do not survive the journey into the pouch where they must find one of her 13 nipples. Those who do not find a nipple wont make it.
More interesting opossum facts to come!