u/backschlamp

and what do they judge? 🙄Every single screecher we rehabbed this year looked at me like this 😂

we had an active pair in spring and hope AlmaAndFriedel come back for a fall clutch. Alma was the most attentive mom and the sounds are just epic I think. Hope this brings you as much joy as it brings us 🥰

THANK YOU to all who share all those valuable tips how to make raising mealworms a success

Look at my first own Gen 👏👏👏
we used to buy dried as snacks for joeys and other critters due to costs at the rehab center. Now I hope to maintain at least a small colony with several ages / sizes for next spring to help limit costs and accommodate small songbird etc.

Oats and bran
carrot slices every 3 days
powdered rat food (the crumbs from the bottom of the Mazuri rat blocks we use for our pet rats) once a month for the worms
pretty high pop in the beetle container
removing beetles from container every 2 1/2 weeks letting the worms develop
New container for beetles w fresh set up
Using small storage containers and the old small pet shop typical tubs originally purchased w starter worms
Room temp

feeding the worms as treats and for training to just about anything at the rehab center from birds to armadillo especially to teach orphans to catch their prey.

any suggestions what else you feed are welcome 🤗

Fingers crossed this continues as well as it has so far (4 months)

I’ve just published my first LEGO idea! I would love some support

Linkhttps://ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/781e4f5b-e903-461f-b4d3-5ad53e79d356

oh hey, hello there.

Barn Owl owlet from our active nest box discovered the camera 😜

6 of 7 babies made it! With das going missing at 3 weeks old! We tossed mom some feeder mice every day until she could leave the clutch & hunt. Then we supported her again when they got ao big she utterly had to bring in 3 bunnies to feed them. When they started flight school we ceased support to they get motivated. A HUGE thanks to our local raptor rehabber

Barn owl mom Alma had to feed 7 owlets and usually it was rats and mice but every now and then barn owl dad Friedel brought home a cotton tail bunny to feed his fam. It was sad and happy tears at the same time (is that ugly crying then?) It was unique to spy on them and we hope to have a fall/winter clutch in the new box ❤️(CTX, barn owls breed year round here).

our box needed renewal and the handy man went to work 🥰Limited hight, space and weight restrictions considered, it still came out roomier than the old one and accommodates a nest cam 🎉now we hope the owls love this one as much as the old one 🤞

Always precious to see when a new single is accepted into an existing group like they are family ❤️

I need advice asap. I don't use Reddit, but figured this was the fastest place to get real human info. Just scooped up a small, juvenile possum from the middle of highway traffic in Atlanta. I didn't see a mother or siblings around and wasn't near any nature or treeline. He seems scared and physically exhausted. I have no idea if he is big enough to be without his mother. Should I let him recoup with some shade and water and then just let him go in some woods, or do I need to find a sanctuary or something to give him care like a mother would? he is a little smaller than my (fairly small) hand. Thanks so much!!!

gets me every time when they spill out of the box 😊❤️

hope someone been there and has a true & tested successful suggestion
Location: CTX - rehab center - ran out of 33/30 for WTD fawns.
Fresh goat milk donations come in but soooo many fawns this year it is not a medium term solution.

What formula close enough do u “composed” to fit 33/30 fawn Fox Valley Day One? It is literally sold out everywhere and our orders won’t get here before 7/15 but local farm store had Purina Kid as well as Purina Lamb formula

anyone ever temp raise fawns for about 10 days / 2 wks on Lambs 25/30 adding whey protein isolate for example?
Other successful alternatives?

thanks so much for your experiences 😍and for all you do out there ❤️