Shaun D.

It all started a few years ago, an opossum would come into Shaun's house through his cat door. She (at the time he didn’t even know if it was a male or female) would eat the cat food, drink some water, walk into Shaun's closet, sleep for the night, then leave in the morning. She did this about 5-6 times a week for 2 1/2 years. Shaun got to the point where he would hand feed her, and after a while, she just became like part of the family. He noticed one day that her eye looked infected so he reached out to some local wildlife centers and veterinary hospitals but wasn’t able to reach anyone and no one would call him back. He wound up reaching a woman who runs a nonprofit, The Opossums Pouch Rescue. After that call Shaun found out that the opossum was in fact a she, which was a relief since he had named her Shirley. Beth, the woman who Shaun spoke with, invited him down to South Carolina for their annual 2-day orphan & medical care class. He learned how to tube feed his first baby (25 grams) and that weekend he assisted local rehabbers on 2 rescues, and had more babies to feed. Shaun was hooked. In the months following that medical class he was introduced to, and worked with, local rehabbers. He had 80 babies ranging from 18 grams – 100 grams over the course of last summer. He has gone on many many rescues and has helped with release, triage, wound care, tubing, and is now part of The Opossum’s Pouch Rescue. Shaun has also changed careers and now works at a local veterinary clinic. He plans to go to school at the end of the year to be a vet tech. His local rehabbers and hospitals are very overwhelmed with baby opossums during the season and he assists them, so this incubator will very much come in handy, and will help Shaun to save even more lives.

This incubator campaign is for the larger incubator, the TLC50 advanced. This incubator model has advanced humidity features which are crucial for baby opossums and other little ones.