Bruiser passed in March 2023.  His big silly face and sweet disposition will be missed forever.

Bruiser was a spring 2020 baby who grew, along with this nine siblings, to be big and strong. But, as happened with so many other things during 2020, things went awry. Two days before he was set to be released with his siblings, I accidentally closed one of his little fingers in the cage door and broke it. Sigh.

So…he was separated from his siblings, brought back into my rehab area and was on pain medication and antibiotics for two weeks. During that time he became quite accustomed to being a “house possum” and decided that Awesome ‘Possumz was where he wanted to stay. He bonded to me and would routinely hold on tight to my hair and “slub” me nearly to death.

He is a big guy but his square head, squishy body, soft eyes and gentle temperament make him a great ambassador. He absolutely adores food; I haven’t found anything he won’t eat yet.  A possum after my own heart.

Bruiser doesn't get to do away-from-home programs because he's a 12-lb scaredy possum and a nervous pooper (sigh).  But he's the star of several TikTok videos and a great at-home teacher.