Husbandry and Diseases of Possums presented by Dr. Anne Fowler

Why does our wildlife need your help?

Our wildlife populations are decreasing at rapid rates thanks to climate change, urban sprawl and the consequent loss of habitat, cars, dogs, cats, foxes, poisoning and many other human related issues. The educated assistance of wildlife carers and vet staff is key to their welfare.

Husbandry and Diseases of Possums Course Outline

Presented by Dr. Anne Fowler

Please bring pen and paper to take your own notes. And the amount and variety of native foods (branches, leaves, flowers, fruits) that you will feed to a possum (300g ringtail or 500g Brushtail possum) that night. This is to assist attendees in understanding species of food that can be fed locally. It does not matter if you do not know the species of tree fed!
The manual Husbandry and Diseases of Injured Native Possums will likely be available for sale on the day or via the FaunaOz Education website.

Objective: The attendee should have an improved understanding about the social ecology and dietary requirements of the two common possum species, Brushtail and Ringtail possums.
Various conditions that possums suffer – from husbandry-related, nutritional, infectious and traumatic presentations are addressed. Rehabilitation and release techniques are discussed with relation to published work done on released animals.

Time propose topic:

• 9:00 - 10:30 Housing and diet of possums
• 10:30 – 11:00 Morning tea
• 11:00 – 12:00 Rehabilitation and release
• 12:00 – 1:00 Infectious and nutritional conditions
• 1:00 – 2:00 Lunch
• 2:00 – 3:00 Traumatic conditions
• 3:00 – 3:30 Afternoon tea
• 3:30 – 4:30 Hand-rearing conditions
• 4:30 – 5:00 Discussion

Course will run from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

08:45am Registration.

PURCHASE TICKET NOW - LIMITED PLACES - 16 people max per course

Ticket sales end Sat 26th Jul 2025, 12:00 pm ACST

Cost $75

Adelaide Birds & Exotics Vet Centre, Frewville

We trust you will gain useful new knowledge to treat wildlife and will have the ability to discuss topics amongst your peers. We also look forward to listing your practice as 'Wildlife Friendly' with our 24/7 Wildlife Rescue Line when giving advice to the general public and our volunteers.

Parking at rear of venue.

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