Fun personal fact (Patreon)

I am allergic to marsupials.

Odd I know. I noticed it about a year after I took in Peach and Petunia. I would get small red bumps after handling them. I always thought it was just because their nails were so sharp, but they would itch incessantly. As time went on it got worse. So I would just make sure I was wearing long sleeves while handling them.

Mushroom was a very clean opossum and also didn’t like to be handled so it was rare that I would pick her up. Because of this it took a while for me to realize that she would cause me to break out in rashes as well. It wasn’t until I started rehabbing the baby opossums that I made the connection “oh it’s something about marsupials that makes me get hives.”

Now, a few years later. I’ve ultimately confirmed it’s most likely all forms of marsupial after Syd has also caused me to burst into hives.

I think I’ve deducted that it’s their saliva.

The real question is, when they ask if you have any allergies at the doctors office… do I need to write down that I’m allergic to marsupial spit? 😂