Eva was found running down Eva Drive in Port Royal, VA in May 2024.  She was about three months old. The finder knew that she was way too small to be on her own, so she scooped her up and brought her to Awesome Possumz.  A three-month old possum should weigh about 300 grams, but Eva weighed a mere 58 grams; she was just skin and bones!  Further inspected revealed why.  Eva had been born...without eyes!  It's impossum-ble to know how long she'd been on her own out in the big, scary world, but I could tell right away that she was a fighter!  She was started off on very diluted formula and over the course of several weeks she grew stronger and stronger.  

Normally wild animals who are completely blind are not used for education as it can be extremely stressful to them, but Eva had been born that way, so she did not know anything else.  She was calm and curious, and didn't seem to think that there was anything wrong with her.  I reached out to the Virginia Dept. of Wildlife Resources, where my permit is issued through, told them her story and stated that I wanted to add her to my exhibition permit.  After a tense seven weeks and numerous discussions, she was added and became an official ambassador at Awesome Possumz.  As of October 2024, she is about nine months old and a whopping four pounds.  She will stay a tiny girl but she is doing great and is a fantastic ambassador!  She doesn't know she has a disability.  She only knows the possum-bilities!