Baby opossums stay with mama for months while they receive nutrients and security in the marsupium. The sound of her beating heart surrounds them as they grow. Mama feeds them 24/7 during early stages of development, grooms them, teaches them how to be wild and how to opossum. In a natural dispersal effect, the babies, hopefully at the right age, fall off and begin life on their own. Unfortunately, accidents happen like what happened to this passel of 6 joeys on Christmas day. Mama died and thes