An opossum in Nebraska with a "sweet tooth" was hospitalized earlier this week — and will eventually be returned to the wild — after she was caught eating what a wildlife rehab center is ...

Kim Doggett couldn’t find room in her refrigerator for a chocolate mousse cake she’d picked up at Costco last weekend. “We usually have a houseful of people, so I decided to do what I always ...

An opossum in Nebraska with a "sweet tooth" was hospitalized earlier this week — and will eventually be returned to the wild — after she was caught eating what a wildlife rehab center is describing as ...

While opossums will eat almost anything – chocolate could be poisonous to the mild-mannered mammals, they learned. “I knew there was no way I could just leave a sick opossum there overnight ...

Eating the entire cake likely saved the opossum’s life, Nebraska Wildlife Rehab said. The “Cake Bandit” is currently being treated for both her recent dietary habits and unrelated lead toxicity.

A “cranky” but curious opossum found itself in the hospital after indulging in a popular Costco dessert, Nebraska Wildlife Rehab reported on Instagram. “We googled chocolate with possums ...

Veterinarians treated the opossum with activated charcoal to neutralize any potential toxicity from the chocolate. She was also found to have a high level of lead, likely from eating local insects.

Stastny said the opossum was given fluids and a full exam, including bloodwork and X-rays. The animal’s blood showed a high level of lead toxicity, not from chocolate, but from eating plants ...