The Passelry
A word combining passel (group of opossums) and other breeding group names like "ferretry" or "rattery"
(I made it up)
(hoping it catches on)


The passelry is kept in the main living area so they are within close poking distance:
Its helped us learn about and monitor a variety of behaviors

Meet the Potatoes
(the profiles, while a bit silly, are written in the spirit of their individual personalities)

Hermes

age 3, Aquarius
Hermes' greatest enemy is his lack of constitution. He's spooked by his own voice. He jumps when someone says "hello"--after he's greeted them. He's always wanted to write horror novels, but is too afraid to finish them. He's putting himself out there in the hopes of working on his confidence and finding someone special (though secretly he's hoping to reconnect with the love of his life, Dotty). His hobbies include checking locks and looking over his shoulder.

Lewis

Age: 1,  Aries
Lewis is an adventurer through an through just like his grandma Dotty. After bravely exploring the west to map out the new world, he has decided to start an even more frightening expedition-- meeting a lady. He enjoys watching basketball and naming Newfoundland dogs.

Clark

Age: 1, Aries
Too tenderhearted for his own good, Clark finds himself at everyone's beck and call. His days are filled with fetching everyone's coffees, filing paper work, and completing QR reports-- despite being the janitor. He intends on taking self-help classes, but so far missed every one getting stuck holding open the door. He enjoys violent video games and contemplating arson. 

Sausage (I didn't pick it, my husband did)

Age: 9mo
Escaping a suffocating home life, she spent her youth a mercenary, traversing the four kingdoms looking for work. Living hand-to-mouth for so long she developed a bit of a hoarding behavior. Everything she touches she defends with the same vigor as fending off the fur-dragons during her mercenary days. Due to this, she isn't looking for anything permanent, but wont say no to a nice bard passing through town. She enjoys strong ale and mutton.

Pepperoncini (Pepper)(okay, I did pick this one)

Age: 11mo
Never one to be caught up in daydreams, Pepper is pragmatic through and through. She started programing at 4mo because she found the teacher's grade keeping to be inefficient. As an adult she has a regular 9-5 office job, where she lives to save time on commuting and the cost of car insurance. As to finding a romantic partner-- she is currently still trying to calculate the practicality of the division of resources. She enjoys being able to get back to work if you don't have anything important to add.

Agnes

Age: 8mo
*still getting to know her

Edith

6mo
*still getting to know her

Dolores (Dotty--Retired)

age 3, Libra
Is convinced she was Joan of Arc in her past life when really she was Joan from human resources. She's always been petite, but that hasn't stopped her from her favorite hobbies: rock climbing and parkour. Her friends urge her to become a fitness trainer at the local gym, but she'd rather be a food critique for the free food. She's open to finding friends, but not looking for anything romantic. She had a fling at Hermes and got strange furry parasites that recently moved from her tummy to her back.
She loves everything bagels and karaoke. 

Beatrice (Birdie--Retired)

Age 2

Spent 3 years in Paris training to be a  sous-chef, but doesn't brag about it. Her specialty is  Sockeye Salmon En Papillote and Ganache which is basically fish cooked in parchment paper with a chocolate sauce. Admittedly its terrible, but it is "special".

Ruth (Retired)

age 2, Leo
Will one day solve world hunger and bring world peace,  but currently she is a baby. Her hobbies include scooting around and nursing.

Myles (Retired)

age 2, Leo
Miles is a born adventurer. Being a few weeks old, and more head than body, wont stop him from setting of to the magical, wondrous realms beyond the horizons, that are, in fact, certain death. He will one day be a handsome, fearsome man, desired by every belle and the envy of their suiters. Given he survives his misguided youthful ambitions. Like his mom he loves parkour-- he's just really bad at it.

Jamison (Retired)

Age 2mo
When he says  "Netflix and chill" he really means lounging on the couch and binging shows. He really likes  Sci Fi, but he's happy to let you pick. It will have to be at your place though as he doesn't have  Netflix.

Quartz (Retired)

age 4,  Aquarius
She was born an a ranch in NJ 17mo ago. She always dreamed of being a cow girl, instead she ended up a soccer mom. She was a fantastic at it, but her heart was still on the farm. After her kids grew up she moved to a ranch, but found the work difficult and tedious. Also she hates cows. In the end she found herself missing the days of spudlings pulling out her hair and racing off in 11 different directions. She feels she's not getting any younger so shes looking to settle down with a nice man for two weeks than leave. She also enjoys oil painting and low-stakes cricket.

Dylan (Retired)

age 4, Taurus
Growing up in a small town in Michigan, Dylan always knew he wanted to be an accountant. He studied hard and worked every summer as a bus boy for the local IHOP. Finally he saved up enough money to go to collage! However, after he moved several states away to start his new life as a freshman accounting major, he remembered he didn't know what numbers were. Fortunately he was able to redirect that ambition and now he manages the IHOP he worked at in his youth. He's had a few flings, but is ready to get serious and is looking for a nice lady to stay the frick out of his nest.
He enjoys boating on his days off and has never heard a jazz song he didn't like.

What cleaning day looks like:

To protect our fleece blankets and cage sets we wash them on delicate and air dry them: