Others defended the opossum's unusual diet splurge. "To be fair, if I ate a whole Costco chocolate cake I would probably be panting a lot, too," said another user. "We've all been there ...

Opossums are opportunistic feeders. When a family left a Costco tuxedo cake on the patio, an opossum helped itself, eating ...

A "choco-holic" opossum who went to town on a Nebraska family's Costco chocolate cake just days before Valentine's Day is now in recovery.

An opossum with a sweet tooth was hospitalized ... But for now, they said the “cranky” critter is on a restricted diet. “Sometimes a sweet tooth just can’t wait until Valentine’s Day.

The “cake bandit” was found outside Kim Doggett’s Omaha home earlier this month. It was a cold February day, and she had ...

Somehow we’re on yet another Monday, friends. This is another first -- like the quirky platypus, I never thought to add an ...

The opossum spent some time getting a diet reset with caregivers last week before she was released back into the wild. The Nebraska opossum received so much attention that Nebraska Wildlife Rehab ...

A clinic note said the opossum was “panting a lot, however mobile and alert.” Fortunately, with some time in rehab and a diet reset, the animal should be stabilized enough to return to the ...

While the intake note labeled the opossum as a male, she is actually a female, the rehab noted. "With some time in rehab (and a diet reset), this choco-holic should be stabilized enough to return ...

The "choco-holic" opossum turned out to also be dealing with lead toxicity, according to those who treated her It's hard to play dead when the sugar rush kicks in. An opossum in Nebraska with a ...