Critter Crossing Rehabilitation

Critter Crossing Rehabilitation Small scale wildlife facility specializing in providing sanctuary to non-releasable animals, raising orphaned mustelids (weasels, mink etc.)
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and providing educational programing. **WE ARE CLOSED TO ALL OTHER INTAKES AND INQUIRIES** We are funded solely on private donations. Donations are not required at intake but always appreciated! Critter Crossing Rehabilitation is a Michigan based wildlife rehabilitation facility established in 2018 for the rescue & care of injured, ill, and orphaned native wildlife. We focus on the rehabilitation

of all small mammals including raccoons, opossums, rabbits, mink, muskrat, squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs, foxes, weasels, etc. We also are legally subpermitted to aid in the stabilization of raptor species. We are not currently licensed for fawns or songbirds, though we are working towards it. The goal is always to release these animals back into their natural environment, though we do hold a scientific collectors permit for an educational non-releasable opossum, meant to be used in live programs to educate the public on our backyard wildlife and how to coexist and appreciate these critters. We thoroughly enjoy attending events, giving presentations, and educating the public whenever we can. We are here to help our wildlife but also as a hotline resource to assist with human-animal conflict and advise on how to properly help and know when to step in with a potential animal in need. We have a great working partnership with our local MIDNR, animal control, Michigan Humane Society, and the general community. If you need help with an animal, text is best at (810) 441-6934, or you can message us on Facebook or call us directly at the same number. Thank you for caring about our wildlife!

It’s getting increasingly hard to get photos of these wiggle monsters but our orphaned mink have finally opened their ey...
06/05/2026

It’s getting increasingly hard to get photos of these wiggle monsters but our orphaned mink have finally opened their eyes 🥹

Don’t let their cute faces fool you, they are already mean noodles with teeth so sharp they might be related to sharks. 🦈

Thank you to everyone who has purchased items off of our wishlist for the minks and weasels. We appreciate you! We could still use monetary donations, I’m putting an order in tonight for mice, which will cost us $100 (plus shipping) this month alone. Or, if you feel more comfortable purchasing a gift certificate for us, we order all of our prey online from Rodent Pro.

ISO!!! If any body can find these plastic basket carriers in this style I’d appreciate it! I just need one or two. They ...
06/03/2026

ISO!!! If any body can find these plastic basket carriers in this style I’d appreciate it! I just need one or two. They work perfect for the baby weasels because they are big enough for them to move around when they are little, AND the door on the front also doesn’t have large holes that they can slip through like wired door crates.

They are sold out on this website and I can’t seem to find them on another website that doesn’t look like a scam lol or if you’re brave enough to gamble and order from a strange website. 🤣 I don’t care what color it is but they have to be this style! I’ve tried many other carriers for the weaning stage and either they are too small in size or have holes too big.

Let me know if you have better luck than me!

Darla’s been moved into the outdoor enclosure and she is one happy (and beautiful) girl! 🌿
06/02/2026

Darla’s been moved into the outdoor enclosure and she is one happy (and beautiful) girl! 🌿

Alright folks, we are reaching the point with our weasel & mink where they start costing about $300 a month to feed. Bet...
06/02/2026

Alright folks, we are reaching the point with our weasel & mink where they start costing about $300 a month to feed. Between their special milk replacers, mice, and raw cat food they will be absolutely demolishing food in this rapid growth period as they transition from being bottle fed to lapping from a dish.

If you have anything to spare for the feed bill for the month of June it’s much appreciated. Or, if you’d rather buy items, I did update our wishlist specifically to the needs of raising these little scoundrels:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2JL0DWQMUUHCJ?ref_=wl_share

05/27/2026

Don’t forget to take your bath tonight! 🛁

Two minks in a pod. 🥰Yes, last Wednesday (5/13) we received the chunky boy on the left as a transfer from Wildside Rehab...
05/24/2026

Two minks in a pod. 🥰
Yes, last Wednesday (5/13) we received the chunky boy on the left as a transfer from Wildside Rehabilitation and Education Center after they admitted him from a local in their area late the night before. He was found in a chicken coop which is crazy—he’s lucky to be alive and not a chicken snack.

We were a little worried about not having a friend for him to grow up with but then last Sunday (5/17), he received a new baby sister as a transfer from A.R.K. / Association to Rescue Kritters.

Both mink are doing wonderful and growing like weeds!! Their eyes should be opening any day now and we can’t wait!
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Thank you to both Wildside and ARK for getting each of these babies to us and trusting us with their care. And thank you to both centers for ALL you do for wildlife. We know everyone is absolutely swamped and we thank you immensely for the good work you do!🐾

Introducing "Darla"🌸It's been a whole year since our last educational ambassador opossum, "Zero" passed away. It was tim...
05/23/2026

Introducing "Darla"🌸

It's been a whole year since our last educational ambassador opossum, "Zero" passed away. It was time we opened our heart & home to another nonreleasable opossum in need.

Darla was raised from a baby by a member of the public. While illegal, we know they loved her very much and are grateful they made the responsible choice in the end to find her legal educational placement, which is safer for her and the family involved.

She’s about 11 months old and was kept as a house pet. Again, illegal, but also wild animals are not an ideal house pet. She is obese and unreleasable due to her habituation to humans and desensitization to other predators (like dogs).

While well meaning, Darla was robbed of a life in the wild. Her life may have been saved by being hand raised by the public, but ultimately her freedom to roam and a live a natural life as nature intended was sacrificed in the process.

Now it’s our responsibility to give Darla an enriched life, albeit in captivity, but replicating a natural life and home for her in an outdoor enclosure. Utilizing her for educational programming in a respectful way, we can hopefully discourage other members of the public from creating more “Darlas”, preventing her situation from happening to other wild animals who just aren’t meant to belong to us.

We are still getting to know Darla, but soon will reopen bookings for educational programs. An announcement will be made when we are ready!

As a reminder, we prefer to provide educational programs at no cost to local schools, libraries, groups, and nature centers. When you donate, you support these outings and the care of our educational ambassadors. 🐭🦨🐍

**We are still not accepting rehab patients EXCEPT for mustelid species. Our focus is currently weasel & mink rehab as well as providing sanctuary to nonreleasable animals.**

Few feelings beat this moment: eyes opening on a neonatal animal you’ve poured your heart into for 3 weeks straight. I h...
05/18/2026

Few feelings beat this moment: eyes opening on a neonatal animal you’ve poured your heart into for 3 weeks straight.

I haven’t had the mental capacity to post updates on the short-tailed weasels (stoats) because it’s been a rough go the last week.

They weighed 7 or less grams when I received them 3 weeks ago, dehydrated and hypoglycemic. These were the smallest stoats I’ve ever raised. Before that, 10 grams was the smallest I successfully raised and they came immediately into care after being orphaned. This season’s babies all came 8 or more hours after being orphaned, which is quite literally detrimental in mustelid species.

Brand new babies (of any species) can also experience failure of passive transfer. This means newborn animals don’t receive enough protective antibodies from their mommas making them more susceptible to infections, failing to thrive, and mortality in general. That, coupled with the extra complicated digestive system of mustelid species, really has made things a struggle. They rallied for the first two weeks and then all began to experience Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), causing chronic regurgitation at feeding times and weight loss. As you can imagine, these little weasels don’t have a lot of weight to afford to lose.

It’s been exhausting. A rollercoaster. But this morning, I was greeted with these beautiful little peepers.

Good morning, World☀️💛

I’m so bummed to report that the little girl mink from yesterday’s post passed away. These losses hit extra hard since w...
05/13/2026

I’m so bummed to report that the little girl mink from yesterday’s post passed away.
These losses hit extra hard since we have such a small crew of patients and normally have such a good success rate with these species. But I believe in transparency. Things happen, patients pass away. And that’s the truth no matter what species you work with or how few animals you intake.

It’s hard to say if it was from trauma from the cat, or was something else wrong with this sweet baby before the cat found it.

Regardless, I did everything I could and I’m sorry that I don’t have a happier update right now. Between my postpartum hormones & this loss I’m pretty gutted.

❤️‍🩹

Our first MINK of the year. ❤️‍🩹She came to us last night from North Branch after being brought up to the finder’s house...
05/12/2026

Our first MINK of the year. ❤️‍🩹
She came to us last night from North Branch after being brought up to the finder’s house by a cat.

Though we can’t see any bite wounds, antibiotics were started right away. The bacteria of a cats mouth is often fatal in wildlife, especially neonates.

She is acting a little more lethargic than she should be (yes, even this young they are very active and noisy). When she was initially found she was being quite vocal per the finder so we are suspicious of some sort of internal trauma from the cat or perhaps fighting infection (in which case we hope the antibiotics help fight).

We have been administering subcutaneous fluids as well all day today because she’s only eating about a third of what she should be at her size—because again, she’s lethargic and feels dumpy.

We are doing all we can and hope for a good outcome. 🙏

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PO Box 233
Dryden, MI
48428

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+18104416934

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