The cake-stuffed Omaha opossum was taken in by the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab rescue group.Nebraska Wildlife RehabSometimes, your eyes are bigger than your stomach. Thats what happened to a very relatable opossum in Omaha, Nebraska after it stuffed itself on a Costco chocolate cake. It turns out the furry cake queens overindulgence may have also saved her life. Wildlife doctors discovered she was suffering from unrelated lead toxicity and are now treating her for both the cake feast and the lead.Real estate agent Kim Doggett and her family discovered the opossum on their deck furniture. The family ran out of space to store a Costco chocolate mousse cake. I always have a house full and we cook a lot and when you run out of room in the fridge you just sit it on the table outside in the winter, Doggett says over a Facebook chat.Doggetts son went to put some homemade peanut butter balls outside to set up and found the opossum with the mostly eaten cake. Chocolate-y footprints pointed to the thievery. The family tried to move the animal along but Doggets says it just didnt look right. We googled chocolate with possums because I know with dogs its poisonous and thought this would not be good for this little girl.Opossums and chocolateKim Doggett and her familiy discovered this opossum after it chowed down on a Costco chocolate cake ... [+] stored outside.Kim DoggettWildlife rescue organization Nebraska Wildlife Rehab took charge of the cat-sized mammal after it was taken in by the Nebraska Humane Society. We assume that chocolate would be toxic to opossums and other wildlife, but we dont know of any published studies confirming that, says executive director Laura Stastny over email. The opossum received activated charcoal and fluids on intake and got a full health checkup, including X-rays and bloodwork.MORE FOR YOUDoctors Allison Carter and Maddie Chilcote at the Baldwin Wildlife Center & Hubbard Family Wildlife Hospital treated the overstuffed opossum. Opossum was brought in due to having eaten an entire Costco chocolate cake, an intake note read. The marsupial was panting, but mobile and alert. Doggett notes the opossum got through more than half the cake, but didnt quite make it through the entire cake.The rehab shared the opposums story on Facebook on Feb. 10, saying she was a little cranky about our strict zero chocolate policy.Lead toxicity in opossumsThis overstuffed opossum actually got lucky when rescuers discovered it had unrelated lead toxicity.Kim DoggettThe opossum is expected to recover from the sweet repast, but the checkup revealed a serious health problemlead toxicity. This is a common issue in wildlife, with different causes for different species, and it will take several weeks of treatment and supportive care to chelate the lead from her body, says Stastny. Just as lead is bad for humans, its bad for all animals and can lead to death.While opossums sometimes get a bad rap for their pointy teeth and rat-like tails, theyre actually effective pest controllers with a taste for insects and a knack for chowing down on ticks. The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial in the United States. Marsupialslike kangaroos and koalascarry their young in pouches.The cake-filled opossums prognosis is good. The rescue expects shell be ready for release later in March. We release adult wildlife back to their home territories to give them the best chance of continued success, Stastny says.Doggett is looking forward to seeing the opossum around the neighborhood once the marsupial is feeling better. The family will take precautions with putting food outside in the future. Definitely no chocolate! says Doggett.