Hope for Heidi as she starts a diet to treat her eyes
Heidi the opossum, the cross eyed marsupial that became a media sensation earlier this year, is set to have treatment to ease her eye condition.
Handlers at Leipzig Zoo are putting her on a strict diet of lettuce, carrots and chicken to help her lose weight and reduce the fat deposits around her eyes.
Heidi has already inspired a You Tube song and a toy, and attracted thousands of fans on Facebook.
She was abandoned in the US with her sister and moved to Germany in May.
Bill Turnball and Sian Williams report.
02 Feb 2011