How to get rid of Opossums in the Attic
The Best thing that can be done to get rid of Opossums is to make sure nothing is drawing them to your home. A few best practices are :
Remove Garbage, remove all garbage and food waste from the house and garden. Bring in your pet food as well!
Secure Garbage Bins, If necessary, you can even use a rope or bungee cord to seal it tight.
Secure Bird Feeders and Pet Food Dishes. Best advice is to remove the altogether
Restrict Access to Water.
Restrict Entry Points. Sealing and covering all entry points. Raccoons are excellent climbers, so make sure you seal the roof.
Opossums are mostly nocturnal animals but may sometimes be heard during the daytime. Baby Opossums can extremely vocal – if you hear hissing, a sort of chattering, you probably have a family of Opossums living in your attic. You may also hear a heavy thumping sound. Opossums are bigger and heavier than rats or squirrels so they will move slower and have a heavier sound.
When you hear scratching noises in the attic, or just see them in your yard, and you want to attempt Wildlife Removal, you will have to trap the animal.
HOW TO GET RID OPOSSUMS IN YOUR ATTIC OR BACKYARD
How do you lure an Opossums into a trap?
Place your live trap far away from human or pet activity, along the edge of your property. Physical boundaries like fence lines, dense foliage, and garden edging make great placement guides, so set your trap along these structures. If you are dealing with a Opossums indoors, you can set your trap near entry points in the garage, attic, or basement. Once you are satisfied with your trap placement, you can bait and arm it. Check your trap twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. Once you have captured a Opossums in your live trap, place a towel over the cage to avoid frightening the animal. Be sure to contact local authorities like animal control to confirm laws in your area about animal trapping and make sure you are correctly relocating the animal. Travel to your release location, which should be more than 20 miles away. Place the trap on the ground facing away from you, and open the trap.
What is used to trap Opossums?
If there are any fruit or vegetable plots, check these for animal activity, such as chewed or eaten plants, droppings, or tracks. Opossums will also eat pet food if left out overnight, so check for missing food or disturbed bowls. After identifying your pest animal, select the best bait to increase your chances of a successful capture. Opossums will eat anything, but they are especially attracted to sweets. For this, marshmallows is a low cost and effective bait option.
Opossums SHOULD be released within a ten-mile radius or within ten miles of the city limits of where they were originally captured and the release is best within the county in which they were originally captured, if you want them to live.
So, if Opossums are cramping your backyard ideas, don't freak out. With a bit of perseverance and the right tactic, you can keep Opossums away, without harming them and without having to call pest control.
1. REMOVE FOOD SOURCES
2. MAKE YOUR HOME AND BACKYARD LESS FRIENDLY
3. USE LIVE CAGE TRAPS
4. INSTALL MOTION DETECTOR SPRINKLERS
5. TRY MOTION DETECTOR LIGHTS
6. INSTALL MESH BARRIERS AROUND YOUR VEGETABLE BEDS
7. KEEP YOUR BBQ AREA CLEAN
8. WATCH YOUR COMPOST HEAP
IS THERE A SCENT THAT REPELS Opossums ?
In one word, no. While you may read advice online that recommends various essential oils to repel Opossums , they are all lies.
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