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How to Get Rid of Opossums [Humane Live Animal Control]

https://bit.ly/opossum-control Click the link to learn more about Opossums and shop the professional-grade products featured in this video! Shop for Humane Live Animal Traps here! https://bit.ly/40YEodr Shop for Sealator Pro Black Foam here! https://bit.ly/40YeTZZ --- Opossums are small animals that will wander onto your property in search of food, water, and shelter. These animals are known to invade homes and nest in attics or decks, cause property damage like tearing off roof shingles, and hunt small animals like chickens in their coops. Opossums have a distinct look and are easily identified by their greyish-whitish fur, white faces, long snouts, black ears, and hairless tails. Adult opossums typically grow up to 40 inches in length, tail included. Opossums are marsupials, so the females have pouches they use to carry their young. You may also see several young opossums cling to their mother’s back as the mother forages around. If you’re unable to personally spot any opossums, try looking for their tracks in mud, sand, dust, or other surfaces. The tracks from a opossum’s forepaw look similar to other tracks like from a raccoon, but you can tell the two apart by looking at their hind paws. The hind paw print from a raccoon has an elongated heel, and the hind paw from a opposum features its distinct extended thumb. They are mainly found in forests, grasslands, farmlands, and wooded areas, but they can also be found in cities and suburban areas. Opossums can travel up to 1 mile per day as they wander and forage. If opossums have invaded your property, look for signs of activity. Outdoors, they can nest in tree hollows, brush piles, and wood piles, in the abandoned dens of other animals, and in empty spaces underneath buildings. Indoors, they can invade attics, crawl spaces, and garages. Opossums tend not to cause structural damage to get inside buildings, but they will take advantage of entry points created by other invasive animals like rodents or raccoons. Check gardens for chewed or eaten plants, droppings, or tracks, and check dumpsters or trash bins for signs of rummaging. Be careful not to approach any opossums on your property, but keep in mind that startled or threatened opossums will play dead as a defense mechanism. The first step to controlling animals on your property is to remove food sources. Any food left out will compete with any bait you may be using. Ensure any garbage bins and dumpsters close properly, do not leave pet food or bird seed out overnight, sweep up any fallen fruits or seeds, and consider moving or fencing away any fruit or vegetable plants. Opossums are capable climbers, so you may want a complete enclosure. Once your property has been cleaned, set up a Solutions Humane Live Animal Trap. When activated, this live trap shuts quickly and tightly, ensuring no harm comes to the animal. For the best success rate, proper placement is key. The most effective spot for your live trap is where you’ve seen animal activity. It’s important this spot is also in regular shade or not in constant sunlight, as an animal can die from overexposure if left in the sun too long without a way to escape. Place your trap along the edge of your property, or close to any food or water sources away from human or pet activity. Inside structures like in an attic or basement, set the trap against the wall close to opossum activity. To increase the likelihood of catching your target, we recommend you pre-bait the trap. This involves setting bait but not rigging the trap to shut. This allows animals to get used to the trap’s presence and view it as a food source. Depending on the urgency, you can pre-bait traps for several days to two weeks, but keep in mind that a failed capture can lose the animal’s trust quickly. Open the trap, but tie the door to the cage to prevent it from closing. Set bait behind the trap’s pressure plate in a manner that is inaccessible to animals unless they come inside the trap. Check the trap once a day to replenish bait. Over time, the animal will become accustomed to the trap, then you can rig it to shut. Hold the door steady, remove the tie, and pull the metal arm forward so it catches the door and arms trap. --- Click the link to learn more about opossums and shop the professional-grade products featured in this video! https://bit.ly/opossum-control Thanks for watching! #diypestcontrol #solutionspestandlawn #opossums