Help me get rid of these darn opposums lol!!!!?

Question

Opposums have invaded my house! I thought i had got all of them out and last night one bit my son! I have been trying to find where they are coming in through but to no avail i cant figure it out! Any tips on removal or experiences you had like this will be helpful! Thank You!

Answer 1

well, i wound't want one living IN my house, but outside? GREAT! They not only eat road kill, but pests like rats and other small rodents, bugs, mosquito's!

they typically have one or two pups. one usually dies. the other goes on to live for a couple of years- IF that lucky!

they are not known to carry rabies, so just make sure you cleansed the area good with regular soap and water and apply ointment.

they also LOVE catfood, so if you have a cat, chances are they are after the food.

try to locate where they are getting in. make sure there are no pups. if not sure, go buy some catfood (if you dont have a cat)

place a bowl outside where you think he or she (most likely a she) if she eats the food and then returns, chances are she's got pups.

last but not least, read up on them.

Answer 2

You seem humored by this.  If a wild animal bit your son it's no laughing matter.  There is always a risk of rabies or other diseases.

Answer 3

I've never had that problem, thankfully.  I had one under my house once.  One place many people forget about is behind the dryer where the vent is located. If it's just a little oversized they can squeeze in. Here's what I found on the internet:

First you must locate the access holes the opossum is using to get under or into your house, or under your deck; check all vent screens.  Then purchase and have the material handy to replace or repair the screen, stucco, wood or other material that is in disrepair.  There is no need to exclude the opossum if you aren't going to correct the attraction.   Wad up and lightly stuff newspaper in the breach of the hole.   Sprinkle a layer of flour around the entrance.

Wait for the opossum to leave at night.  Opossums are nocturnal and will leave shortly after sundown to hunt for food.  Check frequently for the newspaper to have been pushed out and for tracks in the flour leading away from the hole to ensure the opossum has left.

Once it leaves, seal the entrance thoroughly if you cannot immediately complete the repair at that moment.  If you see tracks returning to the hole then do not seal; there is an animal in there.  Make sure there are no young left behind before sealing or the animals will die.  It is best if you can wait until the non-breeding season (usually October to December) before sealing an area in order to give the young a chance to leave.  Remember, if an opossum should become trapped after an area is sealed you will end up with an awful smell and additional expense removing the seal and then resealing after the body is removed.

If the opossum is using a tree to access the hole, cut the branch away from the house after the opossum leaves.  Opossums cannot jump so trim back enough just so they can't reach by stretching.  Allowing branches of trees to touch your house also gives bugs access to your roof area which will attract the opossum and other animals as a food source.

You must keep up your house in its originally pest-proof state.   Not doing so will provide (or maybe is already providing) other animals to seek refuge including:  skunks, raccoons, mice, rats.   If your home is so old that it was never built to exclude animals, contact your local pest control for them to come out and "pest-proof" your home by exclusionary methods.  Most pest control companies will humanely trap and release large mammals from your property also.  Ask them what they do with the animals before you enlist their services.

Answer 4

What ever you do, please do it humanly :)