Wildlife Control for Opossum

Opossums, which are often called possums, are grey-furred marsupials with a white face, long pink snout, and strong prehensile tail which they use to help them climb. Opossums can grow to the size of a large house cat. Opossums are omnivores and will eat almost anything they can find, including rats, cockroaches, and other pests- alive or dead. Despite their eating habits, they are remarkably resistant to rabies.

Wildlife professionals state opossums may look like a raccoon or cat from afar but can be positively identified by their long white face and tail. When threatened, opossums exhibit a unique physiological response. Opossums go into a faint and mimic the appearance of a dead or sick animal. Opossums secrete a smelly fluid from their glands, bare their teeth, and lie completely stiff and still. This is why it’s a good idea to always call a pest control expert for opossum control- they may not be as dead as you think.

Opossums are considered opportunistic feeders, and can often be seen near homes and businesses, where they will try and get into garbage cans, bird feeders, or compost patches. To nest near food, opossums may find their way into a deserted attic, or under a porch, if they can get in. Fortunately, they are generally nocturnal and have no interest in being aggressive to human beings.

If you have an opossum nesting in and around your Atlanta, Augusta, Fayetteville, Woodstock, Suwanee, Marietta, Hiram, and Aiken SC home or business, it can be extremely frustrating. While they’re there, opossums can cause extensive damage to your property and may get into garbage cans or compost, spreading it around for other scavengers. They don’t spread rabies, but they can leave fleas and their smelly droppings behind.

Opossums live between one and two years. Female opossums give birth to their young when they’re extremely small, and these tiny creatures shelter and nurse in their mother’s pouch for several months, until they can move around independently.

Opossum prevention is the key to meaningful opossum control. Once they’re in your home or business, you will need a professional wildlife control expert to control them. Opossums tend to use trees near your home or business in Atlanta, Augusta, Fayetteville, Woodstock, Suwanee, Marietta, Hiram, and Aiken SC to enter through cracks in your attic or roof. To prevent opossums before they enter your home or business, seal up cracks or gaps in your exterior where they can get in. Place secure lids on your garbage and compost, so opossums cannot get inside.

Peachtree Pest Control offers expert treatment designed to effectively and efficiently control and prevent pests from invading your home or business in Atlanta, Augusta, Fayetteville, Woodstock, Suwanee, Marietta, Hiram, and Aiken SC. Our use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques focuses on finding the core of the pest concern and controlling Opossum from the source. Through IPM, pest control materials are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes risks to human health, pets, and the environment.

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