Found A Few Month Old Possum In Attic

You can also remove them manually using a snare pole but take cautions.

Found a few month old possum in attic.

Soak a few rags in ammonia and scatter them in the attic. The baby opossums usually cling to their mother but they drop off one by one as they grow and it s very common for small ones to rome around in the attic and fall down walls or other cavities. Here s a mother opossum in an attic. To get rid of possums in the attic you should start with traps either by diy possum traps or commercial traps.

If your attic is disorganized and let s be honest most attics are opossums see this as prime real estate to settle down and spend a few weeks or months. This opossum in the attic tried to hide down a crevice but i found it. Bright lights discourage possums and most pest mammals as they prefer to den in dark enclosures. The noxious odor is likely to discourage the possum from nesting in the attic.

An attic floor with an opossum resident can quickly be covered with feces and debris resulting in a putrid stench and damage to underlying flooring. By cleaning things up you re removing the opportunity for the opossum to be left alone in its solitude. Prevention with any wild animal the best way to keep and opossum out of your home to eliminate any reason the opossum might want to stay there to begin with. They can make their way up the walls or access the roof via downspouts or adjacent trees.

Position one or two high wattage lights in the attic. Possums are great climbers. Getting rid of them in the attic. Bang on the ceiling where you hear the noises.

If you see a opossum on the roof it is likely accessing your attic via open vents or open. There they will call out with a kind of chirping call and if not removed will die and cause an odor problem.