Opossum Making Your Yard It's Home? What You Should Do

Opossums are one of those pests that won't necessarily bother you unless you bother them. It doesn't mean you want them in your yard though. These pests will nest where they find food and a safe place to stay. If you have them in your yard, they have found somewhere comfortable to stay and have found easy access to food. If you have pets, you may not want this type of pest in your yard at all. If provoked by a dog, for instance, it may attempt to bite or scratch your dog, and your dog could get injured. If you have spotted opossums in your yard, you need to get rid of them, but you shouldn't handle them yourself. Read on for what you should do if you have opossums in your yard

Hire A Wildlife Expert

Opossums are wild animals that belong in the wild. They are not pets and shouldn't be treated as such. If you have opossums in your yard, do not attempt to handle or trap them yourself. You need to hire a professional pest control expert that can handle wildlife to get rid of them for you. These pests can be dangerous if provoked and could scratch or bite you, causing injury to you. A professional wildlife expert is the only one that should ever attempt to handle these pests. They can trap them and set them free elsewhere where they can live safely.

Remove Food

Easy access to food is what is luring these pests to your yard in the first place. You need to remove the food sources that these pests are using. If this is your garbage, you should be sure your garbage is covered completely and in sealed bags that are closed tightly. Make sure the lids are on tightly and cannot be easily opened by these or other pests. Your trash may be trash to you, but it can feed a lot of different wildlife animals around your neighborhood, including raccoons, stray cats, and mice or rats.

If you have an issue with opossums in your yard, they are being lured there for some reason or another. They have found an easy food source, water, and likely somewhere safe to nest. If you have an issue with these pests, you should hire a professional wildlife service such as Dynamic Pest Control LLC to help get rid of this pest for you. Do not attempt to handle this pest yourself, leave it to the pros.



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