Getting An Opossum To Go Away

RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away Post By (Guest Post) (04/14/2008) In Arkansas we cook possum and rice and sweet potatoes. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away Post By Colleen (Guest Post) (03/28/2008) I don't know about the laws where you live, but in Ohio, animal control WILL NOT relocate an animal. Even if you use a live trap, they will still put it to sleep. It is illegal for you to trap an animal and release it at a park or other "wild" area. This seems harsh but the reason is to control the spread of disease in the animal population. If you don't want the critter put to sleep, you'll need to find some way to keep your trash indoors or in a container. If you must sit out a bag try to take it out on trash morning rather than the night before, especially if it has food in it. When you do put it out, pour ammonia all over it. Also, I have had outdoor cats most of my life and lived in an area with lots of opossums and raccoons. We have never had a problem with our cats getting into scrapes with the wild critters. That said, I would make sure any outdoor cat is current on all shots. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away Post By Michelle (Guest Post) (03/28/2008) Try buying some mothballs and placing them around your garbage can. I have not tried this, but have heard that animals hate the smell and it does not harm them. Good Luck! Editor's Note: Mothballs can be very toxic to animals. Maybe hanging them off the handle of the trash can would keep them out. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away Post By DEBRADJ. (Guest Post) (03/27/2008) GO TO THE STORE AND GET SOMETHING MADE WITH FOX URINE . I'VE SEEN PRODUCTS AT MENARDS,WALMART,ETC. POUR IT AROUND THE GARBAGE CANS THAT SHOULD KEEP IT OUT. BE WARNED!! THIS STUFF STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN BUT IT WORKS. ITS ALSO GREAT FOR RABBITS AND DEER TOO. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away Post by binkylou (2) | (03/27/2008) Contact Put some ammonia in a spray bottle and mist it over your trash. Nothing will bother it with the ammonia smell on it. My dog used to pull my trash can over and knock the lid off to get to the trash but since I've been spraying it with ammonia he hasn't touched it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away Post by vhighfill (1) | (03/27/2008) Profile | Contact I have lived here for 20 year and this is the first time I have had this problem. I don't know where the opossum came from. I live in the middle of a major urban area. I haven't got the option of a can at this point, but will explore the animal trap idea. vhighfill Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away Post by Otis P Driftwood (13) | (03/26/2008) Contact I had a 'possum once-- I named him "Opie." (I would have named him " 'Pie" -- but I'm not from the South.) Just imagine: "What's fer dinner grandpa?" " 'Pie!" "You mean my 'pet 'Pie?" "Get on in here and eat, boy!" "...[yessir]..." But I digress. Seriously though-- give a call to the local animal control. They will ask for a small deposit on a trap/cage (Five, maybe ten bucks?) and want you to return the trap with critter enclosed. They will relocate said critter to a more varmint-friendly environment. And they'll return your deposit on the cage. I was ready to take the animal control people up on their offer, but Opie ran off-- probably back toward the river. It's just as well. Opie was one ugly opossum-- and I'm talkin' U-G-L-Y-- Red eyes like a vampire, gnarly teeth and a big, long tail that looked like a whip. No wonder he only came out at night. Yep-- call animal control-- before your cute little 'possum turns into OPIE! Yikes! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away Post by Glenn'sMom (85) | (03/26/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact The only way to get rid of ANY unwanted visitors is to remove the source of their pleasure, in this case garbage. It should be put in a can of some sort with a tight lid or a concrete block on the lid. The smell should be sealed up as much as possible. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away Post By (Guest Post) (03/26/2008) I agree with putting the trash in a can so that it isn't as easy to get to. We have an outside cat and always get little visitors eating the cats food. The one that really suprised me was an armadillo. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away Post by Jilson (117) | (03/26/2008) Contact Can't you put your trash in a can of some sort? If one 'possum found you, another will, even if you get rid of this guy. (Not to mention dogs, feral cats, raccoons, etc.) You could purchase or borrow a live trap; but then you have the disposal issue. You could call your local animal control, who can probably help you, but it may mean death to the opossum. It seems to me that removal of the "bait" is the easiest solution. Report Spam or Abuse