RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away
Actually you should encourage that possum to hang around. They are very clean, scour the yards for bugs, slugs, spiders, and other things that you want to be rid of. There some good websites about them. http://opossum.craton.net/faqs.htm and http://www.opossum.org/
opossum.org may make you see them in another light.
I have a family of possum in my backyard. They will not bother your cats and of course will defend it self and bite if you or your cat/dog reach out to grab it. Any animal will. They keep your yard clean, encourage them to hang around. Just make sure you have a good lid on your garbage can. Although it's usually raccoons that will get into those.
The possum I have are very and I mean very slow moving, don't seem to see to well and are not aggressive. I've been as close at 3 feet from them and they just ignore me. They really are cuties.
Posted on 09/27/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away
shoot it
Posted on 06/20/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away
In Arkansas we cook possum and rice and sweet potatoes.
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RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away
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.
Posted on 03/28/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away
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.
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RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away
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.
Posted on 03/27/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away
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.
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RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away
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.
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Posted on 03/27/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away
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!
Posted on 03/26/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away
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.
Posted on 03/26/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away
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.
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RE: Getting An Opossum To Go Away
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.
Posted on 03/26/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
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