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OPOSSUM REMOVAL
Opossum Removal
The removal and control of the North American opossum — incorrectly, yet frequently spelled possum which refers to one of the Australian orders of this marsupial family mammal — is one of the most common animal control requests for our family-owned business.
Removal and Control of these Extreme Pests
While most of the information most people have about opossums is that they play dead, once homeowners become the victim of an opossum invasion, they soon realize that removal and control is the only option as opossums are extreme pests.
The reason possum removal is important is twofold. First, while the opossum is mistakenly thought of as lacking intelligence, in reality, it is more intelligent than a cat or dog in a variety of aspects. It is this intelligence that makes them such a nuisance.
An opossum can find food that makes removal an important local service. Opossums are more adept at finding food than cats, rats, and dogs. Also, Atlanta’s North American opossum has a greater ability to remember where the food is.
Additionally, opossums are fearless when it comes to entering out-buildings, garages, and sheds because they have no fear of getting lost as the opossum is more intelligent than rats, cats and dogs when it comes to navigating a maze and finding their way out of a structure.
Thriving in Warmer Climates Where They are Dry and Protected
Thriving in Warmer Climates Where They are Dry and Protected
Another aspect of the opossum that makes possum removal important is the number of these marsupials in the southern regions of the United States. While they can live almost anywhere, they thrive in warmer climates.
Unlike other pests, opossums do not require particular circumstances for nesting. Jacks and Jills — and their babies, Joeys — can set up camp in a building, hole, stump, tree… almost any location that keeps them relatively dry and gives them protection from predators.
It’s this ability to adapt to circumstances that can make opossum removal and control difficult. It’s their nocturnal and rarely quiet habits that make them such a nuisance. With their relatively large bodies — they are about the size of a cat but can weigh twice as much — and their lumbering, indelicate gait, opossums are not quiet when they move around at night and their foraging for food means they can keep you up late into the night and early into the morning.
However, even though they aren’t very fast, they are extremely good climbers because they have opposing thumbs on their back legs and prehensile tails that give them the equivalent of another limb to aid in their climbing. Unfortunately, it’s this ability to climb that adds to their reputation as pests.
Some interesting facts about opossums that make control less difficult and hazardous are they are almost immune to rabies. They are 10 times less likely to carry the disease than a wild dog. Another interesting feature of the opossum is the fact that it is immune to snake bites, particularly rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, and pit vipers.
Contact us today if possum removal is on your to-do list.
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Address: 3588 Highway 138 SE Stockbridge, Georgia 30281
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