Should You Remove Opossums Yourself or Hire a Professional?

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While dealing with an opossum problem on your property, you have the choice of going it by yourself or inviting a wildlife removal expert to do the job. Both of these alternatives certainly have their pros and cons; and it is up to the home owner to decide the best approach for them to take. This decision of course, will be guided by a number of factors.



Handling A Opossum Removal By Yourself

A DIY removal appears to be the cheaper option, although this is not an absolute as has been proven by folks who buy tons of repellents and DIY equipment and still end up hiring a professional when the opossum problem outlasts these store-bought solutions.

This is not to say you should not try though. Non-severe opossum invasions can be effectively managed at home with the right information and proper guidance. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Remove all attractants.
2. Conduct an informed and thorough inspection of your property to ascertain the type of damage, location of damage, as well as the extent of it.
3. Decide on the control method that suits you – there’s live trapping, electronic repellents, fencing, and others.
4. Purchase the required materials and supplies
5. Use them, following professional guides like what you have on this website

Hiring A Pro To Remove Your Nuisance Opossum

Asides saving you a good amount of time and energy (that you may not even have), the advantages of hiring an expert to tackle your opossum invasion are numerous.

Wildlife control professionals have been extensively trained to manage and control nuisance animals.

They will handle the entire process for you and even recommend repairs and precautions to ensure that the animals do not return. A non-professional is likely to stop after the sighted opossum has been removed.

There are several different approaches to remove an opossum. A pro will evaluate the extent of the infestation and damage, and customize an effective trapping and removal plan for your peculiar situation.

A non-pro can easily leave baby opossums behind after a removal of the adult(s). A pro on the other hand, is trained to remove all animals and be careful not to leave any young behind.

Pros are also trained in carrying out a thorough decontamination and deodorization of your structures after removing the opossum pests.

A pro’s experience on the job comes to bear on every step of the removal process and after.

They are mostly committed to humane and non-messy removals, as well as the customers’ satisfaction.

In all, do your best to assess the severity of damage done by the opossum on your property and decide if you wouldn’t rather have a professional handle it; it would certainly be worth your while.

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