Opossums are great climbers with their opposable thumbs and they like to live in a warm dry safe attic as much as the next critter.
Do possums live in attics.
Well i do and i remove a lot.
Be sure to find and seal the entry point where the possum or possums originally gained access to the wall.
Opossums are usually classified as a pest species due to their habits of scavenging and living in attics and under houses.
The animals can burrow into brush piles tree cavities and sometimes in attics and garages.
If you are confident in your abilities and have a wildlife rehabilitation expert to coach you you can attempt to trap a possum in a live trap but your state animal control department should be called in to relocate the possum safely.
Opossum in the attic.
In addition opossums can introduce ticks lice and fleas into the attic and the rest of the house.
Yes this does happen quite frequently see photo to left and below and this is a very complex case.
I deal with at least a dozen such cases each year.
Popular places that opossums will take up residence include your garage attic and under the porch.
When possums live in the attic they cause the following problems.
Possums prefer to live alone and they burrow individually rather than in groups they are mostly active at night and you may wake up in the morning to discover burrows in your yard.
Possums can cause serious damage to the roof and attic.
Noise while crawling around in the attic.
Possums also cause damage to the soffit.
Possums are actually strong so if you see damage that looks quite extensive on your home roof or soffit chances are you re dealing with possums in the attic and not raccoons or squirrels.
Opossums are opportunistic and nomadic and they wander about and look for a nice place to live.
They aren t very picky and they will often live under your porch or shed or deck or up in your attic.
One of those times is during the winter when they seek refuge from the cold.
When this happens it seems as though a group of adults usually lives together in an attic.
They like to live in attics and will rip up the insulation in your walls and attic chew on wires and will most likely die in your house which causes a biohazard to you and your family.
Large droppings throughout the attic.
Sure of course opossums live in attics.
This most commonly happens at two times of year.
Baby opossums fall down walls from attic.
Opossums commonly choose to live inside people s attics.
Spread of pathogens and parasites in house.
Well i do and i remove a lot.
They chew away at insulation and can create fire hazards by gnawing through electrical wires.
Many people don t believe me when i say that i remove opossums from attics.
