Dead Possum In Attic

If you find the adult female catch her via snare pole.

Dead possum in attic.

Secure garbage can lids tightly and tie down trash bins to prevent them from being tipped over. Although this will give the attic a noxious odor for some time it will discourage the possum from nesting in the attic. They die under the ductwork. The animal may have died at the very edge of the attic or worse in a cathedral ceiling or some other spot.

It is my job to enter the attic and find the dead animal and remove it. If it dies down a centrally located wall in an area with poor ventilation watch out. And when it does holy moley does it stink. Second the animal often dies burrowed under the insulation.

Because this animal often chooses to live inside of attics it often dies inside of attics. Most of the time the animal has died in some god forsaken part of the attic that a monkey can t reach. Opossums are generally pretty quiet but they are nocturnal so you might hear them moving around in your attic at night. The problem with this mentality is that wildlife within a home often results in biohazard or even building damage.

For more info go back to my main dead animal removal page. Inspect the home and find the entry hole s which are very large and obvious. One of the common culprits is the opossum also known as the possum. Opossums only live 2 to 3 years so it s not uncommon for the animal to die in your attic.

They die under the insulation. At first the odor is weak then it grows then as maggots eat the carcass and the biomass decreases the odor gradually lessens. If it s inaccessible by a skinny human such as me i sniff out the exact area and cut a hole in the ceiling and remove the animal that way. Soak rags in ammonia and scatter them in the attic.

Make sure to call mid atlantic wildlife control if you have an opossum problem in maryland. That makes it hard. An opossum is a large animal and the stench is often unbearable. They die under the attic floorboards.

To drive away opossums in the attic eliminate all food sources. Step 4 set up a radio in the attic and use it to play loud music 24 hours per day. If you have a possum in your attic have a pro remove it or them before you and your nose experience the above scenario. A dead opossum will cause an unbearable smell and will need to be professionally removed.

Search the attic carefully and find and remove any baby possums by hand. If it dies at the edge of the attic near a ventilated soffit not so bad. Spray the area with an enzymatic cleaner which will break down the organic materials and eliminate diseases and odors.