Possums Live In Attic

Adult or baby possums die in attic and cause huge odor.

Possums live in attic.

Opossum in the attic. Spread of pathogens and parasites in house. Opossums in attic spaces also keep residents awake by creating loud scratching sounds at night. They chew away at insulation and can create fire hazards by gnawing through electrical wires.

Opossums are very easy to trap. The other time that possums live in an attic is when a mother opossum wants a safe place to raise her young. Set the traps on the roof near the entry hole or on the ground below the entry hole. The young start in a pouch possums are marsupials and then as they grow they cling to momma s back.

The baby opossums usually cling to their mother but they drop off one by one as they grow and it s very common for small ones to rome around in the attic and fall down walls or other cavities. If you do encounter an opossum in the attic during the spring you will have to deal with babies. Large droppings throughout the attic. It s true that when they re tiny they live and grow in the pouch but it always seems as though once june rolls around and the young are too large for the pouch the mom takes them to a safer place like an attic and they all live.

In addition opossums can introduce ticks lice and fleas into the attic and the rest of the house. Noise while crawling around in the attic. Yes this does happen quite frequently see photo to left and below and this is a very complex case this almost always involves an adult female with baby possums. You can even set the traps inside the attic if you want.

When possums live in the attic they cause the following problems. The female possum likes a safe place to stay and keep her babies safe and an attic fits the bill.