Humane opossum removal

Although there are neither too much aggressive nor dangerous, they can be a reason to destroy your farm or garden. They are able to destroy a whole field by eating and destroying the plants. This is the reason most of the farmer prefers to kill them or use a trap to get rid of them. Anyhow, this is not a permanent solution; in case if they died or leave the place, nother opossum will take their place or may move to another farm to destroy someone else fields. Anyhow, most of the people who even hunt for opossum they try to kill or hunt them in a way that will be less painful for them.

Use of poison, is it a humane way?

Most people use poison to kill the opossum, but is it a humane way to kill them? No! Poison takes time to react in the stomach of the opossum and leads them to severe pain. As most of the poisons are slow reactors, so they may take several hours to kill an opossum, and this time duration will be painful for them. Using poison to kill the opossum is not a good idea at all.



Hitting the opossum head with an object

This is considered a humane way to kill the opossum. In this case, you have to hit the head of the opossum with any object like wood, metal, and anything else strongly. It will take just a few seconds, and they will die on the spot. Anyhow, people who have no experience in hitting or killing opossum should not try this, they may hit them wrongly, and as a reason, they will be in die situation that will be very painful.

Shoot an opossum

The quick, best, and humane way to kill an opossum is to kill them with the shoot. You just need a fire gun, shoot in their head, and they will be dying in the next second. The advantage of this method is it will kill them instantly. Anyhow, if you do not have any experience of using the gun before, then it will be better to hire someone else that is an expert.

How to remove the opossum on the attic

Sometimes they may decide to live on the attic; it will happen mostly in the winter season when they need a shelter to protect themselves from cold. You will be a wonder to know you can remove them with the help of your hands. Simply hold them from their back; if you are afraid to touch them, you can use a blanket. Hold them and shift them to another place. This is one of the best and humane ways to remove them because they will do not get any harm or injury. People who are living in any state where it is illegal to remove the opossum by killing them they can use this method to get rid of them. Repair the open places or holes to prevent the opossum in the future.


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