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Opossum Control
and
Information Northwest
Nuisance Wildlife Control traps, removes, manages and controls most
animal species, including opossums.
Opossum |
Our opossum control services include
the trapping, removal and
control of problem opossums from homes, crawlspaces, walls, sheds,
garages, gardens and wherever they are causing problems. Below is more information regarding
opossums. Opossums (Didelphis virginiana)
The
opossum goes by several names such as "Opossum" and "Possum," depending
on were you live in the country. Most people just call them
possums.
The opossum is whitish in color
with gray or
black dense guard hair and a fur undercoat. They are arboreal
marsupials about the size of a house cat, and have rounded ears and a
long pointed nose. Possums have a rat like trail that is about the same
length as their body. Weight is an average of 4 to 5 pounds, they have
approximately 50 teeth and the hind foot has a thumb-like
appendage.
The possum's mating season
ranges from
January through July. Gestation takes approximately 13 days and birth
is given to 7-10 young. A female opossum often has two litters per
year.
Horses
and Opossums Do Not Mix:
Opossums are
known to carry Equine
Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
(EPM), a major cause of neurological problems in horses. Horses may
contract EPM when consuming infected possum droppings deposited in
grain, hay, pellets or other feed.
For more
information on EPM, check the above link and talk to your veterinarian.
Our Opossum
Control Program is non-lethal.
For
professional opossum trapping, removal and control, call the experts
at Northwest
Nuisance Wildlife Control.
(360) 794-3535 or Toll Free at
1-888-868-3063
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