Opossum Removal Services Tomball
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Opossum Removal in Tomball, Texas
On Tomball acreage, an opossum is most often found in the barn, the feed room, under the porch of an older farmhouse or beneath a shed. Michael Gerbino of Cypress Critters & Pests handles opossum removal in Tomball by catching the animal alive, making sure no young are left, and closing the space so the next one cannot move in. Call Michael at 713-775-8799.
Why are opossums common on Tomball properties?
Tomball still has plenty of pasture, woods and creek bottoms around its neighborhoods, and opossums move through all of it at night. What brings them close to the house is food and shelter: spilled feed, cat food on the porch, chicken coops, fallen pecans and fruit, and compost piles. Old farmhouses with crawl spaces, barns with dirt floors and sheds set on blocks all give them a dry place to sleep through the day.
Where to look on an acreage lot
- Feed rooms and tack rooms. Torn sacks, scattered grain, droppings along the wall.
- Chicken coops. Missing eggs and an open gap at the base of the run.
- Under porches and pier-and-beam houses. Broken skirting and a dug-out corner.
- Sheds on blocks. A worn path in the grass leading underneath.
- Hay and lumber stacks. Hollows and nests tucked between bales or boards.
How Michael handles it in Tomball
He walks the house and the outbuildings, because on acreage the animal under the porch may be eating in the barn. A cage trap is set where it travels and checked often. The opossum is removed alive and handled following Texas rules. A female in spring may carry young in her pouch or on her back, so he makes sure everything is out before he closes up.
Sealing is what keeps it from happening again. Porch and shed edges get galvanized mesh buried in an L, skirting is repaired, crawl-space vents get metal screens, and feed is moved into metal bins with tight lids. The same approach is laid out on the animal exclusion in Tomball page.
Nearby
The main opossum removal page covers opossum habits in more detail. Michael also handles opossums in north Houston and Cypress, and the snakes that follow rodents into Tomball barns are covered under snake removal in Tomball. See the Tomball, Texas page or call 713-775-8799.
What goes into the quote?
Michael quotes after he has walked the property. It depends on how many buildings are involved, how many openings each has, how much porch, shed or skirting edge needs buried mesh, and whether more than one animal is living there.
Questions people ask about opossums in Tomball
Do opossums go after chickens and eggs in Tomball?
They can. Opossums take eggs and will go after young or sick birds, especially in a coop with a gap at the base or a door left open at night. Close the coop at dusk, bury wire along the bottom of the run and keep feed sealed. If an opossum has already found the coop, Michael catches it alive and closes the gap.
How do I keep opossums out of my Tomball feed room?
Store feed in metal bins with tight lids, sweep up spilled grain and close the gaps at the base of the walls and doors. Opossums climb, so a gap at the top of a wall can matter too. Michael can seal a feed room or barn with hardware cloth and metal and catch any animal already living inside.
Is it safe to leave an opossum alone under my porch?
It is rarely dangerous, but it is not a good idea to leave it. An opossum under the porch brings fleas, droppings and a smell, and the open space it uses invites skunks and rats as well. Keep pets away from it and have Michael catch it and close the space.
Can the opossum under my house be a skunk instead?
Yes, and the signs can look alike: a hole at the edge of the porch, a worn path and a smell. A skunk smell is sharp and lingering, while an opossum smells musky. Michael checks the tracks, droppings and openings first, because the way he traps and seals is a little different for each.
What does an opossum eat around a Tomball house?
Almost anything easy: pet food, spilled feed, eggs, fallen fruit and pecans, garbage, insects and grubs. That is why a property with outdoor feeding stations and open trash sees more of them. Bringing pet food in at night and keeping feed and trash sealed takes away most of the reason to stay.
How do you keep opossums from coming back to a Tomball barn or porch?
By closing the space they use. Michael runs galvanized mesh down along porch and shed edges and bends it outward in an L under the soil, screens crawl-space vents with metal and closes gaps at the base of barn walls. With no dry den and no easy food, the next opossum moves on.
Keep Opossums Out for Good
Catching an opossum fixes today. Closing off the deck, shed or crawl space it used fixes next month. Read how Michael does animal exclusion and humane live trapping, or see animal exclusion in Tomball.
Contact Us Anytime
Michael handles raccoons, opossums, squirrels, rats and snakes day or night. He inspects the whole house to find every way in, catches the animals alive, and seals the openings so they cannot come back. He also repairs the damage they leave behind.
Call or Text Michael
(713) 775-8799
Cypress Critters & Pests
Cypress Critters & Pests is owner-operated by Michael Gerbino: humane wildlife exclusion, live trapping and pest control around Cypress, Spring, Tomball, The Woodlands, Klein and Houston.
