What do Opossums Eat?
As opportunistic scavengers, opossums will feast on a wide variety of foodstuffs. Their omnivorous diet includes insects, ticks, small rodents, frogs, birds, and berries. In residential neighborhoods, opossums forage for vegetables, fruits, garbage, bird seed, and pet food. Fresh meat and roadkill are also dietary staples. The opossum diet changes slightly depending on the season. For example, the pests eat a lot of insects in the summer while they mostly consume small mammals in the winter.
Where and How They Find Food
Opossums depend on smell and touch to find meals. They utilize their prehensile tails and opposable thumbs to climb trees in search of food but are also known to raid gardens, chicken coops, garbage cans, and human homes for nourishment.
How to Get Rid of Opossums
It’s imperative to handle opossum infestations immediately. While searching for food, the pests disturb household pets, destroy gardens, transmit diseases, and create nests inside attics, walls, and basements. To limit destruction, property owners should contact the professionals at Critter Control to effectively eradicate infestations.
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