I've got some friends who have what looks to be quite a few possums in the house. There are feces everywhere in a tight space in the basement. There have been two killed with a pellet gun in the back yard and the dogs killed a baby in the back yard about a week ago. I set a cage trap on the side of the house, made a make shift cubby style set with a 160 in the tight space in the basement. Also took a couple of boards off of the deck and found what looks to be where they may be getting in the house put a couple of coni's there too. They are all baited with a combination of dog food peanut butter and raw honey.

If any one has any tips. I could sure use them. They are a real pain. I would appreciate any help

Thank you
Andrew

Ok will do I'm going to get some fishy bait for the cage. I will definitely keep everyone posted. This is my first "job" so it's going to be a learning experience. Thank you for all the help.

Andrew

I'm not a big fan of one way doors without catching the perpetrators but on oppossums I have found them to work good. An opossum doesn't tear a hole he takes advantage of anothers work whether human or other animal. After about a week with the one way door in place I put a piece of food behind it that can only be reached from the inside. If it is not disturbed for a few days fix the hole.
I prefer the tomahawk one way but I'm sure any with a spring load would defeat a opossum.
Or put a patterdale terrier in the crawl space and when he tells you that they are all gone fix the hole.

The opossum ( There are two S's but only one P ) is perhaps the most single minded animal on earth. ( Except, of course, for the guy in the singles bar that had too much to drink ) If you put anything in the back of the cage that smells like food, sex, Glade, cigarettes, booze, or dynamite, you've got him! This is why I happen to be an opossum expert. How far is it from Milwaukee to Omaha?

Paul B. - good method. However a crumbled up piece of newspaper as the tell-tale works for me. Food may be carried off by mice or bugs.
A flag can be rigged to the one way door to indicate activity (one time.)

Paul W. - tell us more about these "singles bar" places of which you speak.
All inner-city Philly critters have soft pretzel and cigarette butt in their diet.

Phil,
I agree I got lazy typing. If you use food you do need to stake or tie it but the newspaper is the best.
I agree with you also on P.W. I don't think he read that stuff in a book it sounded more like experience.