Homeowner Finds Opossum Under Her Deck in Spring Lake, NJ

As this homeowner in Spring Lake, NJ was tending to her yard, she spotted an opossum running across the grass and then go underneath her deck. Startled, she searched online for a reputable nuisance wildlife control company, found Little Rascals, and scheduled an appointment. As we inspected the area, we found the opossums main harborage area as well as several other potential harborage areas for other nuisance wildlife.

So to exclude all nuisance wildlife and protect the deck, we installed Dig Defense® around the entire perimeter of the deck except for one area. Dig Defense® is a below-ground fence system that is 15 inches deep, 4 feet across, and protects structures against invasive nuisance wildlife and feral animals. Afterward, we installed a positive set over the exposed opening. A positive set consists of a nose cone that is attached to a two-gaited, heavy-duty device. It's called a positive set, because we are positive that the opossum will enter our device.

Shortly after, we successfully retrieved the opossum, relocated it to a new, humane location, and installed another portion of Dig Defense® over the opening.