This means you are likely to be handling a small number of them, which can make it easier to deal with on your own than other creatures like squirrels or rats.

But correctly trapping an opossum on your own still requires research and proper equipment to be effective enough that you do not need to hire a professional company. For example, you need to find the most effective place to set the trap and disguise it so that they do not easily avoid it. You also need to use the right type of bait that will not inadvertently attract something else.

Even after you catch and remove the opossum, you will then still need to make sure your home is sealed up to prevent future opossums from arriving, which can take a long time. Also, you may not know where to look, whereas professional pest removal services will know where the most likely entry points can be found.

Additionally, opossums can carry diseases that can cause harm to humans. So, even once they have been trapped or else playing dead, they still need to be handled with proper protective equipment to avoid transmission of unwanted diseases or bacteria which you simply may not have access to.