While you clearly have good intentions by wanting to relocate the opossum instead of killing it, you should consider how dangerous this could be for the animal. You’ll be introducing it to unfamiliar territory, meaning it won’t know where to find food or shelter. There could also be new predators lurking in the shadows – creatures the opossum has never seen or dealt with before – which could make a quick meal out of it. The opossum might even have had a litter of children with it when you caught it, and now both parent and children are separated from each other.

You may want to get rid of the opossum in a responsible and ethical way, but it might be best to just wait them out. Afterall, opossums are known for not staying in an area for too long, so they’ll be moving on to their new home before you even realize it.