Before you try to get rid of opossums, make sure you find out whether a high pitch sound deterrent machine works against opossums. The truth is these machines are designed to actually scare off animals like rabbits but against opossums they are quite ineffective. Even when these machines were used on an experimental basis to drive away opossums, they proved to be quite ineffective.
Totally ineffective
It may come as a surprise to learn that high pitch sound deterrent machines are almost totally ineffective when used against opossums. The right way to get rid of opossums is to trap and release them somewhere far away.
Don’t listen to pest control company’s advice to use these machines
It is also a good idea to understand that even when a pest control company advises you to use a high pitch sound deterrent machine to get rid of opossums, you should not take such advice. These companies may claim that the high frequency sounds produced by high pitch sound deterrent machines are higher than human hearing levels and that this is enough to drive away opossums. Many believe that pets are not capable of standing high frequency sounds and that they will also not be able to communicate with one another because of those high frequency sounds.
Experts say no
This is what makers of commercial high pitch sound deterrent machines will have you believe. Wildlife experts and biologists as well as the government have checked these machines and found them to be ineffective. The findings of these experts and biologists as well as government organizations show that the sounds emitted will not have a long-term effect on opossum behavior. They concluded that high pitch sound deterrent machines are nothing but a gimmick.
Based on theory
So, before you think about using high pitch sound deterrent machines, you need to understand that their functioning is based on theory and that in practice, they are quite ineffective. They are not able to alter opossum behavior and even if the sounds produced by these machines are of a very high frequency, it would still not help drive opossums away. The most that the opossum will do on hearing such sounds is investigate the source of the sound and then it will choose to ignore the sounds.
Even if an opossum is affected by the high frequency sounds, it will soon become accustomed to the sounds and will totally ignore the sounds. Many homeowners have tried to use high pitch sound deterrent machines but the opossums showed no sign of being bothered by these machines. The most an opossum will do is play dead on hearing the sound and it will not budge from its position. To get rid of opossums, you need to use natural remedies including traps to capture and then relocate them elsewhere.
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