Having a wild Clarksville animal coming to your property is never a good thing. Not only do
many of these animals carry diseases, but they can make a huge mess as well. Not to
mention the fact that if you have pets, these Tennessee animals may attack and severely injure
your pet, and no one wants that. Needless to say, keeping them away is something you
surely want.
While the Tennessee opossum is not as dangerous as a bat or a wolf, and isn’t as much of a nuisance
as a skunk, you still do not want these animals in and around your home. They can be
absolutely terrible because they still carry pestilence and disease, and they can make
a major mess of whatever part of your home they attempt to make a nest in. Keeping them
off of your Clarksville property is obviously something you really want. Here are some tips to help
you to keep them away.
The sad part is that there are many suggestions about how to keep the opossum away that are
completely useless. Ideas like ammonia, mothballs, and high pitched sounds are more myth than
help, so you need some better ideas. Here are a few for you. The Clarksville opossum is a nocturnal animal,
meaning that it does not like light at all. It is a good idea to get a motion sensor that
illuminates a very high beamed light when motion is detected. This is especially effective
in scaring them off.
Another option that is chosen that is quite similar is using a motion sensor to turn on your
sprinklers. When the possum approaches your home, the motion sensor is set off, turning on the
spri
nklers. This will not only scare the possum, but any other Clarksville animal that may have thought about
getting onto your property. This is a way that many like because it is humane and can be highly effective.
Predator urine can be a good choice as well. If you get some coyote or wolf urine and place it around
your property line this will definitely be a deterrent. It has two problems, however. First, urine never
smells very good, and so you may not like your property smelling like Tennessee animals are you using it as a waste
dump. In addition, rains can wash this away, and so you may have to keep adding more to keep the
scent up.
The last option is another simple one. Get an outside dog. A big one in fact, when the dog hears or smells
the opossum it will immediately start barking and scare the Clarksville opossum away. To be safe, keep the dog on a
leash or chain so that it cannot chase after the opossum. This way it will not get sick if it is bitten
or scratched.
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