Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
PHD in Customer Care
Professional • Honest • Dependable
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Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
Satisfaction Guaranteed • PHD in Customer Care
Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
PHD in Customer Care
Professional • Honest • Dependable
1850+ Reviews
4.9 Rating
Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
Satisfaction Guaranteed • PHD in Customer Care
Opossum removal and exclusion for Midlands properties. Opossums are nomadic and often move on by themselves, so the work that lasts is sealing the space they were using rather than trapping the animal.
Opossums den under decks, sheds, concrete steps and in open crawl spaces. They rarely stay long in one place, which means trapping alone usually solves nothing. A new one finds the same opening within weeks.
They are also worth more than their reputation suggests. Opossums eat large numbers of ticks, and their low body temperature makes them highly resistant to rabies. We will tell you honestly when the answer is exclusion rather than removal.
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Modern Exterminating has been the longest-standing, local and family-owned pest control company serving the area since 1955. Now in its third generation, the company runs by a simple standard, a PHD in customer care: professional, honest, and dependable, on every visit.
Confirm what is denning, check for young, remove humanely where needed, then close the opening so nothing else moves in.
We confirm it is an opossum and not something else, find the den and check whether a female is carrying young.
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If young are present the plan waits until they are mobile. Removing the mother alone leaves them to die under your deck.
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Humane removal in accordance with South Carolina wildlife regulations, or a managed departure where that is the better option.
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Exclusion on the opening itself, which for opossums usually means skirting under decks, sheds and steps.
Modern stands behind its pest control work. If a problem comes back within a reasonable time after service, contact our team and we’ll help address it according to the service plan.
Quick answers on rabies risk, why they turn up, and whether you actually need them removed.
Rarely. They hiss and bare teeth when cornered but almost never attack. Their low body temperature makes rabies very uncommon in opossums.
It is an involuntary stress response, not a trick. The animal can stay that way for minutes. Leave it alone and it will recover and move off.
Often not. Opossums are nomadic and usually move on within days. Sealing the space once it leaves is what stops the problem returning.
Droppings and nesting material in crawl spaces, torn insulation, and the risk of leptospirosis where waste builds up under a structure.
The call almost always comes from the same three places: under a deck, under a shed or garden building, or inside a crawl space with a damaged access door. Opossums do not excavate much, so they take openings that are already there.
They are attracted by what is easy: pet food left out, unsecured bins, fallen fruit, and the shelter itself. Removing the food source often ends the visit before anyone needs to trap anything.
Exclusion does the lasting work here.
Sealing a den with an animal inside is the one mistake that turns a small job into a costly one.
The same animal usually will not, but a different one will find the same opening. That is why exclusion matters more than trapping with this species.
In part, yes. Opossums eat ticks, slugs and carrion in useful numbers. The problem is not the animal in your garden, it is the animal under your floor.
Appointment length depends on the treatment and property. Our team will explain what to expect, provide an arrival window, and call on the way.
Modern uses low-toxicity, professional products and follows service-specific safety requirements. Some treatments require people or pets to stay out of treated areas until the materials are dry or for a specified period.
