That’s hysterical!

Oh Paula, that’s so funny! Mothballs definitely repel humans. We use them in our cottage to keep critters out during the winter.

Your sister’s trash can story reminds me of my brother-in-law. They were at a park in the Cleveland area, where they have talking trash cans (“Thank you!”). He called to my sister “Hey! Listen to this one!” Every time he pushed on the lid, the can growled.

She said, “Mike! Get away from that!”

Sure enough, there was a raccoon inside. LOL so much for talking trash cans. 😉

I hope the little guy is happy in his new neighborhood – perhaps the B&B owners will relocate to the same area any of his family members they catch.

Long, long ago, my dad & I were cleaning the garage (probably to have a garage sale), and when he was in the back corner he moved something and found a terrified baby possum. He had me get the camera. It was so cute—until we got a glimpse of that tail!

We left the baby alone and Dad called the county extension service. They said possums are nocturnal, and tend to migrate every few days. They told him to leave the garage door cracked open and toss a couple of mothballs in the garage well after dark, which should repel the possums from returning. (Dad being Dad, he threw in a couple handfuls. even humans were repelled for a good week or two.) Thankfully the garage is detached!

Not sure how safe mothballs are, but in your scenario perhaps they probably represent some type of added demands.

One year on 4th of July, my sister went to toss some garbage in the trash can and screamed. There was a possum curled up in the empty can. Dad and our brother were already at the park prepping for Dad’s annual early morning breakfast picnic, so a neighbor had to come and tilt the can over so the fully-grown possum could scurry to safety.

Possums inspire me. Who knew? LOL