Thank you for taking the time to “Report an Issue” via Doing Things for you! We will investigate your issue and take any necessary action. Thank you for your input! We are striving to improve our services. Please visit www.pinellascounty.org/surveys/animals to tell us how we are doing, Thank You!

Thank you for contacting Pinellas County Animal Services about opossums in your area. Whether rural, residential or in the wilderness, opossums are a benefit to any area they inhabit. Their diet includes all types of bugs and insects including cockroaches, crickets and beetles. They love snails and also eat mice and rats. The nocturnal opossum is attracted to our neighborhoods by the availability of water, pet food left out at night and overripe, rotting fruit that has fallen from trees. The opossum in turn helps keep our neighborhoods clean and free of unwanted, harmful garden pests and rodents, which may carry diseases. The opossum has earned the title of “Nature’s Little Sanitation Engineer”. Pinellas County Animal Services does not remove wildlife from the community. If you are having problems with nuisance wildlife on your private property you may contact a private trapper for assistance. If you have any further questions please call us at (727) 582-2600. We are striving to improve our services. Please visit www.pinellascounty.org/surveys/animals to tell us how we are doing, Thank You!