Orlando Opossum In AtticPossums in the ceiling or crawl space?Trap, capture, and keep these pests out. Heavy animal noises coming from the ceiling? Opossums enter attics for warmth and safety. Once it picks an attic as its home, it will stay there as long as it can. Opossums enter by climbing trees and gutters to get to the roof and then taking advantage ofweak points in the roof, soffit, or eaves. In the attic, the animal will nest and nurture its litter. They create problems by disloding sensitive attic structures, keeping the homeowners awake, and leaving a large mess of droppings / feces. A mother oposum with its babies. Jon removes the mother by hand first...and then returns for the litter.