I encountered one in a garage once and I didn't care for that; I would not like to see one in my house.
I captured a squirrel in the house by standing on the kitchen table and dropping a laundry basket over it as it raced around.
Our opossum was obvs scared, but didn't freak out; I've heard what a nightmare a squirrel can be inside the house and I'm glad it ended well for you all!
It was college ( thus the crappy apartment with a squirrel hole in the roof) and we were all drunk so it's amazing that all humans and animals were unscathed
If it helps opossums are big gentle babies who use angry hissing and showing teeth as purely show defense. If they play dead you can push them out of your house with a broom, otherwise open a door and keep a broom between you and the dummy and it should leave
They sure are! They are great at making themselves seem vicious! I’ve seen videos of people (with leather gloves) put their hand in an opossum’s mouth and the opossum did nothing