And i might ask for help from a pest inspector to check and trap any possums in the roof space if necessary.
Lure possum out of roof.
Remove the trap from the roof put it in an area of your house that is quiet and cool and cover it with an old towel or blanket to keep the light out.
While the possum is out of your roof block up the entry holes that it was using to get in.
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Do not use a combination of products and putting a light into the roof cavity and leaving it on for three days and nights.
If they are getting into your roof sleeping on top of your roof under solar panels or in open gable areas give us a call and we can give you a quote to block off the areas and change the reason for the possums to regularly.
There are many ways to identify whether a possum is living in your melbourne roof space.
Another option is to patch up the hole during the day and set a trap inside the roof to catch the possum so you can then set it free on the outside.
Put some fruit near it to attract the possum.
How do i know if a possum is living in my roof.
Put the trap in the roof near the possum s access point and check it every morning.
Red apples are a good choice for trap bait.
People would want someone to come out and trap the possum but i d quickly inform them that our local laws state that the possum has to be released on the person s property.
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Between me and the pest guy we made sure it was out of the chimney and then put chicken wire over the top.
It cannot be taken away by our rangers.
Repel possums by sprinkling the roof cavity with quassia chips from hardware stores or naphthalene or camphor note.
If you suspect a possum is in your roof don t delay.
If you catch a possum you must release it within 24 hours and it must be at night.
Possum removal is a vital year round service that we offer to the residents and business owners of melbourne.
Possums will only be on your roof regularly for three reasons they are living in your roof they are living on your roof or they are using your roof to get from a to b.
Find out how the possum is getting into the roof space by observing it at dusk when it will leave to forage.
I had one possum come down the chimney and watch tv with me for a while like i was its pet or something.
But i do know a bit about rat trapping and i am always looking for new lures i came across the videos that bryan ritchie has put up on youtube i suspect that bryan knows a lot about possum trapping i have watched all his videos and was very interested in the way he makes possum lure i figured that if it works for possums it would likely work as an attractant around rat trap sites and.
Didn t take long to convince callers that having possums in your roof isn t a bad thing.
