How To Kill Possums In Roof
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How to kill possums in roof. Firstly find out where the possum is entering your roof. Get a live holding trap from a big box home improvement store or from an online retailer. Brush tailed possums like to live in roof cavities. Here are some steps you can take to safely remove a possum from your roof.
During the day make sure you block all access points to the roof or the possum will return. For the confined roof space often with beams interrupting the ultrasonic beam the roof off possum removal device is highly recommended as this unit has a strobe light that comes on at night time. 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. A possum in the roof is usually a brushtail possum although occasionally ringtails may take up residence.
A relocated possum will not survive in a new territory. Some folks found them and kill them brutally but if you do not want to kill the possums then you can trap them for capture a live possum. The entry point will display fur that transfers as the possum forces itself through the gap. If you need to get rid of a possum but don t want to go through all the hassle yourself give pesky possum pest control a call on 1300 767 786 to discuss your options.
The ultrasonic possum deterrent is a great overall repelling device for possums especially outside. Place the trap for at least 5 to 6 miles away from your property and open the cage when the possum get caught. At sunset release the possum no more than 50 m from where it was caught. We remove possums from melbourne homes all day everyday so we know all the tell tale signs.
Build a possum box a possum box will give them all somewhere to live that isn t inside your ceiling. 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. Read more about possum besides you can kill them. This adds an extra dimension to the general discomfort because as well as the ultrasonic noise.
As these possums are territorial removing one will not solve your problem as new possums will shortly move into the vacant territory. 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. Live holding traps capture possums without hurting or killing them. They are preferable to quick kill traps.