How To Get Rid Possums In The Roof

Live holding traps capture possums without hurting or killing them.

How to get rid possums in the roof.

Possums are usually sleeping during the day so you can wait until nightfall to patch up the hole ensuring that the possum does not get trapped inside. Most possums have multiple ways of entering a roof. Put some fruit near it to attract the possum. They can squeeze through gaps as small as 9 centimetres wide to get into space.

If nesting in a roof void possums will leave droppings and urine around the nest and as they are territorial creatures the scent of these excretions tends to be quite unpleasant and in fact it s not uncommon for urine to permeate ceilings and leave unwanted stains in plaster. While the possum is out of your roof block up the entry holes that it was using to get in. Even if you ve fixed the main hole and think you ve got rid of your possum they can use almost any small gap to get back inside. Get a live holding trap from a big box home improvement store or from an online retailer.

Put the trap in the roof near the possum s access point and check it every morning. Block or cover access points to your home especially the roof vents chimney broken tiles eaves etc. If you catch a possum you must release it within 24 hours and it must be at night. Removing one access point will only make them use a different one.

Block up all the holes you can find. You can also remove them manually using a snare pole but take cautions. Apply a chemical smell repellent to garden areas such as poss off or d ter 3. If you have possums in your crawlspaces such as your roof or under your house you may need to physically remove them.

They are preferable to quick kill traps. 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. Red apples are a good choice for trap bait. Do not use a combination of products and putting a light into the roof cavity and leaving it on for three days and nights.

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. Repel possums by sprinkling the roof cavity with quassia chips from hardware stores or naphthalene or camphor note. The ultrasonic possum deterrent is a great overall repelling device for possums especially outside. Using traps are the easiest way to get rid of them and you can use the traps.