Bacchus said:Know one bloke in the Adelaide hills with same problem a couple of years back , he put in 4 big flood lights in his roof and left them on 24/7 for a few days and possums moved on . If that fails refer post above ( carefully )
Edit : thinking back now maybe there was another reason for lights in the roof and that was a cover story :8
Bacchus said:From above post link ! Environment NSW
Use these instructions for removing the possum yourself.
First, make sure it is a possum and not a rat or mouse - sprinkling flour near the manhole and checking the footprints will determine this - possums are the size of a cat.
Next, set up an alternative home for the possum. You will need a nesting box - buy one from wildlife rescuers or build your own.
Where possible, get inside your roof and locate the possum's nest. The nest, which has the scent of the possum, should be placed in the new possum house to encourage the possum to its new home.
Encourage the possum to investigate his new home by putting pieces of fresh fruit in or near the nesting box.
Locate a suitable tree in your garden to site the box, securing it at least 4 m up.
Absolutely laughable :lol: what next ? You have to set up a half way house for possums in your roof and provide welfare and alternate housing ( sounds familiar ) .
I reckon it may be handled a little differently in the NT !
holes can be fixeddavent said:Can i hire traps from somewhere? Buy traps? Or blow holes through my house with my shotgun?
I have an american staffy!silver said:Dave, I've heard of people putting the ratter type dogs up through the peep hole into the roof.
Or you can watch to see how they come and go ,... once you know where the entranceway is you can block it off once they've all gone out shopping for the night ,.... they come back and be all like WTF !
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Maybe a little to big for the job.davent said:I have an american staffy!silver said:Dave, I've heard of people putting the ratter type dogs up through the peep hole into the roof.
Or you can watch to see how they come and go ,... once you know where the entranceway is you can block it off once they've all gone out shopping for the night ,.... they come back and be all like WTF !
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I'm with you on this one7.62marksman said:holes can be fixeddavent said:Can i hire traps from somewhere? Buy traps? Or blow holes through my house with my shotgun?
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