How To Get Possums Out Of Your Roof

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How to get possums out of your roof.

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. Block up all the holes you can find. If you have possums on your roof they re likely looking for shelter or have taken shelter in your house or most likely your attic. Put some fruit near it to attract the possum.

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. If you re not sure whether a possum could use a hole to get in stuff it with crumpled newspaper and check it over the next few nights. Possums on the roof. The smell was god awful.

Install a one way door. Live holding traps capture possums without hurting or killing them. The pros and cons of possums in your roof. Emma power and jane degabriel.

A possum got in the chimney couldn t get out and died. The first step to getting rid of possums from inside your ceiling is find out how they are getting into your home. If you have possums in your crawlspaces such as your roof or under your house you may need to physically remove them. Possums will climb on the roof of your home shed or outhouse as a source of foraging and scavenging when looking for food.

This will usually be under the eaves or through a gap under your tiles. When you see the possum leaving the roof block the gap with wood or chicken mesh. They are preferable to quick kill traps. If the possum has pushed all the.