How To Stop Possums Getting Into Your Roof

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How to stop possums getting into your roof.

My answer is similar to the kiwis and put a bounty on their head and turn them into sweaters gloves and socks. Possums can find many different ways to enter your roof or walls. You can also seal up any footing trim any trees or bridges and seal up your attic so they won t be on your roof. A possum can find its way into your roof space through a multitude of spots.

Having said that let s clear the air around a common confusion that most home owners have. If you re struggling to see when your possums are leaving the roof or concerned that one will be left behind and become trapped a pest controller will be able to advise on how to install a one way door that will let the possums out but. Keep the lid of your garbage cans closed by securing it with bungee cords chains ropes or weights. Not all noises in the roof indicate a possum invasion.

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. Often it may just be a rodent or wildcat. You could also buy garbage cans with lids that have clamps to keep them on. Possums in the.

Install a one way door. This will usually be under the eaves or through a gap under your tiles. Firstly clench your fist and this will demonstrate the minimum size a possum will need to be able to force itself through a gap. When you see the possum leaving the roof block the gap with wood or chicken mesh.

The first step to getting rid of possums from inside your ceiling is find out how they are getting into your home. We strongly urge you to have possum control done at the hands of a professional to avoid any legal issues or getting clamped down with a fine of 5 000. A brown stain around any possible entry exit point is a good indicator that the hole is being used. So far 1 year and we have not had a possum on the roof.

Prevent possums from getting into your trash. Get your electrician to slip it over the cable and secure with a cable tie on each end and two even spaced in the middle to stop it bulging open and allowing the possum to insert a paw there. 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. Here we see a possum gain entry into a roof via moving some lead flashing.

If you get rid of them from your place they become someone else s problem.