Brushtail possums are commonly seen in urban areas and heard scampering over the roof at night.
Possum in roof australia.
The common brushtail possum trichosurus vulpecular from greek and latin which means furry tailed little fox is a nocturnal semi tree dwelling marsupial in the phalangeridae family.
You can also put spikes along fences to keep them from using these as a highway.
It will sleep during the day and then venture outside at night.
Possum sprays nurseries hardware stores and supermarkets stock a range of possum deterrent sprays or you can make your own.
A sydney study found that as many as 67 of people whose properties were visited by possums heard possum activity on or in roof cavities while 58 reported possums living in these spaces.
Cut back trees that are growing near you home so possums don t have easy access to your roof.
All species of possums are protected in sa so if you need to get one out of your roof you must do it humanely and have the appropriate permits or check that your pest controller has them.
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 visit your house.
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.
There are many ways to identify whether a possum is living in your melbourne roof space.
There are several options but denying possums access to your roof space is vital to all of them.
Of the 23 possum species known in australia there are two most likely to be thumping across your roof or growling in the darkness at night.
Some other ways to deter them are.
Possums are wild animals in an uncontrolled environment so there is no set time frame to repel them.
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Time taken to achieve results has been as little as one day to up to one month to repel possums from a roof space but they are always repelled or we ll give you your money back.
The possum is a nocturnal animal.