They can start to damage your belonging furniture and property.
How do possums get into the roof.
Then the possum crawled up and into a hole in a vent under the roof and into the attic.
Put some fruit near it to attract the possum.
Are there holes in your roof that the opossum can gain access to your home through.
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.
While the possum is out of your roof block up the entry holes that it was using to get in.
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.
Block up all the holes you can find.
Firstly clench your fist and this will demonstrate the minimum size a possum will need to be able to force itself through a gap.
Remove any food sources.
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.
Possums that get into the house though pose a different story.
I know a little about possums.
You can also do this around your shed outhouse etc.
A possum can find its way into your roof space through a multitude of spots.
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 can find many different ways to enter your roof or walls.
Cut back trees near your home.
Always make sure to do this if you want to prevent them from having a way to get into or onto your roof.
It looked like a giant rat.
Trap the possums and seal up entry points.
Build a possum box.
Sprays spikes and spotlights.
How to get rid of possums.
The possum looked like it was either digging or drinking water before that.
Here we see a possum gain entry into a roof via moving some lead flashing.
The usual signs of having possums in the roof are heavy bangs on the ceiling or roof at night as they run around hissing or coughing noises and stains or a strong ammonia smell caused by their urine.
Opossums on the roof firstly you are going to need to figure out problematic areas.
These are going to need to be blocked up with a material that the creature cannot claw or gnaw through.