Do not place climbing plants near or on the house especially not near the eaves areas.
How do possums get in my roof.
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.
Try to have a good crawl around inside your roof and see where the opossum has made its nest.
This is why they re often found in attics as they can easily climb up your house s edges eaves and other areas to grasp and get into your house.
Sprays spikes and spotlights.
Trap the possums and seal up entry points.
It would seem that this creature is making fun of you knowing that you cannot easily get to it and removal is going to come with some serious hard work on your part.
How to get rid of possums.
They can climb nearly vertical walls if given enough footing and can easily climb up over your fencing walls and house.
Remove any food sources.
You should grab the nest and place all the materials within the new nest box to encourage the opossum to follow its own scent and set up its new home in a place that better suits you.
Possums can sneak onto your roof if tree branches or other tall plants are positioned nearby.
My sisters old place had possums and they were pretty chill enough to come up and gently take a slice of apple out of your hand although when i house sat would get freaked out when they would run.
Cut back trees near your home.
Use possum deterrents e g.
Possums in my roof.
Tree branches should be trimmed a minimum of 5 feet 1 5 m away from the roof.
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.
Block up all the holes you can find.
Put some fruit near it to attract the possum.
What could be making all this noise.
It s like a dripping tap once you ve heard it once you hear more often and louder each time.
Yes possums are excellent climbers.
You may be hearing noises you may even be think i ve got possums in my roof or something scratching in the walls or even just chewing somewhere and you can t be sure you know where.
