How To Get Possums Out Of Your Roof

Possums on the roof.

How to get possums out of your roof.

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. Block up all the holes you can find. The pros and cons of possums in your roof. Possums will climb on the roof of your home shed or outhouse as a source of foraging and scavenging when looking for food.

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 on your roof they re likely looking for shelter or have taken shelter in your house or most likely your attic. Get a live holding trap from a big box home improvement store or from an online retailer. A possum got in the chimney couldn t get out and died.

While the possum is out of your roof block up the entry holes that it was using to get in. 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. They are preferable to quick kill traps. Live holding traps capture possums without hurting or killing them.

Put some fruit near it to attract the possum. The smell was god awful. A brown stain around any possible entry exit point is a good indicator that the hole is being used. If the possum has pushed all the.

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. When you see the possum leaving the roof block the gap with wood or chicken mesh. Install a one way door. 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.