How To Get Possums Out Of Your Roof

A brown stain around any possible entry exit point is a good indicator that the hole is being used.

How to get possums out of your roof.

This will usually be under the eaves or through a gap under your tiles. 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. 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.

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. 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. While the possum is out of your roof block up the entry holes that it was using to get in. If you have possums in your crawlspaces such as your roof or under your house you may need to physically remove them.

Live holding traps capture possums without hurting or killing them. They are preferable to quick kill traps. The first step to getting rid of possums from inside your ceiling is find out how they are getting into your home. Block up all the holes you can find.

Put some fruit near it to attract the possum. 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. 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. 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. Emma power and jane degabriel. Install a one way door. If the possum has pushed all the.