Pest Control, Termites, Bird Control

Possums are marsupials and are temporary pests of houses. Two species most encountered are the Ring Tailed Possum and the Brush Tailed Possum.

Possums naturally live in cavities of trees. They shelter there during the day and emerge to feed and explore at night. Possums enter roof voids when their natural nesting sites have been removed, mainly through broken tiles, damaged eaves and displaced ridge capping. When in the roof they make noises at night, urinate and defecate on ceiling plaster, causing stains and odours.

Possums are protected animals and must not be killed with intent.

Treatment – We use a catch and release program. First we set our cage/s inside the roof void/s baited with fruit. We then return the next morning and asses the situation. If nothing is caught we may leave it another night. If possum/s are caught we search the roof perimeters to find an entry hole and affix a temporary wire mesh until a tiler or builder fixes the problem accordingly. Then we release the possum/s in the wild no less than 2km away from the site, in case they have young.

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