Welcome back to another blog. Today we will be telling you, guys, how to get rid of possums, whether in your attic or outside.
So as always, this requires just a few easy steps. But before we get into it, I want to note that if you find a mother, there are likely babies there as well. Sometimes they get split up, or they’re housed in different parts of your home. And so you must return and find the babies if they’re not already together. And you can do this by luring them into a cage trap with wet cat food.
So moving on to the first of the steps, you’re going to identify all your entry points, and so typically, these will be any holes or gaps in your roof or any connectors between your house and your roof. It’s also common for the possums to live beneath your house or a deck instead of the attic. And so, if this is the case, you’re going to want to seal off all these areas using a steel mesh border, and you’re going to make sure that you leave at least one portion open for the trap by which you will remove the possums. And if they’re eating any crops nearby, you’ll also make sure to fence those.
So you’re going to remove the possums one of two ways. If they’re in the attic, you will remove them by hand, carrying them by their tail or with the snare pole where you wrap the loop around their neck. However, removing them by hand is illegal in some states, so double-check before you do anything yourself. If they’re outside, you’re going to set up a trap or a one-way exclusion door, and so here are some examples of what those traps and exclusion doors look like. All traps should be twelve inches by twelve inches by 32 inches, and is ideal if you can set them outside and not in the attic.
And if you set them outside, put them not in the sun but in the shade.
The next step is to release the animals from the traps. However, it’s important to note that it may not be legal to trap and release possums in your state. So only if it’s legal will you release them, and when you do so, you must ensure that they are being released at least 5 miles from your property. The last step is to clean up any faeces or debris that may still be in your attic or on the ground. If you need any additional help, this being professional help, check out our website https://sespestcontrolsydney.com.au/
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