Rats And Possums In The Roof

Their droppings tend to be scattered everywhere within a roof whereas possum droppings are usually found in small clusters often around their chosen sleeping place.

Rats and possums in the roof.

Brush tailed possums like to live in roof cavities. Rats and possums in particular are often found together. Build a possum box a possum box will give them all somewhere to live that isn t inside your ceiling. We have had both possums and rats in our roof and you definately know when possums are there.

The most effective and humane way of killing rats is an electronic rat trap it zaps them and they die instantly so no dead rats in your roof has to be a good thing. Use a professional for effective rat removal. So you need to rehouse them nearby away from your roof ideally in a tree in your garden. Electricity and telephone cables that lead from the street to the house can also allow access onto the roof.

Rats and mice constantly move around except when nesting. We also check for possums or other creatures nesting in roofs which could be affected by the bait and place the baits for the best effect. Possums in my roof. To a lesser extent we have found the culprit to be cats and on one occasion a fox.

I thought there was someone walking through the house when we had a possum. Tubing and or a disc needs to be placed on these wires. If you need to get rid of a possum but don t want to go through all the hassle yourself give pesky possum pest control a call on 1300 767 786 to discuss your options. This will stop the possums and rats jumping the distance to the roof.

They are definately noisier and heavier. Trees and vines that overhang a roof need to be cut back from the roof line by at least two metres. Possums will also feast on insects moths snails bird eggs baby birds and even rodents rats and mice. 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.

Rats mice and possums are the most common invaders but never rule out the possibility of birds. That factor also creates a distinctive possum smell which is easily recognised with a bit of experience. Peter the possum man has licensed technicians for rat removal in brisbane trained to choose the right bait for the situation and handle baits safely. The rats move a lot quicker and its a lighter run.

When we had some rats dh put some ratsak up there and apparently they eat it but. Birds rats and mice are other pests that infiltrate our roof spaces so pest control in melbourne is obviously a necessity. It s not uncommon for multiple pests to be sharing the same roof space.