Possums In My House

RE: Possums In My House Post By karen (Guest Post) (05/19/2008) We have them in our house this past week. That's the same question I have. Is there a poison that will kill then? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Possums In My House Post by Sky Westwood (4) | (02/03/2008) Contact What we are using on Australian Possums!!...... *we cut back tree branch's within 3 feet of house and each other so they can not climb up and jump across onto roof or follow tree highways! (our possums are wild acrobats! *Inspecting and boarding up all entry points to house. *Bird netting around trees they like it confuses them as they can not see it only feel it at night. Can be used around eves of Roof. * Try Camffor packets /balls They hate it ! (moth repellent thrown into wall cavities and man holes) *Blood & bone may work for you too? for the garden but may be roof? *Smoky tea spray around trees/plants/ woodern areas * Get an Elliot trap! * I have heard the piss in a bucket and sprinkle around theory too .I know it works for trespassing cats as well (they think its a huge wild cat LOL) I live in Australia we have possums (Phalangeriformes) and you have Opossums (Didelphimorphia): not totally different looking but opossums do look a bit more "super rat" like. Where as ours look a bit more bear like and indigenous . But Some very similar behaviors . We have trouble In our Australian gardens as they stripe ornamental/ fruit trees of leaves,until the tree literally dies's . They enter our house to fossick for fruit etc if a window is left open ,Ands they live permanently in our Roof's , wall and garages if given the chance. Highly territorial they keep other possums away from garden but can house up to 20 on one block if enough homes for them such as in a house! We should make them tree boxes! Although they don't seem eat cats LOL They are a major pain for us too. Unfortunately We may not harm or remove them further than 12 feet from property by law as they are a native protected species!! If you do trap them in one of the pre mentioned garbage bin traps (which do work on you're type) or in 'Elliot" traps here. Then illegally Australians take them at least 15-20 km away or closer if somewhere over a river because they can always find there way back somehow if you drop them in the nearest park. Also for there sakes they have huge trouble finding new available home nest as they are so territorial. WE found out from a local gardening shop that put us onto Blood & Bone (you add it to soil as a powder) It worked a treat they hate the smell Sprinkle everywhere they like to hang out! As an Experiment I am now sewing it into fabric bags and planting them around garden. also I have heard smoky flavored tea in a spray bottle works but I have not tried that yet. Post back if these work for Opossums as well. good luck {The opossum is North Americas only marsupial and is related to the Kangaroo and Koala from Australia!Opossums, Didelphimorphia: they are commonly also called "possums", though that term is more correctly applied to Australian fauna of the suborder Phalangeriformes} Report Spam or Abuse RE: Possums In My House Post By Shannon (Guest Post) (07/16/2007) I've been doin alot of research on possums lately since i just found a baby and i'm gonna raise it. from what i've learned, and observed with them in my yard, possums are not that aggressive. we had cats outside among possums and they all got along. jack russels are of course ratters, and although possums arent rodents, the dog will probably attack them. its a fight it will lose. possums arent very destructive. i dont think you need to worry about ur house. they move around alot, and stay in dens. also, they are loners, so i doubt there is a group of them, unless its a mother and her babies. keep your pet food in at night if you dont want them around, and there are lots of humane ways of keeping them away. there are some good tips on this page: http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/opossums.htm please dont exterminate them- they are actually pretty cool, helpful animals. they eat lots of pests and keep neighborhoods cleaner. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Possums In My House Post by wizolwitch (4) | (06/27/2007) Contact As an erstwhile breeder of English JRT's, all I can say is that the 'possum (or whatever it is) might be anywhere--in the house or outside. These little guys are bred for sniffing out (and hearing) varmits and dealing with them. They are extremely good at their "job." Be grateful you have one who is alert. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Possums In My House Post By Karina Renteria (Guest Post) (06/25/2007) How do you kill it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Possums In My House Post By Sarah (Guest Post) (06/17/2007) They can get into your air vents and come out through the ones in your floor. Might call the AC people and have them check for holes in the vents. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Possums In My House Post by Lynn Beth (383) | (06/12/2007) Contact I had a possum getting into my garage at night. You couldn't even see the hole he was getting through from the outside. They can be very sneaky, so look very carefully when you look for his entry point. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Possums In My House Post By (Guest Post) (06/11/2007) We are also dealing with possums. Fortunately, ours were coming up on our back deck to eat the left over dog food that my border collie was not eating each night. Unfortunately, the did not make it off the deck because he has elminated all that he has found. But I did make it a habit of removing all the left over food each evening that he was not eating and we have not had any problems since. Hope this helps..... Those are some mean and nasty critters... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Possums In My House Post By sue (Guest Post) (06/11/2007) Do you have an uncovered firepalce or a dog door that they are getting in through? I had raccoons in my attic before do to an opening between the eaves and the siding, the raccoons clawed an opening for themselves. The above mentioned traps are great but you have to find out how they are getting in. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Possums In My House Post by Jimmy2N (7) | (06/10/2007) Profile | Contact I live in the country and we have every sort of critter you could imagine out here. Lots of possums too. Possums are good for the environment since they will eat anything dead so they clean up a lot of expired things. But you don't want them in the house and you don't want to corner one so they have to bite to escape. Your Jack Russel will be seriously injured if not killed by a possum. The possum has a vicious bite and will attack if cornered. Have heart traps are good but if that doesn't work I would shoot them to get them out of the house. Also they will poo in the area they are living so that can be another life experience you don't need to live with. As mentioned before you need to find where they are getting in and stop their entry. They can do as much if not more damage than a raccoon family in your house. Good luck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Possums In My House Post by Beth - MA (122) | (06/09/2007) Contact I'd recommend a Have-A-Heart trap. The traps are expensive, but they're good to have for possibly reccurring pest problems. (We keep a smaller one for squirrels in the attic) You could bait it with peanut butter, then take the possum a few miles away and release him. Just make sure you keep your puppy secluded in another part of the house! Then you might want to call a pest control company that can address larger pests, and find where they're getting in so you can have it sealed off. Report Spam or Abuse