You can count on the experienced wildlife controller to confirm whether you are dealing with a possum in your roof or a rat issue. Possums are usually noisier, but before they remove the possum from your roof space, the handler needs to first make sure it is a possum they are dealing with. Furthermore, it is not uncommon to have rats and a possum co-existing under the same roof.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
Unfortunately, there isn\u2019t much that we can do about this. We will attempt to remove the possum only if it has broken entry to your house. It is illegal to interfere with possums in any way unless they have found shelter in your loft or in another structure of your property. There are a few ways which may help you repel the possum with a relative success. You can try using motion-activated sprinklers, plant strong-scented plants or place a possum nest box in a strategic spot and well away from your immediate property.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
Relocating a possum is also illegal. An experimental research has proven that relocated possums die in a space of a couple of weeks. The Law says that a possum should be released within 50 metres radius from where it was caught and never in the daylight, because the animal will endure unnecessary stress. It is up to you, then, to ensure that all points of entry are sealed. You can also take actions and make your place undesirable for possums. These may include placing collars around fruit trees, pruning branches of trees that touch or are close to your roof, installing a floppy fence around your garden, which bends easily and more.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
Possums can transmit dangerous diseases to humans, such as leptospirosis, mycobacteriosis, rickettsia and Lyme disease. There\u2019s also the Buruli bacteria, carried by possums, which causes painful skin ulcers in humans. Moreover, possums\u2019 faeces may contain the gut parasite cryptosporidium and their urine can cause breathing problems for asthmatics. They are wild animals, so it is advisable that you do not allow them to settle in your house, as their excrements may pose a danger to your health.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n