Bloody Possums

[disenfranchised]

Possums have invaded my roofspace.

Noisy little buggers they are too.
Anyone ever had the same thing? How did you get rid of them.

I only found one pest control place that seem to deal with them (rentokil) and they are way to expensive.

So if anyone has a great method, or know a bloke - especially in the West Auckland region...some hints would be appreciated.

[kevfromcoro]

Contact DOC. HAVE THE same problem here..darn possums everwhere.
got a bag of poison called baitbusters or something..
nails them good. dont die in the roof
have to go outside and drink some water.
$20 for a 5 kg bag...lasts for ages

[disenfranchised]

Sounds alright..except I don't think they can get out...the hole they come in is like a trap itself...and has sharpish corrugated iron edges.

Will try DOC. Seeing as I'm residential I'm not sure if they'll be interested, but will give it a go.

[FlangMasterJ]

A 2x4 does the trick. Just watch the plumbing and electricals.

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[MSTRS]

Sounds alright..except I don't think they can get out...the hole they come in is like a trap itself...and has sharpish corrugated iron edges.
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If they can't get out, then just wait a week or two. Get some airfreshener in. You'll be needing it.

[The Pastor]

buy an air rifle and go shoot them? - note you'll need alot of pellets to drop a possum. (your welcome to borrow my air rifle, but you'll need lots of pellets!)

[ManDownUnder]

Contact Pest control and tell them your problem. Get a possum trapping cage off them.

Start putting apples on the lawn so the possum gets used to finding them there (look for possum poo around the place - they are creatures of habit and will tend to stay on their regular walking paths...)

The possum should start finding the apples in a day or two, and when they do hang the apple in the cage and set the trap. Crash bang wallop - the possum gets caught and it's all over (Animal control will come and take it away).

An alternative is to use a neck chopping trap (will kill it in the roof space so check regularly before the stink sets in...)

[ManDownUnder]

buy an air rifle and go shoot them? - note you'll need alot of pellets to drop a possum. (your welcome to borrow my air rifle, but you'll need lots of pellets!)

You need to improve you aim and/or get a more powerful air rifle. One good hit from a good gun is enough (.177 I'm talking too...) but it's not overly humane.

[Ixion]

Get a cat with balls.

[jrandom]

Do what my father-in-law once did and start blasting holes in the ceiling with a .22 when you hear the possum shuffling around.

He got the bugger, too!

(He reckons that the fun was entirely worth having to crawl up and retrieve the body and then repair the ceiling after mother-in-law proclaimed her lack of amusement.)

[Finn]

Contact DOC. HAVE THE same problem here..darn possums everwhere.
got a bag of poison called baitbusters or something..
nails them good. dont die in the roof
have to go outside and drink some water.
$20 for a 5 kg bag...lasts for ages

Cool. Do they work on cats?

[ManDownUnder]

Cool. Do they work on cats?

If you want pussy - just buy her a drink.

[crazybigal]

get a TIMMS trap
http://www.ebop.govt.nz/Land/Animals/Possums.asp
DOC used to rent them out, you give them 20 bucks and when you take the trap back they give you a refund.
we used to do it in Queenstown for sport!

[ManDownUnder]

get a TIMMS trap
http://www.ebop.govt.nz/Land/Animals/Possums.asp


THAT's the bugger - they're good!

[crazybigal]

i once got a big male with nuts the size of lemons, trap wouldnt finish him off so it was on the end of a rope and in the lake for him!!
but yes a good trap to use on these beasties and your cat wont get caught in it


THAT's the bugger - they're good!

[cowpoos]

Contact Pest control and tell them your problem. Get a possum trapping cage off them.

Start putting apples on the lawn so the possum gets used to finding them there (look for possum poo around the place - they are creatures of habit and will tend to stay on their regular walking paths...)

The possum should start finding the apples in a day or two, and when they do hang the apple in the cage and set the trap. Crash bang wallop - the possum gets caught and it's all over (Animal control will come and take it away).



MDU suggestion is what I would do...poisen baiting them is very effective...but will you beat your dog or neighbours dog to the carcuss?? becuase you will kill them if he has a feed!!

Another option is if you have a mate with a jack russel or fox...throw it up in the roof...they sort the fuckers out!!


Get a cat with balls.

Possums do put up a mighty fight...I would struggle to believe a cat could take a full grown one.

[Finn]

If you want pussy - just buy her a drink.

If only they were that cheap. Next time I think of getting married, I'll just find a woman who hates me and buy her a house.

[ManDownUnder]

If only they were that cheap. Next time I think of getting married, I'll just find a woman who hates me and buy her a house.

Fair call - I prefer the "Ouzo, not oozing" rule myself... One says yes... the other... no!

[Smorg]

Ive got a sausage dog that'll deal with them. Dealt to two in my backyard last night. Had to go to the vet this morning to eat his ear stitched up though......didnt hear a thing either. Tough little fucker.

[The Pastor]

You need to improve you aim and/or get a more powerful air rifle. One good hit from a good gun is enough (.177 I'm talking too...) but it's not overly humane.

last possom i shot took 7 shots with a 22 to drop it from the tree. my mates were laughing because they thought i was missing.

[ManDownUnder]

last possom i shot took 7 shots with a 22 to drop it from the tree. my mates were laughing because they thought i was missing.

last possum I shot with the air rifle took two shots, .177 (hunting pellet) to the chest, followed by one to the head (once it was on the ground)

[disenfranchised]

MDU suggestion is what I would do...poisen baiting them is very effective...but will you beat your dog or neighbours dog to the carcuss?? becuase you will kill them if he has a feed!!

No danger of that...it's in my roof...not gonna get a dog or cat up there easily....maybe a rat or two...but I'm happy enough for them to die too.

I've seen those TIMMS traps around...might be the easiest solution for now

[cowpoos]

No danger of that...it's in my roof...

They won't die in your roof...when the poisen starts working they will leave your roof and go looking for water..no matter what time of day it is..or if your really unlucky..they may do what rats often do and chew through a water pipe in your roof!! [if they are modern Plastic/PVC type pipes]

[vifferman]

Ive got a sausage dog that'll deal with them. Tough little fucker.
Heh... that reminds me of a vineyard I visited in the the Hunter Valley last August. The owner had a pomeranian / fox terrier cross, that was a real terror. If he heard the birds making a commotion, he'd run outside and check it out, as usually it was a brown or black snake in the grass. He'd get stuck into them, bite their heads, then drag them back to the house when he'd finished 'em off.

[Curious_AJ]

Possums have invaded my roofspace.

Noisy little buggers they are too.
Anyone ever had the same thing? How did you get rid of them.

I only found one pest control place that seem to deal with them (rentokil) and they are way to expensive.

So if anyone has a great method, or know a bloke - especially in the West Auckland region...some hints would be appreciated.

we've had death possums in our roof... though i think it may have just been birds or rats... who knows.. but I haven't heard them in a while at least!

[cero143]

Apples have always done the trick for me, especially with a little peanut butter. so rent yourself a trap, bait it with the apples and scatter the apples around the outside of the trap and give it a night or two. you will have to check it every day though. once its in the trap, either call DOC or just shoot it. in the head. and if your going to shoot something, use a REAL bullet and actually do the job, not just annoy them to death. good luck.

[Lias]

Contact DOC. HAVE THE same problem here..darn possums everwhere.
got a bag of poison called baitbusters or something..
nails them good. dont die in the roof
have to go outside and drink some water.
$20 for a 5 kg bag...lasts for ages

Reckon that stuff would be good for dogs?

We had some new neighbours move in who have a vicious dog they keep tied up right next to our fenceline.. If it barks at me once more i'm gonna do something drastic to it.