Possum Smell In Roof

Return to the roof a few days later when the possum has gone out to feed around 10 pm is usually a good time and remove the nest box.

Possum smell in roof.

Possum living in whirly bird while we can generally locate most dead animals in the ceiling space of homes some manage to get into wall cavities or inaccessible places in the roof. Then the only solution is to cut an access point into the wall. They can also leave behind the foul stench of urine and brown stains of secretion from their glands which they use to mark their territory. If you can get into the roof you can put this nest box inside the roof and perhaps even place a bit of fruit in it.

Leave it in the roof for a few days for the possum to investigate and start putting its scent on. A possum is a large animal and it has no qualms relieving itself in your roof. Pets including cats and dogs will also alert you to the fact that a possum is living with you. Ammonia and garlic are scents that possums tend to flee from.

The subsequent liquid release will leave a mark as well as a pungent odour. If you ve ever had a possum living above your ceiling you know they can be quite noisy fighting screeching and running along the roof. Place it around 4 m up in a nearby tree. Place a rag inside the ammonia and bring one end up through a hole cut into the lid.

The usual signs of having possums in the roof are heavy bangs on the ceiling or roof at night as they run around hissing or coughing noises and stains or a strong ammonia smell caused by their urine.