That factor also creates a distinctive possum smell which is easily recognised with a bit of experience.
Possum or rat in my roof.
This often means getting up on the roof and having a look.
Rodents are hard to prevent getting in but we do have ways assuming it s a possum in the roof you can then work out how it gets in there.
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.
Mice on the roof and a cat hunting them.
It s like a dripping tap once you ve heard it once you hear more often and louder each time.
Possums can therefore be blocked out of a roof by professional proofing whereas rats can only be controlled by baiting.
How do i know if a possum is living in my roof.
So for the past few months at about 8pm and then occasionally throughout the night i ve been hearing a very loud scurrying in the ceiling on the roof.
See how to determine what s making the noise in the roof.
I have seen a mouse once or twice outside at night.
Possum rats or mice in my roof.
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.
Possums in my roof.
There are many ways to identify whether a possum is living in your melbourne roof space.
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.
Rats and mice constantly move around except when nesting.
What could be making all this noise.
It s usually a possum or rodents.
How do possums and rats access my roof.
Karyninventor inventor 21 568 views.
My first theory was.
Peter the possum man on totally wild duration.
Possum removal is a vital year round service that we offer to the residents and business owners of melbourne.
So it is common to be mistaken.
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.
Give us a call now on 1300 665 573.
Determine what it actually is.
Build a possum box a possum box will give them all somewhere to live that isn t inside your ceiling.
In my daily work of possum proofing houses i often come across rats as well and lately they have been big buggers.