Possum Smell In Roof

Ammonia and garlic are scents that possums tend to flee from.

Possum smell in roof. 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. 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. If using ammonia pour a small amount of ammonia into a coffee can with a 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.

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. The subsequent liquid release will leave a mark as well as a pungent odour. 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. Pets including cats and dogs will also alert you to the fact that a possum is living with you.

Place it around 4 m up in a nearby tree. Spread something that smells potent. Place a rag inside the ammonia and bring one end up through a hole cut into the lid. A possum is a large animal and it has no qualms relieving itself in your 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.