My own cat who is highly protective of the house, property and me has chased out of the yard every colony cat that comes to dine here. I see some good advice but are these remedies safe to use around cats. !I have used mothballs and they workI always throw a bunch throughout my yardtry it. Me, personally I hate them, and I have a mama possum and a baby possum that are really getting on my nerves and Im going to kill them. I was told to leave rat poison out for it but, my cat lives outside. For crying out loud DO NOT sprinkle mothballs around the yard! I think you are mistaken. at least five miles away in remote areas. dynomite or something and thell move on you would to if you could not sleep nighbors gerage gopher bombs work good to but dont giveup your the boss remember that and youl do fine. My cat and the neighbors cat sometimes are out on the patio too and often there is a young skunk in the mix with no issues at all. It is spread in possum piss when they climb on the haybales, it affects horses nerve system, and theres no vaccine, no cure. Guns work best. I cant afford it! So why dont you tell my daughter that opposums are harmless and carry no diseases. I have had them in my place as well and recently had one watching me from behind my computer screen. Get away for 12 hours. So they should also be protected with a metal barrier. I had a tarp over a pile of wood in my backyard and saw the possum. It was terrible. $149.95, Address17/70-72 Captain Cook Drive, Caringbah NSW 2229, Business HoursMon - Fri / 8:30AM - 5:00PM. We have to have the ENTIRE moisture barrier replaced. Keep them. It is irresponsible and you can be fined in most cities. However there are many other suitable lures including pet food, other fruit and vegetables, etc. Make sure the trap is secure and stable to avoid injury to the possum. I think that did the trick. I dont want to keep attracting new ones by the bait I put out but if there is an end in sight I will keep going. Or if you live outside city limits. my chihuahua saw one and chased it. The special combination of ingredients deters possums for up to 7 days and can be used on ornamental and edible plants with only a 1 day withholding period. You should consult you local authority to familiarise yourself with the regulations for the trapping of possums in your state. Before you release your horrible spelling rant upon people, make sure you know what youre talking about. These are an excellent possum trap or cat trap. My neighbours horse that was killed from their disease cant spell either. They are. And if, after removing him (humanely) a few times, he kept coming back, I believe you would resort to stronger measures, not just let him stay. One of which has killed four of them in the past two weeks (shes incredibly fast). I agree. Dont use mothballs! There are many repellants and poisons at stores, but 75% of them do not really work. Spotlights with motion detectors can work well. Passionfruit are warm climate plants so think tropical, sub-tropical and warm temperate. Pestgard possum traps help you to catch more possums with high catch rates. The cleaning techniques mentioned above is stupid. There are over 52 thousand types of mites if I recall..and ZERO doctors that will admit you may have come in contact with one! By an accidentally ingesting of the eggs of a round worm. Are you kidding me? Cats and opossums seem to be friends sharing their food bowls sometimes. This morning I heard number six under my house. I was able to catch it no help from my cats who just watched the chase. You realize it used to be their property! Tonight Im sitting by the window right now waiting on him. Whyin the world were baby kittens outside in a box? However, they are known to carry diseases like leptospirosis, tuberculosis, relapsing fever, tularemia, spotted fever, toxoplasmosis, coccidiosis, and trichomoniasis. Possum Traps. It's great to have you join us as one of our founding members. Cages for sale from $180 each. I need help..Im raking every day to clean up the mess and so I can try to find where they ate the night before with hoprs of setting trap in that spot. Simply bait the trap, set it, and wait until your unwanted 'guest' arrives. Lol, that doesnt always work. But VERY narrow minded if you believe that to be the rule. If you look it up cats and possums get along well together, Kill it.um im not looking to relocate a cockroach investigation. So, to all you lucky enchanted opossum supporters, wake the fuck up. It is often beneficial to camouflage the Possum Trap with materials normally found in the trapping area such as vegetation, sack cloth, boxes etc. Can anybody tell me one thing this useless yucky animal is good for? How do I figure out how they got in? Yes, animals are living beings and should be respected and not harmed. Next effort is chicken wire, possibly dug about a foot into the ground. What children has to do with it is these nasty things carry disease and are very destructive. im not into the humane animal loving bullshit. It wont get rid of anything and the smell with permeate your house and make you sick as well. Increasing the slope will make it more sensitive. If the animal is a wild animal think about ways to remove it humanly. i watch this lil shyts go out the one neighbors garage window and walk the fence line to the other neighbors house. Was able to capture all three now their living in my cat carrier until I take them to a safe place. They destroy homes. A .17 HMR works great on possum. Top quality, strong but lightweight, soft jaw leg hold traps, designed for the professional NZ hunter.These are Pestgard #1 type possum leg hold tr Maintrac Group help industries growby supplyinginnovative solutions for growth. Simple. I found this site by looking up how to get rid of them, because 4:54 am I was awakened by one in my closet. There is a small feral cat that claimed us and we put a small covered bed for him outside. They suggest killing them. T they terrify the hell out of me. Hi Molly, possums got in my attic and the urine started running down the wall in my bedroom. pow pow pow DEAD. A spray made of crushed garlic and hot chilli may also help. I let mine die in the trap I have had enough of them invading my home. They are evil! This is the problem with the world today .. two opinions and both sides of the debate demanding the other side agree with their point of view. Holy cow. Compare. I have been experiencing a problem with some type of Rodent, and I NEVER had this problem, but I will do what has to be done. Or had success with other methods? i would love to have one at my house!! Its not like this is a civil rights issue ffs. TB is hardly non threatening it can be lethal and can be passed to others before diagnosis is confirmed. If its dead that would suck ! Im with you they suck and cause tons of damage! Cheryl, if I knew where you lived I would bring the possums we have caught and bring them to you to live in your yard since you sound like a possum lover. Here we will provide some thorough answers to the questions you have. I couldnt scare him off. Thank you for taking care of business like that, dont feel bad it had to be done, possums suck and yes they do bother our pets, My dog barks himself into a frenzy when he hears them get into our yard and attic. Im absolutely losing sleep over them. Multicrop 3L Keep Off Dog And Cat Repellent. If you get rid of them from your place they become someone else's problem. Ugh help. And yes they do carry some deases, they do carry disease do some researchthey just have a very low chance of rabies. Went around the block and called Animal Control to pick it up. They are being destructive and reeking havoc in peoples homes & yards. I am losing sleep over the possums., Im literally at the end of my rope. One just killed a beautiful baby egret, I live in Florida and they are being either hit by cars or to much development the egrets, I am referring to. While I was sleeping my poodle went to the kitchen for a snack. I is all well and good to have sympathy for these creatures until they crawl up under the house and die! Wish so much I could get rid of them.I live in a housing development with large lots,(mine is 1 3/4 ac and between my house and next door neighbor is a large wood pile on my neighbors land. All I hear is possums dont carry rabies. I AM GOING TO TRY PICKING UP ALL THE FOOD BEFORE I RETIRE EACH NIGHT AND HOPE THEY GET DISCOURAGED. I had to put her down because of old age. They have destroyed all my duct work and it is freezing outside and I HAVE NO HEAT! She keeps them away! Why cant everyone just co-exist with nature and not have such fears of those living beings that do not look like us? i need to get rid of it by any means possible and dont want to see it again! This is one of the easiest alternatives for how to get rid of several possums in your yard. I will have to call my landlord to get tide of them. Was the second dog to die that week. if you have a possum feed it, to keep it around, they are immune to snake venom and kill poisonous snakes. Press the space key then arrow keys to make a selection. Look, I love Animals but there are certain ones that are disgusting and Bothersome-utterly Useless. Its not an easy crawl for me to get under there to look around, and I cannot see anything that my spotlight reaches from the crawl space opening. I cant figure out where he found a hole at but Im sitting here ruger in hand waiting for him to come back. 1 shot; 1 kill. Cuz I got a cat and dont want her hurt but hate the possum. Otherwise their defense is to play possum until the threat leaves. all possum traps are built to tough, professional standards and offer the highest quality features including: * open size: 24cm (w) x 66cm (l) x 26cm (h) * safely captures troublesome possums. To much time to invest in relocating. MY past encounter was last night,working in my garage at my private residential home. The footplate is located at the rear of the trap and is connected to the door release hook by a metal bar / rod. Help.. Studies have shown that animals released into another possums territory can die due to stress, fighting and starvation. I have a wooden privacy fence which they love and use as a gateway to a neighbors yard hoping to find a spot to enter their attic. Ultimately, any exposure could lead to health problems for my family and myself. I live in Floridas woods and clearing leaves and wood around is an impossible task. just buy a cheap capture cage from harbor freight, anything that smells and they cant help but get themselves caught. The horse ranches around me would not hesitate to shoot them. I learned the last time not to put the critter in the car for relocation. Theres a possum he is huge. So even though they do not harm anything, I dont want them around very expensive to help my horses. thank you. They find no food and go away. Seems to me there are many left based on this website all human! They are immune to the venom of pit vipers and work as wonderful control agents. The hook on the end of the lock should be hooked over the trap mesh to secure the lock. good advice in this column, try following some of it. Cat owners like yourself are my biggest pet-peeve. Opossums dont carry rabies. Caught it red handed with the chickens head in is mouth. After clearing the trap of one possum, the second one (presumably the same one that visited the captured friend) came to check it out and got caught the second night. Thats all. Show less REPLY. Now i hear noises and the critter possums is living in my attic. They are slow moving. You can share our article with your friends! Possums live EVERYWHERE and ANYWHERE and they LOVE sleeping under homes. as they sayfeces flows down hill.. How can i kill these damn cats they keep get to my trash n im sick of it i have ocd n i wont dill im ready to shoot them all but the cat lady said she will put me in jail but she dont want to dill with her cats so i need a trick for them what can i use to kill them cleaner sumthing plz help me. i could care less about killing them. So we cant do anything about it and Im so scared and it crosses over to our yard all the time I dont know what to do. They are NOT AGGRESSIVE, but their defense mechanisms do tend to make them appear so, i.e. They may be harmless and cute everywhere else but these are vicious and aggressive.