What to Do If There Are Baby Possums in Your Roof
The presence of dependent young changes the entire job. Fitting a one-way door over a mother with joeys inside is the most common way a possum problem becomes a dead animal problem.
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How Possums Get Into Your Roof — The 9 Entry Points We Find Most
Possums do not make holes — they find them. These are the nine openings we find most often, how to check each one, and what actually seals it.
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Possum or Rat in the Ceiling? How to Tell From the Noise
Weight, timing, direction of travel and vocalisation separate a possum from a rodent with good confidence — before anyone climbs into your roof.
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Dead Rat Smell: How to Get Rid of It Properly
A decomposition odour has a physical source. Until that source and the material it has contaminated come out, nothing you spray will do more than layer fragrance over it.
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How to Get Rid of Rats in the Roof Permanently
Treatment kills the current population. Proofing is what makes it permanent. Here is the order the work has to happen in, and why most DIY attempts stall at step one.
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How Long Does a Dead Animal Smell Last in a Roof?
A rat takes one to two weeks. A possum in a hot roof can take six. Here is the timeline, what speeds it up, and what actually removes the odour.
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Signs of a Rat Infestation You Can Check Tonight
You do not need to see a rat to confirm one. Nine physical signs, where each one shows up, and how to read them for whether you have one animal or an established population.
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Rats vs Mice: How to Tell Which One You Have
Bait placement, station size and proofing gaps all differ between rats and mice. Getting the species wrong is the most common reason a DIY treatment fails.
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One-Way Doors Explained: How Humane Possum Exclusion Works
Exclusion is the method licensed operators use instead of trapping. It works because the possum removes itself — but only if the sequence is right and the timing accounts for young.
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Is It Illegal to Trap a Possum in Australia? State-by-State Rules
Possums are protected native animals. Trapping, relocating or harming one without authorisation is an offence in every state we work in — here is what actually applies.
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Brushtail vs Ringtail Possum: Which One Is in Your Roof?
Nearly every possum in a roof cavity is a brushtail. Ringtails build nests in shrubs and turn up in wall cavities and sheds instead. Here is how to tell them apart from the evidence you already have.
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Possum in the Roof: What to Do Tonight, and What Not to Do
The thumping starts at dusk and moves across the ceiling. Here is what to do that first night, what makes the problem worse, and what a proper removal involves.
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