Another possum dilemma ......

[lurker172602]

We are currently having an extension done to our house which involves temporarily opening up the roof space. And of course THE POSSUMS have moved in!!!!! (I'm certain its possums because we see them about sometimes at night and occasionally hear them running across the roof, but now they are certainly in the roof in the evening and early morning)
Their entry point will, of course, eventually be closed off but I'm worried about what damage they may be causing now and of course ensuring they are all moved out before the roof is sealed up again.
I'll speak to the builder about it next week when he comes back, but any ideas about what we can do in the meantime?

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes · Accepted solution]

I mentioned moth balls before... But you can't get them these days.
Naphthalene flakes definitely banned.
Best I could do was the little hanging cage thingies

[imastawka]

Mothballs still available on ebay - location Australia  

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

Ah, mothballs as one word.
Maybe that's where I was going wrong. On here at least 😄 Those poor moths.

[imastawka]

If you have a moth ball in each hand, what do you have?

A bluddy big moth!

[gleee58]

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@ten*teeny*tiny*toes wrote:
I mentioned moth balls before... But you can't get them these days.
Naphthalene flakes definitely banned.
Best I could do was the little hanging cage thingies

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Really?  Since when have they been banned and do you know why?

I've never thought about it and don't go looking for them but that is a surprise.

[purple_haize]

OH and me go by what our council says...........there are so many possums up here in the hills. The council lends out the cages the possums are re located, they are not hurt in any way, taking them to another part of the hills is not in any way hurting the possum.

As far as I am concerned, what the council says goes, I might add, that the Yarra Ranges Council covers alot if not most of the hills area, where the largest number of possums are..............

Things might be different down in the suburbs, I have no idea, I just know that the council lets people move the possums.........and they are in no way hurt and it is not cruel.

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

Glee, I think blankets and clothing stored in naphthalene and camphor had the potential to be toxic to babies and children.

[lyndal1838]

Mothballs are still on sale in Coles in NSW.

[janeababe]

Hardware stores like bunnings sell mothballs and Naphalene flakes.
I also found mothballs for sale in the cheap shops (like the '$2 shop' type shops)

I would never use mothballs for storing baby gear. I wouldnt put them around my garden to rid pests or animals from the graden either.
But up in the roof cavity, they are fantastic  🙂

[lyndal1838]

Camphor is also on sale in Coles....it is cheaper than mothballs.