Deterring possums,,,,, what do you do?

[bright.ton42]

One night they chomped through about 15 baskets of impatiens.

Then onto the yummy roses, geraniums.

Now I've decided to set up an area of succulents in pots which I love and have read so many remedies for

spraying tham (the plants )  on the internet and don't know where to start.

I have bought two little flashing led lights in vivid green which I'm hoping will look like

evil eyes, lol. 

Anybody had success with deterring them?   I won't trap them and relocate as I know they die in a new area and I'm am actually fond of the \little critters. .

[purple_haize]

Where do you get them from Az?

[azureline**]

Mine from bunnings but have seen them in $2 type shops too.

[bright.ton42]

How do they work?    Does a light come on, or a sound, or does their head turn?  There are some on ebay. Meanwhile here's a photo of the little flashing lights i got that look like Evil Eyes but I haven't tried them yet.  They look scary to me. I don't think the batteries would last long though. 

[imastawka]

Soooooo,  now people believe the plastic owls work, eh?     

[purple_haize]

Stawka, the plastic owls that do nothing, do not work.

I havent seen the ones Az mentioned.

OH put up spotlights out the front at one stage...........did nothing with the possums, but kept me wide awake

[bright.ton42]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Solar-Light-Barn-Owl-Garden-Lighting-2-LED-Eyes-Dusk-Dawn-Patio-Ornament-...

This one looks good to me,  it has sensor light eyes. But it's in the UK

Or maybe this is the one az has?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Solar-Light-Barn-Owl-Garden-Lighting-2-LED-Eyes-Dusk-Dawn-Patio-Ornament-...

[imastawka]

We had a very bad possum problem in the neighbourhood about 5 years ago.

Every morning they thumped across the ceiling, coming home to sleep

in our roof.   They are incontinent and stained the ceilings. 

Someone (not me) decided they had had enough and poisoned them all.

Then they came home to die in my roof.  Stunk for months!!

Haven't seen one since.   

No new ones have claimed the territory       Go figure

[imastawka]

This one hoots when it senses motion.   It's ceramic

 # 351310827332

[purple_haize]

bright.ton......I havent seen those owls at at bunnings or anywhere here.

Stawka, we had a possum that lived in one of our chimneys, that was until OH put wire over the openning.

My sister in law had them living in the ceiling, she finally last year had to get a new ceiling and had to have the roof redone to stop them coming in.......

Living in The Dandenongs possums are a real problem, everyone up here has a problem with them, even the rose farm that I get my roses from at Silvan have possum problems...........I dont think we will ever get rid of them as long as the council says they are a protected species....

[***super_nova***]

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@imastawka wrote:

We had a very bad possum problem in the neighbourhood about 5 years ago.

Every morning they thumped across the ceiling, coming home to sleep

in our roof.   They are incontinent and stained the ceilings. 

Someone (not me) decided they had had enough and poisoned them all.

Then they came home to die in my roof.  Stunk for months!!

Haven't seen one since.   

No new ones have claimed the territory       Go figure

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Maybe they could not stand the smell  🙂