Other tell tale signs that a possum is living in your roof can be stains on a ceiling or drip marks down your walls caused by urine.
Is it a possum or rat in my roof.
Remove the trap from the roof put it in an area of your house that is quiet and cool and cover it with an old towel or blanket to keep the light out.
Most councils have wire mesh possum traps you can rent.
Determine what it actually is.
See how to determine what s making the noise in the roof.
The subsequent liquid release will leave a mark as well as a pungent odour.
The most effective and humane way of killing rats is an electronic rat trap it zaps them and they die instantly so no dead rats in your roof has to be a good thing.
Urine may also seep through and damage your ceiling.
The first thing to note here is that trapping possums requires a permit.
Assuming it s possums you can then work out how it gets in there.
If they are nesting on the insulation in the roof this can become damaged through constant urination and will require replacing.
That factor also creates a distinctive possum smell which is easily recognised with a bit of experience.
Possums and rats can cause damage in the roof by eating through electrical wires.
So it is common to be mistaken.
It s usually a possum or rodents.
Rats and mice constantly move around except when nesting.
Put the trap in the roof near the possum s access point and check it every morning.
If you catch a possum you must release it within 24 hours and it must be at night.
A possum is a large animal and it has no qualms relieving itself in your roof.
This often means getting up on the roof and having a look.