Possums are marsupials that are basically wild animals but have been infesting human residences and spaces with a reduction of nesting sites with trees being felled. Although there are many species of possums in Australia the most common ones you will see around your roofs, attics, yards, and garage sheds are ringtail and brush tail ones. Possums unlike other pests are not something you should consider removing on your own. It is best to hire possum removal service Melbourne experts who have the expertise and acumen to carry out such tasks efficiently, leaving you stress-free.

Possum infestation is something that you cannot take mildly as it brings with it a string of problem areas for you that include the destruction of property and risks to health, increasing the need to call pest control service experts.

Habits of possums

Before we get into the nature of dangers possums pose it might be interesting to know for you that possums are big eaters, eating anything and everything in sight from flowers, seeds, fruits, vegetables, and insects. They unfortunately have stinky mouths carrying parasites since they even eat filthy garbage. Their fur is laden with infectious disease-causing agents and they have the nasty habit of leaving their feces in large quantities around their movement areas and nesting sites. They move through gardens, external yards, nests in roofs, attic, garden sheds, tree holes, branches, etc.

Why do you need professional removal?

Possums are not just nuisances but bring danger. Let us see why we need Possum removal service Melbourne experts to remove them from your properties.

Legal issues: Possums are protected animals and you have to have an authorized license to remove them. They cannot be killed while in your property and removing them has to be done at a certain distance not too far from their last nesting site as too much change poses a danger to their survival. They can get aggressive if they feel threatened. Hiring pest control service experts is the only option for their removal as these people have the skill and knowledge to do a seamless removal.

Damage to your property: Possums might seem cute and furry to you but they can be quite destructive. Like rats and mice, they possess sharp teeth that cut through wires, insulation, and air vents causing electrical problems. If accidentally they wander inside your homes they can also rummage through your larders and personal items and tear and rip them. They may attack the door and window screens and cause dents in your floors and walls as they try to seek nesting sites. They also spoil roof structures as they try to gain entry into your attic. In doing so they make ugly entry holes that may bring you expenses for repair.

Possums are notorious in your external yards and lawns. They love eating worms and may dig up the earth spoiling the neat look of your lawns. They love seeds, flowers, fruits, and vegetables. They are active from night to dawn and operate when most of you are indoors or asleep. They tear at flower beds, stamp over kitchen and vegetable gardens, eat fruit off trees, and damage young shoots. They love peering in garbage cans and vats and create an unsightly mess with filth strewn all over. They attack your pet bowls if you happen to keep them outside and spread infections through them to your pets.

Health threats from possums: Most of you would want to avoid possum infestation for two nasty things. Possums do a great deal of smell defecating and urinating that lets off an unbearable stench apart from making the place look filthy and dirty. They transmit ticks and mites and also carry ringworms and tapeworms that may manifest in your pets.

Their droppings and urine can contaminate and spread infections through the bacteria they carry if they infect food or water source or through a cut wound or abscess. The bacteria give rise to Leptospirosis where you may experience abdominal cramps, muscle pain, flu, headache and vomiting, and in severe cases even damage to the kidney. They are also known to carry Salmonella bacteria that cause symptoms of food poisoning like diarrhea, nausea, dizziness, and vomiting.

Possums are reclusive in their nesting habits and it is sometimes tough to know of their presence till you notice damage and destruction.  Being night creatures they might stay out of your way in most parts but you cannot afford to have them get comfortable as they are endangered species and you do not want them dying on your premises. Also to remove all chances of damage and disease threats it’s best to get them professionally removed.