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RE: Possums

Posted 2074 days ago

I'll remember that one Haslemere.

RE: Possums

Posted 2074 days ago

What a thought!!! Like a scarecrow to the possums.

I'll try this out on the church yard fruit trees - the possums always demolish the peaches just before they are ready to pick. They have citrus trees there too.
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RE: Possums

Posted 2064 days ago

What a great idea :)
I bought my house about 10 months ago and since moving in ive had a permanent Possum trap set up on my back lawn (cage trap) so far ive caught and relocated 18 of the little buggers (some of them are bloody huge) and the fruit trees and roses ect are looking great.
I'll definately try the stuffed animal toys though

The cage works a real treat
18 Possums
3 brown Rats
And the neighbours Ginger Cat lol
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Sir Micheal of Mangerton

RE: Possums

Posted 2035 days ago

I tried mothballs and they worked untill they got wet.
Poss doesn't like the smell.
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RE: Possums

Posted 2031 days ago

Thanks for that great idea. We have recently planted some pear trees and the possums are eating all of the new growth which is devastating! I'll try the stuffed toys :-)
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Monique G Mount Waverley, Vic

RE: Possums

Posted 2029 days ago

I still have my Possum cagetrap set all the time on my back lawn and im about to reloacate another little bugger this morning.

I love the Possums but i love my garden more i'm afraid.
I'm sure they must have a sixth sense as to when everyones fruit and vegies are ripening. They always know just when to turn up lol
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Sir Micheal of Mangerton

RE: Possums

Posted 2029 days ago

They'll be pushing a shopping trolley through my garden next..
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Sir Micheal of Mangerton

RE: Possums

Posted 2026 days ago

You might try to co-exist with the possums if you can - after all, they are trying to survive in tough times too! Make allowances for them because they really should be welcome visitors in your yard. Can you investigate ways to distract them through other forms of nourishment so that they are diverted from your citrus?
Best of luck, downtoearth
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RE: Possums

Posted 1967 days ago

You could try getting a Fox Terrior or Jack Russel dog ( male / female ) and letting it loose in the yard ( as long as u have a good fence ) they will sort them ( possums ) out.
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RE: Possums

Posted 1966 days ago

Downtoearth
As much as I love the wild life - I don't think the possums are going to descriminate between what we grow for them to eat and what we grow for our own consumption. I have 3 noisy dogs that keep the possums at bay here. Fortunately at present I don't have much for the possums to steal, but once my orchard and shade trees are established I'm sure they will be here by the dozen. We have a reserve behind us and I know there are many possums in our area. I'll be using the stuffed toys in the trees method - if I have to catch them to move them further away I will (though with the reserve behind us I think that would be a pointless option). There's plenty of possum food in the wild around our area - there's no need for the possums to eat what is not in fact the food they would generally eat in their natural habitat. I wouldn't mind sharing some of my fruit with them - but they'll destroy a whole trees harvest in one or two nights.
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Even the hard, dull, dry ground harbours life - which is brought to the surface with the fresh touch of drenching rain (or the humble watering can).

RE: Possums

Posted 1966 days ago

Downtoearth
As much as I love the wild life - I don't think the possums are going to descriminate between what we grow for them to eat and what we grow for our own consumption. I have 3 noisy dogs that keep the possums at bay here. Fortunately at present I don't have much for the possums to steal, but once my orchard and shade trees are established I'm sure they will be here by the dozen. We have a reserve behind us and I know there are many possums in our area. I'll be using the stuffed toys in the trees method - if I have to catch them to move them further away I will (though with the reserve behind us I think that would be a pointless option). There's plenty of possum food in the wild around our area - there's no need for the possums to eat what is not in fact the food they would generally eat in their natural habitat. I wouldn't mind sharing some of my fruit with them - but they'll destroy a whole trees harvest in one or two nights.
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Even the hard, dull, dry ground harbours life - which is brought to the surface with the fresh touch of drenching rain (or the humble watering can).