Possum Removal Greensborough 3088 | Same Day Service

There is no single trick. The job is finding the entry, closing everything else, and letting the possum leave through a door it cannot come back through. We start outside, walking the roof line and the high side of the block, then go into the roof space to find the nest, the runs through the insulation and the gaps.

Every gap except the main one is sealed on the first visit with materials that suit the roof, such as mesh behind tiles, flashing and fixed covers over vents. A possum one way door goes over the main entry. The possum goes out to feed after dark as usual, and the door closes behind it.

Once we are sure the roof is empty, the last gap is sealed. If a young possum is still in the roof and too small to leave on its own, we stop and plan around it rather than seal it in. That is also why we suggest a possum box in a tree on your block: the brushtail keeps its territory, and it has somewhere to go that is not your ceiling.

• Roof void and roof line inspection, both levels
• Secondary gaps sealed on the first visit
• One way door fitted over the main entry
• Final seal once the roof is confirmed empty
• Possum box advice for your trees

A lot of people search for a possum catcher or a possum trap, so it is worth being clear. Possums are protected native wildlife under the Wildlife Act 1975. A brushtail possum living in a building may be trapped, but it must be released on the same property, within 50 metres of where it was caught, after sunset on the same day. Possum relocation to the bush or another suburb is not legal, and it is also bad for the possum, which rarely survives in strange territory.

Ringtail possums are different again. They usually nest in dense shrubs rather than roofs, and they cannot be trapped without an Authority to Control Wildlife, which is held by the landholder, not by a pest controller. So if you have a ringtail, a trap is the wrong tool entirely.

That is why trapping on its own rarely solves anything. The possum is released back on your block the same night, the gap is still open, and it is back in the roof by midnight. The one way door and the seal do the real work.

• Brushtails in a building: release on the same property, within 50 metres
• Release after sunset, the same day as capture
• Ringtails: no trapping without an authority held by the landholder
• Moving a possum off your property is not lawful

We do not publish a single price, because two houses in the same Greensborough street can be very different jobs. What we do promise is a fixed price, agreed before we travel, that does not move on the day.

The possum removal cost comes down to the roof, not the possum. A single storey brick veneer with one obvious gap is a short job. A split level home on a slope, with three roof lines, a lot of lifted tiles and a nest that has been there for a year, takes longer and needs more material to seal.

• Number of entry points and how high they are
• Tiled, terracotta or metal roof
• Single storey, double storey or split level
• Whether stained insulation or ceilings need attention
• Whether a possum box is wanted for the garden

Possum proofing is what stops the next one. After the roof is sealed, the most useful thing you can do is cut the bridges. Trim branches back at least a metre from the roof and gutters, and keep climbing plants off downpipes and fences that run up to the eaves.

Scratching that is lighter and runs all night is more likely rats, which is a different job: see rodent control. Check the roof after a big storm. Greensborough gets strong winds through the river valley, and a single tile that slips is enough to open the roof again. If you do hear running again, call early. A new possum that has only just moved in is a much smaller job than one that has settled.

• Branches trimmed a metre clear of the roof
• Climbers kept off downpipes and eaves
• Roof checked after storms and high winds
• A possum box on a tree, away from the house