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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 09:24 AM |
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Possum Proofing - Serious Business
The battle has now been raging for three weeks between me and a Possum over who owns the rights to the workshop where my '63 project sits. If you
have ever tried to keep a determined Possum out of your roof or garage, then you can well understand how difficult it is.
Round 5 sees Craig 3 - Possum 2, as I discovered his latest entry point at 11.30pm last night. It was a small gap in the roller door fitting measuring
no more than 10cm by 20cm. After beating the Possum back through the hole with a broom, the access has now been covered with wire mesh and fastened
with screws. Round 6 will no doubt take place within the next couple of nights.
Possum pee, poo and their nesting habits of branches and leaves does not make for a clean garage or proper resto. I'll keep you posted.
ps I'm considering installing surveillance cameras, infra-red sensor, large spotlights and nets, although my wife has suggested that the $2 per metre
chicken wire should eventually do the trick. That's no fun though!
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 09:27 AM |
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How about keeping a Pit Bull in the 63??
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 09:46 AM |
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We tried all sorts of things to get the 4+ possums out of our roof and walls, they were sleeping in the walls right beside our bed and our daughters
bed...damn things would have fights at 10pm and 5am every night... poor kid would freak out at it.
This is an old icky house, and we rent, but complaints to the real estate went ignored. We tried to find their doorways, it took us over a year to
find the spot.........damn critters. Now we are possum free though, YAY!!
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 10:09 AM |
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yeah craig i know all about it n hipichic same at my house until i rang the possum people, but they wanted a motsa so i got up on the roof n blocked
up there entry points.. now i get a desent nights sleep.. varmits..
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 02:30 PM |
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Sarge: "attention!
now lads, these possums are a sneaky bunch, so keep your eyes peeled. Smith! i want you and derek manning the 20 calibre on the norwest perimeter,
Johnson! you and Gunner take the rear. now these babies get hot, so i want to hear you pumping the shells out in 3 second intervals only. Jenkins!
when the guns go quiet i want to see you and Perkins lobbing the grendades. after the inital bombardment, second company will go over the top, so i
want to see cover fire! any questions?"
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 02:31 PM |
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A Pit Bull! Now we're talking.
I've been working on the '63 today, and when I pulled back the dust covers, I found a nice pile of fresh gum leaves. If this critter comes back
tonight the whole neighbourhood is going to hear about it. Nobody nests in my Volkswagen except me!
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 03:14 PM |
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Can you imagine what a pitbull could do to your VW, I had my Manx stored over a mate's place for a while and his dog manages to chew his way through
my gear stick knob and the handbrake grip, I think the possum might be safer.
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 03:16 PM |
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They are active at night, and sleep through the day,............. so
during the day when they are having rest time keep a radio or something on (quite load but not load enough to give the neighbours the sh1ts).
They will soon realise that your joint is too noisy!
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 03:21 PM |
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we hired a possum trap and caught the bastards... relocated them away from the garage and sealed all the gaps... havent had any problems with them
being inside since.
Except one night i came outside and they were climbing down a tree and using the kombi to get to the ground.... THAT MADE ME MAD!!! 
I launched a vicious assault with the garden hose, followed by a quick whip with a towel.... Got the lil furry critter right between the eyes! 
Made me feel a lot better but then afterwards i felt guilty about whipping him so hard 
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 06:33 PM |
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 07:19 PM |
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I think my Possum is deaf.
I surrounded him with a compressor, grinder and the stereo, and he slept through the whole thing. I'd like to know his secret. Sure would help with
ignoring the kids in the morning.
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 08:39 PM |
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You need to build yourself one of these........:P
http://rjdudley.com/media/squirrel_launcher.wmv
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 08:46 PM |
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catch him and send him to new zealand! they love 'em
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 08:47 PM |
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One "Possum" didnt end up to well in New Zealand......:jesus
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 09:00 PM |
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dont play their game, its exactly what they want!
just sneak upto em and go and grab em!!! pair of welding gloves will save your forearms from laserations and i would advise you wear ear muffs, your
childrens screaming is nothing compared to one of these bad boys..
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 09:01 PM |
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or alternatively bag yourself one of these and set him loose!
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 09:13 PM |
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craig.
instead of taking a adverserial role , consider embracing these noisy furry marsupials. Their habitat iS declining ( consider building possum boxes}
as per possum websites. We have a possum in our kitchen cupboard ( strange as that may seem ) they come and they go but I can say, no smells , no poos
or anything..
others we are building possum boxes for ( out in the trees)
but all in all better than some neighbours ( less messy, less smells) and yes we live in a good neighbourhood....
So craig its not all bad you know/ they in all fact probably love your project more than u do...
especially if they r allowed to live there.
:sandrine
did u know if they r moved more than 50 metres from their own habitat, they will die. due to other possums owning that area , stress etc...
Some people may rejoice at that fact.
I think its sad when we can live with noisy neighbours etc... but not our native neighbours.
Make them a another home man....
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 09:44 PM |
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Welding gloves, snakes, alternative homes, pit bulls, grenades.....there's a plan here somewhere. Must make a note not to combine all the suggestions
into one solution. It could get ugly!
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 11:26 PM |
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we had one up at my parents farm that used to think it was a dog. I'd eat all the dog's food, out smart them, then come into the kitchen and eat the
dry dog food. We just saw this fat possum walk past the doorway with a bag of dog biscuits on its head! It used to nip your toes too... funny
bastard...
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| posted on May 13th, 2006 at 11:39 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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....I'd eat all the dog's food, out smart them, then come into the kitchen and eat the dry dog food....
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did u really mean it when u said that? or was it a typo?
:P
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| posted on May 14th, 2006 at 02:52 AM |
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baNG BANG THERE GONE TO EASY:beer
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| posted on May 14th, 2006 at 07:30 PM |
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Hey Boozer.......noticed you enjoyed your Maccas the other night.........hope it was better than the dog food!!!
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| posted on May 14th, 2006 at 10:00 PM |
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If you catch enough possums, you can make yourself a car seat cover!! hehehe.. Save The Sheep!!:sandrine
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