Sydney Suburbs likely to have Possum Invasions

Usual possum encounters and sightings near well populated areas have increased recently.  But these encounters do not necessary need the intervention of possum removal experts.   These marsupials bring about different reactions from different people.  As it happens, not everyone is most enthusiastic about wildlife being so close to home. But one thing is sure though, especially in Sydney, encounters may be unavoidable, some suburbs more than others.

 Below is a list of places where ringtail possums and bushtail possums were sighted in Sydney.  The reports were recorded and are made available online. The likelihood of possum encounter or invasion is greater near and around the suburbs along:

·         The Northern Beaches particularly in Bilgola and Avalon

·         Willoughby

·         Eastwood

·         West Pymble, Ryde Road

·         Killara

·         East Killara

·         Mona Vale Road in Terry Hills and Saint Ives

·         Wakehurst Golf Course

·         Bligh Park

·         Oxford Falls

·         North Wahroonga

·         Warriewood

·         Katandra Bushland Sanctuary

The list is meant as a guide and is not a guarantee you won’t be visited by a possum.  Possums are surprisingly adaptable to suburban setting, and once they are settled, they are hard to getrid of.  What attracts them to a certain area is food and then shelter.  If you leave food outside, they might decide to stay and the best shelter conducive to possum living the roof, where it is dark, dry and quiet.  It is a good idea to possum-proof your roof than try to get rid of them later.  As for your gardens, it is better to fence up rather than to wait for a one of them to arrive and start ruining your yard.

The internet is full of positive and negative possum encounters.  There are accounts of frustrated homeowners while some are stories about living in harmony with them.  And there are stories about homeowners trying to get rid of the possum in their roof on their own which usually gets them nowhere and end up more frustrated than before. 

A homeowner tried boarding up the possum’s access hole and the possum just ripped it right off and as the homeowner climbed a ladder to try and shoo it off with his torch light, the possum was already in the hole with its tail sticking out.  And grabbing the tail was not even a good idea. He did put a torch light in the next day but the possum just knocked it right off.  This is one battle that will go on until the homeowner decides call the pros to get rid of the possum.

Another’s experience was a more pleasant probably because the homeowner decided to seek the services of possum removal experts.  Now they are living with the possum in their backyard and out of the roof, in its own possum box up in one of the trees nearby. 

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