Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 24/04/11 09:34 AM Share Posted 24/04/11 09:34 AM I've had a few of the barstards going apesht on my roof the last few weeks and I'm sick of em, anyone know a way of gettin rid of them other than camping out on the roof with a 12 gauge? Not sure the neighbours would take to kindly to the sound of a shotgun blasting the crap out of them and the ricochets off the tin roof at all times of the night... Have noticed a few places with these circular discs on their powerlines as well does anyone know where you get them from? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/74478-possums-how-do-you-get-rid-of-the-barstards/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 22y 1m 22d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 24/04/11 09:39 AM Share Posted 24/04/11 09:39 AM Trap and relocate.Are they on the roof or in the roof?Failing that a 22 with subsonics is quite quiet. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/74478-possums-how-do-you-get-rid-of-the-barstards/#findComment-1099489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 18y 22d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 24/04/11 09:49 AM Share Posted 24/04/11 09:49 AM Or the old sling shot with marbles? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/74478-possums-how-do-you-get-rid-of-the-barstards/#findComment-1099494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 24/04/11 09:55 AM Author Share Posted 24/04/11 09:55 AM Trap and relocate wouldn't work I don't think, there's to many of them round the joint. I live on the edge of town out in the sticks so it'd be only a matter of days till there would be more of the barstards taking their place. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/74478-possums-how-do-you-get-rid-of-the-barstards/#findComment-1099500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 18y 8m 20d Gender: Male Posted 24/04/11 09:55 AM Share Posted 24/04/11 09:55 AM Czech rifelAll seriousness most places have a sheet of tin wrapped around the trees to stop them from climbing up onto roofs Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/74478-possums-how-do-you-get-rid-of-the-barstards/#findComment-1099501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 18y 5m 20d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 24/04/11 10:00 AM Share Posted 24/04/11 10:00 AM As Adam asked.....are they "ïn" the roof or "on" the roof?...big difference in dealing with em'.....If there inside the roof and you kill them....they'll stink to high hell.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/74478-possums-how-do-you-get-rid-of-the-barstards/#findComment-1099503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 24/04/11 10:10 AM Author Share Posted 24/04/11 10:10 AM On the roof I think...got something scratching round my head but it doesnt sound big enough to be a possum... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/74478-possums-how-do-you-get-rid-of-the-barstards/#findComment-1099507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XR09 Guests Posted 24/04/11 10:12 AM Share Posted 24/04/11 10:12 AM 1. Call the RSPCA and they will remove them for a fee. Or there are people who do it. Setting your own traps is not a great idea. If you relocate them it has to about ten to twenty K away or the buggers just come back. But usually one family moves out and another moves strait in.2. And my favorite is to put a pet diamond python up in the roof. Gets rid of mice and rats too.3.Don't feed your cat for a week and throw it up there. Or get a feral. But this way can be very noisy. 4. Put a couple of spotties in the roof. Think this one is more fiction than fact.5. High powered air rifle. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/74478-possums-how-do-you-get-rid-of-the-barstards/#findComment-1099508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobramad Member 824 Member For: 19y 10m 30d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 24/04/11 10:20 AM Share Posted 24/04/11 10:20 AM Those critters can bite when cornered so beware. Shooting works but tends to upset some folks (and the possums!). Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/74478-possums-how-do-you-get-rid-of-the-barstards/#findComment-1099514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV6T UNDERCOAT CRUISER!!! Donating Members 1,655 Member For: 16y 5m Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 24/04/11 10:57 AM Share Posted 24/04/11 10:57 AM any evidence of how they are getting in or on your roof??I had the problem at my old house found there pattern of getting in and out of my house and just let my rotties deal with them!!family of 5 gone,2 were eaten,3 shook to death!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/74478-possums-how-do-you-get-rid-of-the-barstards/#findComment-1099532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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