As many times as I've wanted them dead, I agree with Ron. These guys have made their way in my garage at times seeking shelter. They pee, poop and sometimes rip things up. They smell like hell too. But from experience they pretty much seem harmless and will run away from you unless they feel cornered at which time they will "hiss".
In areas that I've seen them before, I simply lay down a barrier of prickly stuff. I've actually even seen this type of thing recommended for gardens or foliage for which people are trying to keep out animals.....so this might work well for your compost. Lay down some garden wire (flat) raised above the bed. Or throw on some scraps of garden wire with pointy ends poking about sporadically (that's what I did). Or throw some pine cones throughout. ....anything that makes it hard or uncomfortable for the animal to walk.
Or be patient. Possums don't stick around for long. Soon enough he or she will move along.
I'm never for killing something if you don't have to. CHeck out the co-op or TSC or maybe even Lowe's to see if they have tiger urine, or something like that. It's actually a chemically made product. That should get rid of the little guy and he can be someone else's problem.
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
From: nanmaas@sbcglobal.net
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:09:07 +0000
Subject: [DIY] Possums
At 4pm today while it was nice and sunny I found a possum on my compost pile. I got about 4feet away before I saw the thing. I thought they came out at night. It only moved when I threw something on it. It didn't run, just slowly left.
Ok, you might tell me to get rid of my compost pile but that won't happen. Years ago we had one on the roof of our dog kennel, way before I started composting. I honestly don't remember what my husband did at that time to get rid of it.
I am now widowed and have no dog so it's up to me. I really would like to kill it and there is no way I will be using a live trap! I checked the old posts and some talked of using fox urine as a repellant. I don't want to repell it (or them). I want it to never appear again.
Any suggestions? I live in the city and know there are skunks and possums around but I don't want any in my yard.
Nancy
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