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Article #161Re: Possums!!!
From: David Hare-Scott
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:47
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:47
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Je�us wrote: > On Mon, 1 Apr 2013 09:42:57 +1100, "David Hare-Scott" > <secret@nospam.com> wrote: > >> Je�us wrote: >>> Yes, those damned possums... a never-ending battle here. >>> My poor fruit trees and silver birches in particular have taken a >>> hammering this year. >>> >>> One thing I have found effective is a mixture of lard and kero - I >>> wiped some around my young silver birches trunks (and any nearby >>> posts) and 6 months later, no further damage thus far. >>> But I can't do that to every tree, of course. >>> >>> Anyway, what I really want to find out is - how high can a possum >>> jump from ground level? I reckon the only way I can keep my fruit >>> orchard possum free is to build a corrugated iron fence around the >>> whole orchard, then a large frame over the lot and cover with bird >>> netting - this should keep all birds and possums out. The fence >>> will have other benefits, too, such as keeping the wind out and >>> providing a new pen for poultry. >>> >>> The only question is how high to build the fence, anyone have any >>> ideas on that? >>> >>> Thanks. >> >> Do you mean these >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possum >> >> or these? >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppossum > > LOL. I'm an Aussie, posting on an Aussie group. > So, the former :) The possum of Oz is fearsome opponent, the sight of a net will make it want to chew holes and the sight of a fence will make it want to climb. They do both very well. Unless your fence is smooth metal that has no grip for strong little claws I would be running an electric wire on standoffs to deter it. If they get to the bird net they will get in. In a tree they can jump quite a distance, a metre or more I guess, whether they would jump from ground to mesh over a gal iron fence I have no idea. D
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Subject: Re: Possums!!!
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