Fantastic news….. The new Brush tailed Phascogale homes are a real winner. After finding unknown scats of an animal in one of my tubes, results showed that it was from a Phascogale. A Reconyx HC600 trail camera was positioned near the home and it took a huge number of images. I thought something had gone … Continue reading
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Brush-tailed Phascogale nesting box
Introducing an exciting new design….Unlike other companies we are always researching ways to build feral bee resistant homes for native animals. In this particular instance we’ve carefully studied the Brush-tailed Phascogale that lives in the South-West of Western Australia. The current standard timber box for these critters is quite small but even then the feral … Continue reading
Ringtailed Possum finds a home
Sometimes caring for animals who need homes is like living on a little island. This is surrounded by a sea of humanity that don’t think much about the sharing this planet with the animals in this world. But every now and again I find an moving story regarding nesting boxes. This is one of them. … Continue reading
Bob the Barn owl finds a new home
Deep in the suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, lies a bush reserve called Bibra Lake. This falls under the local council umbrella named City of Cockburn. Thanks to these wonderful bunch of caring people, Bob the Barn Owl, has found a new home. As you may know Bob needs a very large and old tree … Continue reading
The Owl Box
< It takes hundreds of years for a tree to provide a hollow large enough to support an owl, but you don’t need to wait that long. By installing an owl box there is a good chance you could be blessed with this king of the night. It’s something primeval and haunting at the same … Continue reading
The Pardalote Box
These birds are just simply beautiful to watch. They generally are difficult to observe because they are so small in physical size. They’re built more like a finch. How do you know if you have them in your garden. It’s the distinctive call which identifies them. A strong clear,sharp, “witta-witta” sound. They are very choosy … Continue reading
The Brushtail Possum Box (plus tips to attract possums away from your roof)
The possum box is specifically designed to accommodate a full family of Brush Tailed Possums, that is Mum, Dad and two little ones. Within days of having one installed the possums will know that it’s there. To entice it to live in its new home it’s advisable to leave a Granny Smith green apple cut … Continue reading
The Parrot Box
Having one of these in your garden will keep you throughly entertained by their antics and parenting behaviour. Watch the mum near the entrance cooing and making strange noises trying to entice the fledglings out from the nest. They all bunch up with their heads poking out trying to sum up the courage to jump … Continue reading
Cheap nest boxes
Is this what you really want??? Yes, this what happens when you choose a box that has not been feral honey bee resistant. Ours have…. We don’t believe in building boxes that the feral honey bees like. They have their own white boxes out in the fields. The reality is they enter a common nest … Continue reading
DIY Bat Box
So you’re keen to build your own bat box…. It’s not that difficult but you will need some woodworking skills such as using a power saw. The idea is to go to your local Bunnings store and purchase some 16mm plywood. The length of the rear panel is 525mm. The front panel is 255mm. Width … Continue reading