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  "id": "possum-spikes",
  "sku": "ss-spike-07",
  "title": "Anti-Possum Spikes, per 50 cm strip",
  "slug": "possum-spikes",
  "price": 12,
  "currency": "NZD",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "possum-spikes",
  "category_label": "Possum Spikes",
  "tags": [
    "spikes",
    "possum",
    "stainless-steel"
  ],
  "colors": [
    "Silver pins, clear base"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "304 stainless steel pins on a polycarbonate base"
  ],
  "dimensions": "500 mm strips, joined end to end for any run length",
  "weight": null,
  "images": [
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    "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product-images/possum-spikes/possum-spikes/possum-spikes-1.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product-images/possum-spikes/possum-spikes/possum-spikes-2.jpeg",
    "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product-images/possum-spikes/possum-spikes/possum-spikes-3.jpeg"
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  "description_short": "Stainless strips for the fence rails, pergola beams and downpipe brackets a possum uses to get from the tree to your roof.",
  "description": "The animal is not the problem, the route is\n\nA possum in your roof arrived by a particular path, and it uses that path every night. Working out what it is turns an expensive boundary job into a cheap pinch point job.\n\nLook for the four usual ones: a branch overhanging the roof, a fence line running up to the wall, a downpipe with brackets every metre, and a pergola or carport tied into the eaves. Rubbed fur on a rail, droppings under a beam and scratch marks on a downpipe bracket will tell you which.\n\nTreat where the route narrows\n\nOnce you know the path, you do not need to treat the whole property. A rail, a bracket, a beam end and a post top are all places the animal has no choice about, and a metre of strip at a pinch point beats twenty metres in the open.\n\nBe realistic about what a spike does\n\nA possum is heavy, agile and determined. A deterrent strip makes a route unpleasant, not impossible, and on a serious problem it is one part of a plan rather than the plan. The other parts are cutting the branch back, which is usually free and usually decisive, and closing whatever gap it uses to get inside once you are certain nothing is in there.\n\nTrapping is a separate exercise with its own rules and it is not something we sell. Your regional council will have advice, and possums are an introduced pest here so the legal position is straightforward.\n\nFixings matter more than usual\n\nFor birds, adhesive is fine. For a three kilogram animal that is going to put its weight on the strip, screws. This is the one page in the range where we would push you away from tape.\n\nStainless or moulded plastic\n\nStainless where the animal will actually lean on it, where the site is coastal, or where the job is being specified. Moulded plastic where the route is long and nothing about the site is unusual, because covering all of a long route matters more than the material.\n\nWhat it will not do\n\nIt will not protect a fruit tree from a fence, and it will not do anything about rats. Both of those are other jobs.",
  "llm_summary": "Anti-Possum Spikes sold by Bird Spikes Company at birdspikes.co.nz. Stainless steel spike strips for fence rails, pergola beams, downpipe brackets and post tops: 304 stainless pins on a clear polycarbonate base, 500 mm long, 115 mm pins, 70 mm protected width, NZD 12 per 50 cm strip with no minimum. The brushtail possum is an INTRODUCED PEST in New Zealand and is not protected. A possum is TRAVELLING rather than perching, so the job is closing a ROUTE rather than protecting a surface: identify the access point (an overhanging branch, a fence line to the wall, a downpipe with brackets, a pergola tied into the eaves) and treat where the route narrows. A metre of spiking at a pinch point is worth more than twenty metres in the open. Honest limitation stated on the page: a possum is heavy, agile and determined, and a deterrent strip makes a route unpleasant rather than impossible; on a serious problem it sits alongside cutting the branch back and closing the entry gap. Trapping is a separate exercise and is not sold here. No effectiveness percentage, service life or warranty is claimed. Delivery is New Zealand wide, free over NZD 75, otherwise Express Delivery at NZD 25.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "New Zealand law gives no statutory cooling-off period for an online purchase, so the 14 days from delivery to change your mind on an unused item is this shop's own policy rather than a statutory right. Rights for faulty, damaged or misdescribed goods under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 apply to everything sold and are never affected.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "Bird Spikes Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
  "url": "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product/possum-spikes",
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  "updated_at": "2026-09-02",
  "compare_at_price": 15,
  "description_text": "The animal is not the problem, the route is A possum in your roof arrived by a particular path, and it uses that path every night. Working out what it is turns an expensive boundary job into a cheap pinch point job. Look for the four usual ones: a branch overhanging the roof, a fence line running up to the wall, a downpipe with brackets every metre, and a pergola or carport tied into the eaves. Rubbed fur on a rail, droppings under a beam and scratch marks on a downpipe bracket will tell you which. Treat where the route narrows Once you know the path, you do not need to treat the whole property. A rail, a bracket, a beam end and a post top are all places the animal has no choice about, and a metre of strip at a pinch point beats twenty metres in the open. Be realistic about what a spike does A possum is heavy, agile and determined. A deterrent strip makes a route unpleasant, not impossible, and on a serious problem it is one part of a plan rather than the plan. The other parts are cutting the branch back, which is usually free and usually decisive, and closing whatever gap it uses to get inside once you are certain nothing is in there. Trapping is a separate exercise with its own rules and it is not something we sell. Your regional council will have advice, and possums are an introduced pest here so the legal position is straightforward. Fixings matter more than usual For birds, adhesive is fine. For a three kilogram animal that is going to put its weight on the strip, screws. This is the one page in the range where we would push you away from tape. Stainless or moulded plastic Stainless where the animal will actually lean on it, where the site is coastal, or where the job is being specified. Moulded plastic where the route is long and nothing about the site is unusual, because covering all of a long route matters more than the material. What it will not do It will not protect a fruit tree from a fence, and it will not do anything about rats. Both of those are other jobs."
}