Due to our location on Mount Melville and proximity to Bushland a few locals have decided that they REALLY love The Clarence On Melville's hospitality and have decided to make the rooves of the Motel their home.

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Unfortunately the Western Ringtail Possum is endangered and we are unable to remove them from where they have made their homes and being noctorunal they are most active at night.

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Some FUN facts about our Western Ringtail Possums;

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• Western Ringtail Possums are only found in the south-west of Western Australia. How lucky are we?

• This possum is shy and rarely seen on the ground unlike the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) which you are much more likely to see. 

• Ringtails are arboreal, meaning they spend most of their time in trees, particularly in the canopy of peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) and Eucalyptus trees. 

• They are herbivores and eat mainly leaves which they forage for in the canopy (treetops). They are also nocturnal and sleep during the day in a leafy nest called a drey.

• They have a prehensile tail which they can curl into a ring-like shape to hold on to branches. They also use it to help carry twigs and leaves to build their drey. 

• Baby Western Ringtail Possums are called joeys. 

• In urban areas ringtails will live in roof spaces of houses, sheds and other buildings and eat garden plants including roses and fruit trees.