Using A Bat Box To Lure Bats Out Of Attic

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Using a bat box to lure bats out of attic.

Move the bats in the attic to a bat house. Use a larger capacity house. Bat boxes installed on your property can lure the newly excluded and evicted bats to a new home. Bats with rabies are less than 1 of bat population.

It works pretty well for bats too. Open windows and doors leading to the outside. Wear gloves and goggles and use a yardstick to scrape out any nests or accumulated dirt. Bat colonies can become fairly large so pick a design that can hold as lease 80 100 bats to start.

A smaller house may attract bats however once the colony has grown they may abandon the house for a larger space. Keep outdoor lights on because insects will be drawn to them which in turn will lure the bat. Installing a bat box on your property makes it easy for them to find one. The capacity length color and chambers size is key to bats adopting your box as th eir next home.

Apparently builders put it over attic gable windows when a home is being built to keep bugs out. Clean the bat house once a year to keep out pests. I m surprised it s still in place after 31 years. See the gable vent in the top right corner of this picture.

Clean the bat house every winter after the bats have left for the season. Insectivore bats will live in bat houses. Bats are a natural part of a healthy ecosystem. Bat was hanging out.

With the bats out access points sealed and the place scrubbed brian s work was done and the problem solved.