Bat House Blueprints How to Build a Bat House
For the do-it-yourselfers the popular book called "The Bat House Builder's Handbook"
sports a few different bat house plans plus a handy FAQ bat questions, and helpful tips to draw bats to your bat house. This book has been used by Boy Scouts and if a 12 to16 year old yong man can follow the instructions I'm sure you can too.
sports a few different bat house plans plus a handy FAQ bat questions, and helpful tips to draw bats to your bat house. This book has been used by Boy Scouts and if a 12 to16 year old yong man can follow the instructions I'm sure you can too.
If you decide that you’d rather not do-it-yourself and bother with tools, you can find a ready-made bat house for sale
at this website. Granted they aren't Wayne Manor (couldn't resist the Batman joke) they are nice and range from the simple to the more elaborate bat house designs. You could embellish your house on the outside to spruce it up a bit, but don't worry about putting out a for rent sign the bats will find you on their own while looking for a meal.
at this website. Granted they aren't Wayne Manor (couldn't resist the Batman joke) they are nice and range from the simple to the more elaborate bat house designs. You could embellish your house on the outside to spruce it up a bit, but don't worry about putting out a for rent sign the bats will find you on their own while looking for a meal.
Where to put your bat house once you make it
A very sunny location (hmm, goes against the whole vampire bat theory doesn’t it?) About 15 to 20 feet up on a pole or building will do and painted a dark color to help hold in the heat. Make sure if you buy a ready made bat house you paint it with non toxic paint.
So if you like sitting around the veranda or back porch in the early evening you might notice a bat or two flapping about grabbing a quick snack on the fly. Just so you know bats are faithful and can live for up to 30 years, so this could be a lifetime commitment for you, it's likely if they like you as neighbors they will be back next year to raise another batch of pups. I guess the word batlings was taken.
Please don’t feed the bats (huh, isn't that the point)?
Use caution bats are wild animals do not try to catch a bat even a baby to tame it, they can (that means can not do) carry rabies. Although this shouldn’t discourage you from building a bat house just remember they are for decoration only, if you have small children teach them to respect bats as you would any other animal.
Keep Bats Out of the House
Bats are one of the most efficient pest control methods you can find, bats can eat up to 600 mosquitoes an hour, let’s see a bug zapper do that. Did you know while you are watching them flying around thinking they were up to no good those bats were actually swooping down grabbing a bite to eat. Although as effective as they are at pest control most people don't want bats in their attics or outbuildings.
Bats don't burrow into your homes like mice or other rodents (bats are mammals) there’s no need. Bats can squeeze themselves into very tiny spaces; they can fit into an opening less than an inch wide. Although bats have their good vices like eating bugs they can spread disease and their feces (guano) can damage the structure of your home.
If you notice bats around your house often then have someone check your house for signs of bats in your home. If you do have bats in your home or buildings they won't move out on their own. They will increase in numbers and continue to cause more damage to your home.
Bat removal is best left to the professional that specialize in the species; they know the ins and outs of the bats and their tricks to find ways into your house. Professionals have specialty traps that allow the bats out but not back into your home. The bat removal company will remove the traps when the bats are all gone. They will then clean up the guano and any other damage done by the bats.
When looking for a company to come and remove the bats from your home remember, a local company may not have the necessary know how or experience to handle your bat removal problem. Bat removal is normally done by larger commercial companies or even folks that specialize strictly in wild animal removal, your state government might be able to recommend a company that can help. More importantly professional bat removal companies know local building codes and they won't accidentally cover up the ventilation areas your house needs like a do it yourself-er or amateur may do.
You may think that having bats means you shouldn’t build a bat house this is not necessarily true. Once you have confirmation that your home is bat free, you can build a bat house. Since the bat house is small in comparison to your attic or out building you can still benefit from those mosquito eating dynamos.
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