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Bats – the uninvited house guests

Are there a large number of bats outside the building? If so, it is possible that some may have decided to take up residency inside, and it would be prudent to inspect the building. Have bat droppings (guano) been found (or smelled)? Guano can often be found on the wall or below an entrance used by bats.

Small and dark, guano consists of the remainders of bugs that the bats have eaten. Unlike mouse feces, bat guano can be easily crushed. It has a distinct odor, so even if the droppings are not out in the open, the smell could give it away.

Sometimes, when bats have moved into a building, they can be spotted flying about, lost from their family and searching for a way outside. That's the easy way to know that at least one bat is living in or passing through the place. Many times, bats that have taken up residence in a home, apartment building, or other structure will live there for a long time with no one being the wiser. Bats, the only mammals that fly, prefer a private dwelling where they are safe from predators and inclement weather, just like humans. Thus, they will take up residence in homes, apartment buildings, and just about any other structure that will offer them a dark, protected nesting space.

Although bats are beneficial creatures, they should not be allowed to remain in a structure also occupied by humans and people should get some professional pest control bats help. There are some signs that bats may have decided to become nonpaying tenants.

If you have heard scratching or squeaking noises from walls, chimney, or attic, it's possible you might have some uninvited guests. Although these noises may be from raccoons, birds, or mice, if other signs of bats appear, it would be wise to consider this clue. Bats like to live in dark, secluded areas, and often nest in places where they are safe from predators and bad weather. When bats are nesting in an attic or wall, stains from bat urine may be found on the wall or ceiling, or sometimes, in unused buildings, crystallized urine (a powdery white material) may pit furniture or wood within the building. (If enough urine collects, stalactites and stalagmites will appear.) Like guano, bat urine has an unpleasant smell, which can attract insects or other pests, thus adding to the infestation problem.

If you believe there are clear signs of bat living in your house, don't panic! Bats are very unlikely to attack. Unless the bat has had physical contact (or is suspected of such) with a person or animal, it may be released outside. If it has had contact, it should be captured for testing for Rabies.

However, if a bat control (humane, live, professional) expert has not been called in up to this point, now is the time to call!

A professional will know what to look for and have the proper equipment for finding entry gaps used by the bats. During the bat removal (exclusion, extermination) process, the professional will use proper safety precautions in order to avoid contact with any guano, remaining bats, and the other pests that might have been "neighbors" of the bats.

If you simply get bats out (house, building, school, warehouse, attic) of the building, it does not ensure that others are not in hidden areas or that the original bat will not return. Bats come back to the same nest each day, and even if released outside the local area, bats can find their way "home" again.

By: Ingrid Sure

Getbatsout.com is a conservation company which specializes in the safe, humane removal of bats, commercial bat control.

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