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19 Jun 11 - 12:48 PM (#3172910) Subject: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Well, well, well... Bobert's saga continues and now it's bats... And lots of them... Maybe 50 or so... They are all in an attic storage room on a screen (which must have a hole in it) in the vent portion of the gable... Smoke bomb??? If so, what kind??? Exorcism??? If so, where do find a good exorcists these days? No, Rap... No guns!!! B~ |
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19 Jun 11 - 12:53 PM (#3172915) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: GUEST,Jon In the UK, getting rid of them would be illegal although I think you can seal up after they have moved on. It could be quite different in the US of course but I'd still suggest checking up on this. Another suggestion would be to find out if there are any bat conservation or wild life groups who could advise you or help you out. |
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19 Jun 11 - 12:53 PM (#3172916) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Will Fly What species are they? Are they rare? Bats are great little creatures - but perhaps 50 roosting is a tad too many, even for a bat lover... |
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19 Jun 11 - 12:57 PM (#3172919) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: GUEST,Jon I like them too. Have handled pipestrelle and one notctule when my mother was part of some bat group. |
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19 Jun 11 - 01:52 PM (#3172944) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu "In the UK, getting rid of them would be illegal..." I a house? That's unreal! I would think it wouldn't take much smoke. Same way ya ward off skeeters with a smoke pot. |
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19 Jun 11 - 02:04 PM (#3172949) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: GUEST,Jon I'm glad they are protected, gnu. Here is a link |
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19 Jun 11 - 02:13 PM (#3172954) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu They wouldn't be protected if they were my house. Might be in serious danger actually. |
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19 Jun 11 - 02:13 PM (#3172955) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Mrrzy You can use all that guano on your garden, too... |
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19 Jun 11 - 02:34 PM (#3172968) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Stilly River Sage Wait till Linn (BatGoddess) sees this - she might have some useful advice. Careful around the guano. Histoplasmosis is not a fun illness to get over. My ex was sick for almost two months with it after cleaning up a dead bat on a tour route in Mammoth Cave. SRS |
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19 Jun 11 - 03:10 PM (#3172984) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Greg F. Classic solution is to find out how they're getting into the attic, wait until they're all out hunting ca midnight or so & plug the hole (or holes) so they can't get back in. If ya don't get 'em all first time round, you may have to re-open the hole & let the remainder out a second night & then plug it up again. Professional wildlife control dudes ( e.g. "VexCon" of "Dirty Jobs" fame) have one-way devices they can install to let 'em out & not back in. You don't want to be killing 'em if they're a protected species - which a lot of 'em are- especially with the current mass bat die-offs in the US due to White Nose Syndrome. see http://www.fws.gov/whitenosesyndrome/ |
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19 Jun 11 - 03:11 PM (#3172985) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu SRS... that ain't all they carry. Nasty critters. I love em. I was thinking about a bat house on the rear of my garage but I didn't get around to it yet. |
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19 Jun 11 - 03:11 PM (#3172986) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: pdq Bats are filthy little creatures. They spread mites, bedbugs, fleas and lice. They are a major source of rabies. They must be excluded by proper screening, but that must be done at night when they are out. Their guano should be cleaned out and the area disinfected. Chlorine bleech may work. |
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19 Jun 11 - 03:27 PM (#3172997) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: John MacKenzie What harm have they actually done you Bobs They're best left alone, and they will then return the favour. |
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19 Jun 11 - 03:37 PM (#3173000) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Deckman Some years ago, my daughter and her family had to sell her house, at a loss, and move. The bat infestation was simply terrible. There was NO sleeping at night as they had taken over the entire roof area of the house. Every attempt they tried failed. bob(deckman)nelson |
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19 Jun 11 - 03:44 PM (#3173002) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Ebbie I too would not like having bats living in my home and I would take steps to get them out. I have heard of building bat houses, however. Condemning the whole species, imo, is ignorance in an undiluted form. Bats do far more good in the world- and in our communities - than they do harm. Believing and acting otherwise stems from fear and may I say?: stupidity. |
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19 Jun 11 - 03:47 PM (#3173003) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Deckman The ONLY bats I've ever condemned were the ones living in my daughter's attic. |
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19 Jun 11 - 03:54 PM (#3173005) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert No, I don't want to kill them... I like bats... Just not in the house... The area they are in is housing lots of our stuff and I don't want their disease carryin' poo all over our stuff and I don't want to go in there looking fir somethin' and get them aroused and maybe get bit and have to get rabies shots in the tummy for 10 'r 20 days... They gotta go!!! B~ |
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19 Jun 11 - 03:54 PM (#3173006) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu Ebbie... google bat houses. easy to build and bats eat more skeeters than Purple Martens... all night long. |
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19 Jun 11 - 03:56 PM (#3173008) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu Smoke pot Bobert... ya know how to make a smoke pot fer skeeters eh? Yer a farmin/country boy kinda guy. |
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19 Jun 11 - 04:10 PM (#3173012) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Ahhhhhh, "smoke pot"??? Maybe that's what brought them in the house to begin with??? B;~) |
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19 Jun 11 - 04:19 PM (#3173018) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: maeve Bobert- Below are three links with varying kinds of bat removal information for your general area. Seems to me you'll want to know what kind of bats you have, and whether there are babies. Beyond that you may find it's worth it to hire an experienced and effective bat removal company to reduce your exposure to the disease dangers while protecting the bats from unnecessary stress. I'd at least spread plastic over the stored goods in the meantime. One of the links gives advice regarding the kind of protective measures to take when handling cleanup- you may need to first decide how to remove the guano that has already dropped on your boxes- be careful! http://www.batmanagement.com/Ordering/eviction%20package/evictpack.html http://www.wildlife-removal.com/bat.htm http://www.probatremoval.com/northcarolinabatremoval.htm |
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19 Jun 11 - 04:21 PM (#3173022) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: maeve Hmmm The first link didn't make a blue clicky...here it is again: http://www.batmanagement.com/Ordering/eviction%20package/evictpack.html |
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19 Jun 11 - 05:18 PM (#3173053) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu Smoke pot... a bucket into which you put dry stuff... twigs, leaves, whatever. Light it up and put green grass and dry stuff as appropriate to make the whole works smolder and produce a long lastin gentle waft of smoke. I thought everyone who lived on the land knew of this???? No? If my forefathers had not known of this I wouldn't be here on accounta the black flies, let alone the skeeters, woulda et them while they were cuttin pulp and pickin spuds.... tryin ta scratch a livin outta the fly infested bog country a Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. They didn't have no DEET back then... just determination. |
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19 Jun 11 - 06:25 PM (#3173077) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: katlaughing But, wouldn't the smoke make them sleepy? Too much so to fly away? I am thinking of how smoke blown into a bee hive will act as a soporific making it easier to get to the honey. I hope Bat Goddess comes in with some suggestions. She's had bats in her house before and knows a lot about them. |
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19 Jun 11 - 06:32 PM (#3173081) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu Nope... the bats will flock off as soon as they smell the smoke because they don't live in a nest. |
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19 Jun 11 - 06:36 PM (#3173086) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Melissa Did you try annoying them with a radio or something noisy? I don't know anything about it, but it seems like noise would aggravate them into wanting to find a different home. If you blared the attic while they were out, they might start thinking about looking for a new place to live..maybe. |
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19 Jun 11 - 06:45 PM (#3173089) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu Great idea Melissa! Worth a shot anyway. |
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19 Jun 11 - 06:53 PM (#3173095) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: John MacKenzie Send for Bruce Wayne |
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19 Jun 11 - 07:12 PM (#3173105) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Hey, ain't bats deaf 'er somethin'??? No, they are blind... I don't even want to be in the storage room with them to cover the boxes... I'm afraid that one swoop down and bite me and I have to get the tummy shots... I'm gonna make some calls... Ain't many things on earth that gives me the creeps but as much as I like bats in other folks houses, these sumabichs give my boney butt the creeps!!! I ain't lyin'... B~ |
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19 Jun 11 - 07:19 PM (#3173109) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: ranger1 Bobert, they don't give you rabies shots in the stomach anymore. And I think bat removal is probably best left to experts. I understand phobias. Winged ants send me off the deep end. I like bats a lot, but wouldn't want them in my house, either. And I can't believe no one has made the obvious "Bobert's got bats in his belfry" comment yet! |
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19 Jun 11 - 08:16 PM (#3173129) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Thanks, ranger... I needed that... You know, the bats in the belfry" comment...lol... B;~) |
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19 Jun 11 - 08:20 PM (#3173132) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Thanks, maeve, for those sites... I checked 'um all out and they sound like the way I need to go but with locals... I'll do some Googling around to see if I can find some folks... B~ |
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19 Jun 11 - 08:55 PM (#3173143) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: kendall I keep mice out of my antique car with moth balls. Bats probably don't like them either. |
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19 Jun 11 - 09:14 PM (#3173151) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bev and Jerry Bobert: The simplest way to rid the area of bats is to put a night light in the room. Even a very low power LED type will keep them from coming back. If that fails, you need to hang bird netting over the places where they go in and out. Secure it at the top but not at the bottom. This will allow the little buggers to go out but it will keep them from coming back in. Apparently, the way they're built they will climb down the netting to get out but not up to get back in. After a week or two, when they have all moved to your neighbor's house, plug the holes. Steel wool works well for this purpose. We paid somebody $200 to do that and there have been no bats for about 15 years. Bev and Jerry |
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19 Jun 11 - 09:20 PM (#3173154) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Cool, Bev N' Jerry... I like that and can do that and not get bit... B~ |
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19 Jun 11 - 09:33 PM (#3173166) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: pdq The light trick is very good advise. I used to have several reflector-type lights that clip on the nearest 2X4 and are used in remodeling. String together as many as you can and set them up in the daytime. Bats leave at dusk, so wait until it is fully dark outside, then plug 'em in. The light will shine out through holes that you otherwise may miss. Plug all holes while the critter are out feeding. Steel wool is a great tool for that job. |
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19 Jun 11 - 09:43 PM (#3173170) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Little Hawk Call up Chongo, Bobert. He'll take 'em out! When he arrives, you had best vacate the premises for an hour or two, cos there'll be a lot of gunfire and explosions. I'd relocate to at least a mile away unless there's a brick wall or something that you can hunker down behind. |
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19 Jun 11 - 10:20 PM (#3173182) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Thanks, LH... I've seen Chongz work and when it comes to destruction he's the da man... I mean, chimp, ape, monkey, whatever... But he can sho nuff wreck a place in no time... But ya' see, ahhhhhh, how to say this delicately??? We just want the bats gone but the house to stay... I mean, hard to live in a pile of rubble that Chongz would most likely leave behind... Yeah, okay, I'll admit that he not only get all my bats but all the bats within 25 miles but that ain't the object here... But thanks... B~ |
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19 Jun 11 - 10:43 PM (#3173183) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Deckman I'm a little surprised that, yet anyway, no one has posted any recipes! (O.K. I can take a hint .... OH ... there's my coat .... bye now) |
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19 Jun 11 - 11:24 PM (#3173190) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Little Hawk Perhaps Batboy could serve as a technical consultant to help you out with this problem, Bobert. |
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20 Jun 11 - 02:39 AM (#3173229) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: GUEST,Patsy They are obviously comfortable in your abode so I would be inclined to blast them with heavy metal or something like Black Sabbath when they are trying to get some sleep.....or Slim Whitman! Anything is worth a try. |
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20 Jun 11 - 10:45 AM (#3173306) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Little Hawk There's a K-tel collection of 100 of Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits that I'm sure would do the job... |
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20 Jun 11 - 11:06 AM (#3173318) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: kendall That night light sounds like a simple remedy; Much easier than collecting Moth balls. :-) |
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20 Jun 11 - 06:54 PM (#3173566) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: ranger1 OMG Little Hawk! I'd forgotten all about Batboy! Our favorite Batboy headline was "Batboy Bites Santa". |
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20 Jun 11 - 07:50 PM (#3173588) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert I've got the phone numbers of 3 local companies that deal with bats so it must be a problem in this part of the country... I'll be calling them tomorrow and set up an appointment... I now think I know why we have that smell in certain parts of the house... Gonna take a while to get this house back to 100%... Meanwhile, it's still a great house... B~ |
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20 Jun 11 - 10:43 PM (#3173636) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Ebbie Hmmmm What did you say the reason was that the previous owners sold? :) |
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21 Jun 11 - 12:35 AM (#3173660) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: JohnInKansas It could be worse? John |
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21 Jun 11 - 08:29 AM (#3173817) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Yeah, John.... I read about the snake-house... Looks as if the bank now owns it... Seems that bats are more common here in southern NC 'cause there are plenty of companies around that advertise getting rid of them... The problem is that seeing as they are on the endangered species list that no one will do anything before August 1st when the babies are old enough to fend for themselves??? Hmmmmmmm??? So I not only have a bat house but a hatchery, as well... No, Eb... The former owners sold it because the owners lost their jobs and couldn't keep the payment up... But it does make you wonder... "Every thing is broken" (Dylan) No matter... I have figured out the odor problem... Hopefully when the bats go the odor will dissipate with time and cleaning... B~ |
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21 Jun 11 - 12:16 PM (#3173927) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Little Hawk The answer to the odor problem is to get a bunch of pet skunks (NOT the de-scented ones!). You won't even notice the odor from the bats after a week or so. |
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21 Jun 11 - 05:19 PM (#3174138) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu "Sessions said that he has been diagnosed with snake-related post-traumatic stress disorder and that the house should be condemned." Oh fer gosh sakes. I'd say it was stress about getting screwed over by the sellers. As far as the bats go, Bobert, get after them and don't worry about THEir environment. Do the netting or the light or the music thing and don't let several dozen bats infest your home with disease and batshit. If it was my house, the flying rats would already be goneD one way or another.... in a max of two days if I had let them live which I definitely would tried to accomplish but wouldn't be terribly concerned about if they didn't flock off. |
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21 Jun 11 - 07:07 PM (#3174179) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Here's what I have learnt up, gn-ze... Bats freak the heck out when they ain't happy and then they will fly, crawl squirm anywhere they can get to get away from Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey" or AC/DC's "She Shook Me All Night Long"... Same with the light... Ya' see, if I think I have a problem now then it will be much worse when they run & hide and die in the walls of the house... Then we'll have dead bat quilt and stink on out hands for years... Trust me... I have researched these varmints enough to know that I gotta play by the rules or suffer the consequences... I bat guy is coming on Thursday mornin' and we'll come up with a plan... B~ |
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21 Jun 11 - 08:18 PM (#3174214) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu Fire up some good smoke an play some blues out in tha yard. They'll come to the tunes and have a sniff an get mellow an... wait... they might hang tough after they hear you play... nevermind. |
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21 Jun 11 - 08:21 PM (#3174216) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Almost a good idea, gn-zer... B;~) |
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21 Jun 11 - 08:56 PM (#3174222) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Steve Shaw Bats are wonderful beasts. I have them in my roof and always have, and I'm proud of it. I love sitting out (glass in hand) on a warm evening admiring their sheer skill in catching insects. A couple of times we've had one in our bedroom, but a cheapo kids' fishing net is all it takes to gently remove the accidental intruder back outside. Have a close look at a bat if you can. They are elegant and beautiful and perfectly adapted to their environment. |
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21 Jun 11 - 09:11 PM (#3174228) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: GUEST The poster, of course, is gargoyle... I too ... LIKE BATS
If I had a few ... they would live our hats.
More have died from insect bites
Than ever crossed the styx
From the infections of the bat mammal types |
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21 Jun 11 - 09:14 PM (#3174229) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: GUEST,Jon When Pip looked after them, some had a test flight in one of the bed rooms before release. Their aerobatic skills are quite incredible. |
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21 Jun 11 - 11:48 PM (#3174280) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Little Hawk Yeah, they're amazing little creatures. And they eat all kinds of bothersome insects. |
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22 Jun 11 - 02:00 PM (#3174657) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert A bat or two is one thing... 40,50,60 and 100 ain't... What we have is what is known in the business as a "colony" of bats... I don't even want to know how many there are but we can smell them so it must be a lot... Plus, we have stuff stored in a room up there and who wants their stuff covered in bat poo... The stuff, BTW, is supposed to cause some serious illnesses... B~ |
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22 Jun 11 - 03:20 PM (#3174715) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bettynh Our next-door neighbor had a colony of bats under his roof when my kids were little. Suddenly my 4-year-old announced "My bat says I don't have to go to bed." We had a colony of virtual bats to discuss for awhile (it got baroque when papa bat was in a car accident and landed in a wheelchair). His twin was baffled, since HE never had a bat. |
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22 Jun 11 - 04:41 PM (#3174777) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Little Hawk Well, as Count Dracula once said, Bobert, "You can never have too many bats." You should consider purchasing a large pipe organ and start playing it madly and majestically in the wee hours of the night to help inspire these "children of the night". With luck, you may even get some packs of wolves to hang out near your property and serenade you by moonlight. These animal "familiars" can then be used to keep away undesirables, like Republicans and NASCAR fans... ;-) |
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22 Jun 11 - 06:56 PM (#3174860) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu Sooooo... why haven't you put the smoke to them yet? I wouldn't let them stay another night... errrr... day. |
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22 Jun 11 - 07:28 PM (#3174882) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Here's the problem, gn-zer... Ya' smoke 'um and it get's them panicking and that means that some will, in the panic, go elsewhere and die and stink up your house alot worse than getting them all out... The bat-man (lol) said that they way they get them out will be 100%... In other words, no dead bats in the walls... Plus, the sumabiches are too big to stuff into my hash pipe... lol... B~ |
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22 Jun 11 - 07:32 PM (#3174886) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu I like hash. Especially corned beef hash but I don't cook it too often on accouanta the salt. |
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22 Jun 11 - 08:35 PM (#3174914) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: olddude A ball and glove and an umpire to yell "Your Out" give that a try bro ... I can even tape the Pittsburgh Pirates fer ya |
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22 Jun 11 - 08:41 PM (#3174918) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: GUEST,Jon Yell "Your Out"!!!! Just the umpire raising a finger works over here. (I'd guess you are talking baseball though) |
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23 Jun 11 - 02:01 PM (#3175293) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert The bat-man came and said that we have three basic colonies of bats... One has about 40 female bats and babies... The other has about 80 females with babies and the third is a male colony of 5 or 6... The good news is that they are not exactly in the attack... They have taken up residency on the screens in the vents... That is a blessing... He wants to charge us $2000 to put up hardware cloth over the outsides of the vents with a small "bat valve" to allow them in and out until after the babies are old enough (August 1st) and then remove the valves and done... My thinking is that if I have to wait that long I might as well just wait until the leave for winter and then do it myself and save the dough... He also wants $400 to clean up around the vents... Heck, a respirator, a shop vac and some shellac and save that dough, too... B~ |
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23 Jun 11 - 02:11 PM (#3175301) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu Definitely Bobert. |
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23 Jun 11 - 02:48 PM (#3175317) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: pdq The respirator should be one of the certified pest control types that look like an Army gas mask. They have a small canister of filters including activated charcoal. Might be nice to get a few extra filters when you buy a mask. A particle mask will not be adequate for this job. Wash all clothes with lots of soap and bleech immediatly after work is done, they take a long shower. This work should be fairly easy for an experienced house remodeler. |
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23 Jun 11 - 03:32 PM (#3175334) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: gnu Indeed, the respirator should be the proper standard for such work. I have one but the code specs are different in the US I excpect. I used to wear mine in every attic I inspected and also in some basements. One job, I refused to go in the attic... I had gone in the basement and the rats were huge and quite curious. That's when I saw the rot in the floor support structure. When I poked my head up in the attic and saw the amount of batshit on the floor, I came down the ladder and loaded up my quip. The lady asked me what I was doing and I said, "No charge for the inspection. Here's your report... Bulldozer required after the fire." She became quite upset as it was a "heritage" prpoerty and surely could be restored??? I reached into my pocket and offered her a book of matches... free of charge.... and said, "Buy it if you want. Have a nice day. I was never here." |
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23 Jun 11 - 05:32 PM (#3175397) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Little Hawk Be warned, Bobert, that if you deprive these bats of their legal domicile (under international Bats' Squatters Rights legislation) that your honorary membership in the VaFoVW (Vampires and Friends of Vampires Worldwide) will be revoked...permanently! |
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23 Jun 11 - 07:29 PM (#3175470) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Thats okay, LH... When the dues went to $50 a year I dropped out anyway... B~ |
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24 Jun 11 - 10:17 AM (#3175746) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: GUEST,leeneia But Bobert, will they leave for the winter or will they hibernate in your attic? Have you talked to your state wildlife service to get info on their life cycle? |
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24 Jun 11 - 04:29 PM (#3175914) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: GUEST,Uncle Rumpo Here is a 'fact' I just found on the internet. I have no idea how 'true' it may be, but nonetheless repeat it here in case it offers any inspiration for concocting more imaginative methods in dealing with your pest problem. "Male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any mammal." |
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24 Jun 11 - 07:30 PM (#3175985) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert The attick is so well ventilated, leeneia, that when it gets into the 20s or teens they will be outta here... Actually, they are so easy to see as it is that I'll know by October what they have in their bat minds as far as winter goes... As for my males??? Hey, its' their business... B~ |
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24 Jun 11 - 07:30 PM (#3175986) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert The attick is so well ventilated, leeneia, that when it gets into the 20s or teens they will be outta here... Actually, they are so easy to see as it is that I'll know by October what they have in their bat minds as far as winter goes... As for my males??? Hey, its' their business... B~ |
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24 Jun 11 - 10:02 PM (#3176032) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Little Hawk Okay, I've been thinkin' about this...you have 2 colonies totally about 120 females with babies...and one colony totalling 5 or 6 males. I figger them male bats are already way too busy to have any TIME (or energy) LEFT to investigate the possibilities of homosexual relationships... ;-) |
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05 Jul 11 - 11:04 AM (#3181815) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: maeve We are delighted to have found a roosting bat in the soon-to-be-closed roof edge. Bats have been woefully absent in our area, so we're hoping this is a good sign that, like the birds and amphibians, bats have returned here as the land has been restored to health. We will use screening with one way flaps to cover the exposed spaces until until each is covered by the supplied roof-edge trim...thus allowing the bat(s) to escape safely but not return. |
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05 Jul 11 - 11:16 AM (#3181823) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Little Hawk Perhaps a bat exchange program could be set up so that people who want bats could receive them from people who don't want them (like Bobert). |
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05 Jul 11 - 11:43 AM (#3181835) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: maeve I don't know about that, LH. I surely don't want them in the house, but will be happy to have them outside. I think Bobert feels the same way. Maeve |
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06 Jul 11 - 09:19 AM (#3182382) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: fretless Combination of smoke pot, night light, and plugging the entry holes after sundown will do the trick, then build a bat box for the poor darlings you've evicted assuming you still want their help in ridding the environs of skeeters and gnats. And how come nobody has mentioned Brian Lies' children's book, Bats at the Beach, which has the bats entertaining themselves with banjos and other b-things? Lies has two subsequent books (for bats at the library and at the baseball game), but beach is his best. |
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06 Jul 11 - 09:28 AM (#3182389) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert Hey, don't get me wrong... I want the bats... Just not hanging in the vents of our house... Seems that they learned all their bathroom habits from Chongz and that ain't good... I will build a bat house and take their poo and put it around the bat house so when they come back they'll maybe get it that they are not welcome living where they are now... Of course, the hardware cloth might tip them off as well... B~ |
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06 Jul 11 - 09:48 AM (#3182406) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: maeve "smoke pot, night light, and plugging the entry holes after sundown ..." All good advice; in our case, we are building a house. The method of construction leaves enticing crevices that no self-respecting bat of wasp can resist. As we add the exterior trim and finish caulking we'll be all set. The screen flaps will allow bats to exit at night but not return. When we have any cash to spare we can add bat houses in the area. |
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06 Jul 11 - 10:18 AM (#3182415) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: maeve "smoke pot, night light, and plugging the entry holes after sundown ..." All good advice; in our case, we are building a house. The method of construction leaves enticing crevices that no self-respecting bat or wasp can resist. As we add the exterior trim and finish caulking we'll be all set. The screen flaps will allow bats to exit at night but not return. When we have any cash to spare we can add bat houses in the area. |
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06 Jul 11 - 10:26 AM (#3182421) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bettynh Maeve, make note of the area the bats preferred. We set up a bathouse, but apparently it faces the wrong direction and remains unoccupied. When you're ready, you'll KNOW where the bats want to be. |
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06 Jul 11 - 10:35 AM (#3182424) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: maeve Good idea, Bettynh. We'll do that. |
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06 Jul 11 - 11:02 AM (#3182439) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert A bat house should have at least 3 separate chambers so the bats can move as the temps change... B~ |
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06 Jul 11 - 01:58 PM (#3182545) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: maeve A few examples here: http://www.batmanagement.com/Batcentral/batcentral.html |
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07 Jul 11 - 07:02 AM (#3182986) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: GUEST,Patsy Don't bats hate garlic or is that a myth? |
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07 Jul 11 - 07:34 AM (#3183005) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: maeve Yes, that's a folkloric myth...and as far as I know was never applied to bats, but to their fantasy alter ego, the vampire. |
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07 Jul 11 - 09:11 AM (#3183053) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Greg F. More bat house info here: http://www.batcon.org/index.php/get-involved/install-a-bat-house.html |
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07 Jul 11 - 10:04 AM (#3183072) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Little Hawk I've heard that playing the theme music from the 60s Batman TV show at peak volume for hours at a time will drive bats (and most other living things) out of a building... "Na-na..na-na..na-na..na-na...BATMANNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!" ;-D |
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07 Jul 11 - 10:10 AM (#3183077) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: GUEST,Patsy 1960s Batman is still my favourite Batman I used to dance around the room to that in a circle with my friends. Strange lot they were. |
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07 Jul 11 - 11:56 AM (#3183136) Subject: RE: BS: How to Get Rid of Bats??? From: Bobert ...Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey" will 'cause "bat-implosion"... Very messy to clean up, I might add... B;~) |