Bat removal - NEPA (house, to live in, cabin)

[RXRman]

Any recommendations?

Thanks.

[frank754]

Seal up your eaves well, and a broom works well. Maybe if they are breeding in your house you need a pro. I bought a small hippie cabin in upstate NY in 1980 and the eaves weren't sealed too well, and they got in my upstairs bedroom a few times in the late evening when I was watching TV. Maybe 3-4 times. I just swat them with I wide corn broom and it killed them immediately. They don't really want to live in a house, they can be happy under the eaves/shingles outside if they find a good place to "hang". The best part is that they can eat 3000 mosquitoes a night and lots of moths too.

[fisheye]

RXRman,

Twenty of us own an old hunting cabin.

I went in one night and turned on the light - the cabin had a pull string light in the kitchen. I felt something wiggling under my fingers. A bat was hanging upside down from the end of the string!

Another time my wife used the bathroom. As she was finishing up she noticed something black move under the toilet seat. She lifted up the toilet seat and two bats fell into the bowl - she flushed! However; I still hear of her “ordeal” many years later.

The old cabin had been infested for years. We finally had a crew remove the old sheetrock, put new siding on and caulk or screen all the holes in the eves.

Bats can get in very small holes. If you could find their entry holes it would be best to seal them at night - when the bats are out feeding.

They are beneficial - but not in a house. Their droppings and urine can bring disease - not to mention property damage.

[lorac07]

do a google search on 'bat removal'...you should find a company listed as 'batman' or some such...i used them several yrs ago for a bat problem--they were dependable, efficient, cost-effective, prompt, and did get rid of the bats

[RXRman]

Thank you all for your replies.