Bats In A House Attic

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Bats in a house attic.

Stand outside from 10 minutes before sunset until 20 minutes after and look for spaces where bats might emerge like attics soffits and eaves ms. If you live in an area with mild temperatures throughout the year the bats will stay year round. The crew found bats living up inside the louvers of an attic vent. If it gets colder than that the bats in the attic will migrate out allowing you to seal up cracks and other entry points once they leave for the season.

You may also have bats in your house if you hear scratching sounds in the attic or within the walls. Bats will hibernate in the winter if the temperature stays at around 35 to 40 f. Droppings and staining are common identifiers of bat entry. Attics are the most common area of a house in which bats are most likely to roost and gather in a colony to raise their young.

You also can t use chemicals or poisons since in many places it is considered illegal to harm bats due to how valuable they are to the ecosystem. Russ cuts a piece of hardware cloth roughly the size of the circular vent allowing for a hole at the bottom to accommodate an excluder. Since bats are nocturnal hunters they can be a little difficult to get rid of but not impossible.