Seeking Hobbes
Recycles dryer sheets
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- Apr 1, 2011
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In my quest to tick off home projects, I decided to tackle the attic which needed... cleaning, new fans, better insulation, screening, etc., etc.
When I got into the attic, I found that a family of bats had moved in. They made their home behind a gable vent and where some screening had torn its way into the attic.
In all I counted three bats and a baby... before they scurried either out of eyesight (baby and one adult) or into the attic behind some boxes (remaining two adults).
They didn't bother me while I was working in the attic & mainly stayed out of sight, content with squeaking/screeching their displeasure with my company. (clearly, the bats were female)
Any ideas how to deal with them?
(Note)
- I'm a big fan of bats... just not in my attic. In fact I was thinking of installing bat houses in my back yard to help with the mosquitoes.
- As I get older, I've become much more of a "live & let live" person. I regularly catch & release the frogs/snakes in my pool skimmer. So I'd hate to kill the bats just to get them out of the attic.
When I got into the attic, I found that a family of bats had moved in. They made their home behind a gable vent and where some screening had torn its way into the attic.
In all I counted three bats and a baby... before they scurried either out of eyesight (baby and one adult) or into the attic behind some boxes (remaining two adults).
They didn't bother me while I was working in the attic & mainly stayed out of sight, content with squeaking/screeching their displeasure with my company. (clearly, the bats were female)
Any ideas how to deal with them?
(Note)
- I'm a big fan of bats... just not in my attic. In fact I was thinking of installing bat houses in my back yard to help with the mosquitoes.
- As I get older, I've become much more of a "live & let live" person. I regularly catch & release the frogs/snakes in my pool skimmer. So I'd hate to kill the bats just to get them out of the attic.