A Bat in the House!!

[AngieB]

I'm a little freaked out here. Last night about 8:00 a bat suddenly appears flying around in circles in the dining room. It went into the front bedroom and we shut the door trapping it inside. We wait a bit and open the door and it's up in the corner on the wall. While we are figuring out what to do, we peek in and it's flying round and round again. So we wait. And build up courage to deal with it.

So we go in and now we can't find the little bugger.

I've called "The Bat Specialist" and I'm waiting to hear back on when they can come out and look into the situation.

He says that we may have a colony living in the wall!! What?!?!? Thanks for that image, dude.

He also said that about a quarter mile from here there is a building with a colony of about 500 living inside.

I think they might be in the attic (although he says unlikely) because in that bedroom is an access panel to the attic inside a closet and I have found that the panel has fallen out. I hadn't noticed it because I so rarely use that closet.

Why is this bat active in winter? Why didn't he migrate? Why can't we find him now? How will I get any sleep?

All my clothes and makeup are in that room -- two things I kinda need!

I realize bats are really beneficial, but I don't want to live with them!!

Anyone have any advice or experience with these critters?

[mr.jaynes]

Did it give you the impression that criminals were a cowardly and superstitios lot, and thus felt like parading around the city in a batsuit?

[AngieB]

quote:Originally posted by mr.jaynes

Did it give you the impression that criminals were a cowardly and superstitios lot, and thus felt like parading around the city in a batsuit?

Oh great. I bet he has a sidekick. And a crazy black car.

[safetyguy]

The bat just needs a warm place to stay....

I can't say that I have had to deal with a bat, but I have had to deal with 2 chipmunks getting in the condo (one of the main reasons we no longer live there!)

[Kashmir]

Collect the "guano" and make big bucks![xx(]

Awww, I feel for you.

[mr.jaynes]

quote:Originally posted by TulsaMINI

quote:Originally posted by mr.jaynes

Did it give you the impression that criminals were a cowardly and superstitios lot, and thus felt like parading around the city in a batsuit?

Oh great. I bet he has a sidekick. And a crazy black car.

No, a Chevy Blazer.

[NellieBly]

Bats don't migrate they semi hibernate I believe.

Get a net and catch it and let it go outside. Make sure all the the little cracks around your attic, and air vents, are sealed. A professional can get rid of them but it has to be during a time when they are active and out of the house. Then they seal it up and they can't get back in. Of course, they may start having babies soon and then you will risk killing the babies because the parents can get in to feed them.

[Conan71]

I was trying conjure up a Munsters joke, just not in the mood today, I guess!

There is a colony near my house.  During the summer, they will do diving fly-by's of my pool starting at dusk and usually lasting about 10 to 15 minutes.  Kinda freaked me out at first, then it became fascinating.

Bat in the house, different story.  That would totally freak my daughter out!

[Gaspar]

We have a bat house on the side of our home.  We get one or two every year.  This time of year they seek out trees with holes or loose bark and then huddle together to create warmth.  I don't know how they survive our winters, but we have a ton of them every summer around 81st and Yale.  

If he's flying around, you can take a tennis racket (not what you're thinking) and hold it up, for some reason they will land on the strings, then just walk him outside.  That's how my wife gets them out of the garage.

[mr.jaynes]

What species of bat are prevalent here?

[citizen72]

The more the bats the fewer mosquitoes. They are really your friend in a way and mean no harm

[patric]

quote:Originally posted by citizen72

The more the bats the fewer mosquitoes. They are really your friend in a way and mean no harm

Might consider a small bathouse outside to give it/them an alternative place to hibernate.  They hang around lights to hunt for the insects they attract and are good to have around in summer.

Never heard the tennis racket lure before, but it suggests some alternatives you might try if you dont play tennis.

[cyndezu]

Holy guano batgirl.

bats in your belfry(attic)
or just flew in the door or window.
Because you cannot find him doesn't mean he's not there. grab your stuff and go to a different part of the house for now.
I think a bat house is a good idea, they eat like three times their weight in bugs, or something
like that.  []

[TheArtist]

I would love to have some bats around my house. Should look into making or buying a little bat-house for them. I love being outside but for some reason the mosquitos are really bad in the summer around my house. More so than when I lived by the river.

[RecycleMichael]

I have a bat house and two bats. My daughter has named them Snowball and Spike. I can't tell the difference, but they fly around our pool at dusk and eat all the mosquitos.