Has anyone actually had bats make a home out of this? I've had my bat house up since July 2014 and no one has moved into the house yet.
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Same here - no bats (~6 months). I DO seem them flying around in the late afternoon. Maybe I should've bought the liquid attractant.
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It can take a long time for bats to come around, especially if they are not already near by. Check out this link it has a lot of great info. www.habitatforbats.org
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my neighbor has had bats twice now last year 50 bats this year close to 80 bats needs to be facing east or SE ,not on tree on house or barn or pole .his is on barn
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My son just put my electricity in my attic about 2 days ago, so I don't have a unit in my attic yet. Hope to be getting one soon though. I have a huge back porch & since I put a unit on the porch not a single squirrel has been on the porch. They romp up & down the trees in the back yard, but stay off the porch. I'm truly looking forward to putting one in my attic & I hope it works as well for mice as it does for squirrels.
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I was told to put it somewhere where there's not a lot of people or pets. We have ours on the back of our shed at the very back of our property. But I heard of someone hanging it on their porch for decoration and bats nested in it there too!
830005
Cross you fingers! Follow the instructions for hanging on the Organization for Bat Conservation's web site, they know what bats like. I followed the hanging instructions and used Holley Bat Attract Scent (available on Amazon), and bats moved in to my house within 39 days. It can take almost 3 years for some, so patience may be required.
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who is the other competition? Some times it takes up to two years for bats to use your house. This is a nice heavy one. I have one like it. Sandra
1001784
No, a bat house would not work on this pole. Needs a stronger, preferably wooden pole.
830006
Your question hits right on target regarding the difficulty with this product. If bats re-locate to this bat house, it is a great improvement for them and they will live better, eat more bugs, and make more bats. However, trying to place the bat house properly to improve your chances of bats moving in, is a difficult thing. My advice is follow the instructions, mount the house at least 10 feet high, make sure varmints (including your pet cat) cannot reach the house. Normally facing east is the best.
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Watch the bat house around sun down when they typically fly out to see if any emerge. You may need to do this for a couple of days to make sure
571694
I have 4 outside cats that all live in my backyard (they hardly ever go in the front). I've had this ball chillin' in the backyard next to my exercise equipment for a couple years now. To my knowledge, they have never once even approached it. Not sure why but I do think that if they wanted to damage it, they probably could. They scratch on my wooden post a lot and it looks pretty damaged, but never this ball. I think it intimidates them or something.
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DO NOT treat it as it could harm the bats or even make them avoid the shelter. I have mine on one side of my house (gable end) and it still is 100% intact after about 6 years or more.
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Katydid79 - did you ever get this for your cats? I am desperately looking for the same thing you talk about! Just something to put the cats out in for an hour or so... I just cannot find anything suitable... I would LOVE to know if you ever got this and how was it? Thanks!
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The top of the barrel has a bug screen. I clean it out every few months (but it will depend on what is coming down the downspout). I don't have anything planted in the top, so I drilled a couple drain holes. I have worried about the overflow pipe, since theoretically a mosquito could fly in there, but mine feeds right into a drainpipe. Works Great!
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I mounted my bat house on a southern exposure under the roof overhang as high as I could, approximately 12 feet above grade. This is my second season and so far, no bats. I am at 46 deg N Latitude and there are plenty of bats in the area. I will try another exposure after this season if I do not get any tenants.
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It will get rid of bats in an enclosed space such as an attic but I can NOT recommend that you purchase this brand as they simply do not last very long. The speaker in the unit goes out with in weeks when you have it set on "loud" and "rodent" (which is extremely loud and only for use in uninhabited buildings). The Black & Decker unit that resembles this unit has been discontinued but is still available and lasts for years and years. It may take more than one unit depending on the size of your attic. Use the unit on the loudest setting that does not bother you. Leave it on continually. You will need to close off the openings where the bats appear to be getting in the building. It will get rid of bats in an enclosed space such as an attic but I can NOT recommend that you purchase this brand as they simply do not last very long. The speaker in the unit goes out with in weeks when you have it set on "loud" and "rodent" (which is extremely loud and only for use in uninhabited buildings). The Black & Decker unit that resembles this unit has been discontinued but is still available and lasts for years and years. It may take more than one unit depending on the size of your attic. Use the unit on the loudest setting that does not bother you. Leave it... » Read More It will get rid of bats in an enclosed space such as an attic but I can NOT recommend that you purchase this brand as they simply do not last very long. The speaker in the unit goes out with in weeks when you have it set on "loud" and "rodent" (which is extremely loud and only for use in uninhabited buildings). The Black & Decker unit that resembles this unit has been discontinued but is still available and lasts for years and years. It may take more than one unit depending on the size of your attic. Use the unit on the loudest setting that does not bother you. Leave it on continually. You will need to close off the openings where the bats appear to be getting in the building. « Show Less
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Yes, I posted this question as well and accidentally deleted it I think as I don't see it anymore and five others had said yes, about the same said no. It did for me, I've been running it outside for a few days and it's getting less and less. I'm hopeful to bring it inside again tomorrow. It was rough the first day as my whole house smelled like chemicals.
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Beth, I too have the same problem, have you fixed it yet? I do not have a basement but am experiencing this problem as well. I interested to know what worked for you.
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Yes.....I had a friend who used this technology to rid his attic of bats. However, I can't recommend this brand......the one I ordered arrived dead as a door nail and I lost money because I had to pay to ship it back.