How do you know bats have nested inside?
1165767
You should start to see guano or poop start to appear below. And hopefully fewer mosquitoes!
1165768
I can look up inside and see the bats; also at sunset they leave and go hunting. Love my bat house. Great experience for the entire family.
1165769
during the day if they wish to do so, bats go to sleep in any high roof . wanting to avoid mosquitos and have a bit of their preciuos guano i bouhgt a shelter .For the moment they are ignoring it .
1165770
It's open at the bottom, so you can look up into. Even with a flashlight if necessary. And in our case, it's in the yard in view of the house, so I would expect to see occasional activity if there were any there. And as noted elsewhere, you would see some evidence of their presence, such as droppings.
1165771
Set a piece of cardboard or newspapers on the ground underneath - if you see droppings, then they're there.
1994926
the bats chose to... or not... use the bat house. they had access to my concrete walled garage... which is now closed off when garage doors are down
1994927
If they are not hurting anything just leave them alone. They interact well with other animals, they will stay out of your way and they do not destroy anything. They are not like rodents and some other wild life. I have bats that nest next to where my goats bed down and there is not any issues.
606245
We set ours near where the bats had been living, about 15-17 feet above ground on the west side, as they had already chosen, which seems good to avoid too much sun, too much north wind, etc. Word is it can take 3 years before they are really in evidence. Still hopeful.
27189
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
798473
Just one. And nothing for the bats to cling to. I have read that some houses have a mesh or wire for them.
780083
I can't answer this question. We live in a farming area where the land is fairly flat and most of the habitat for owls and other animals have been destroyed....that's why we wanted to put some nesting boxes up. Good luck and sorry I couldn't answer your question!!
2283972
It has a light taper, narrowing from top to bottom, which allows them to nest somewhat within each other for storing when empty. You might be able to stack them on their side by alternating bottoms with tops.
241654
Not that I could see right off, depends on how they attach to a cage. I'm sure you could come to some arrangement of it. I would be afraid of them chewing through the cage.
83547
do some superficial cleaning.You will then be able to discern if the bats returned.Next install the device in close proximity to the cleaned area.Test and plug on.I am monitoring my cleaned area daily.The area remains as it was on the day of the install.No Bats.You may see a fruit on the ground,but the bats cannot and do not go to the area.
606244
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.
654825
Based upon research completed by the Organization for Bat Conservation, this particular design, which they have approved, is much more likely to attract bats than other designs. Per their website: "Our bat houses have a greater than 80% occupancy rate, as compared to only 10% with some other designs." However, please keep in mind that house placement, along with other factors, will also help determine the success of your bat house.
211638
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
314683
No, they will not nest inside each other. They are double walled and straight vertical with no taper. Notwithstanding that, these are very high quality and they live in my freezer ready for a frosty glass of milk or any other beverage.
1368571
We live in southern New Jersey. We bring out bat leaf into the garage in the winter. It lives in a planter on our porch from April thru December. We are in zone 7.
333030
Don't know, sorry. The claws are not marked and the packaging is long-gone.
772492
You may wish to treat for the benefit of the bats depending on your climate. It is recommended to paint the roof and sides brown or black in colder climates to keep the bats warm (see map). Do not paint the inside or the landing area so the paint does not affect the bats. This map has color recommendations based on climate: http://www.batcon.org/pdfs/bathouses/ColorRecs.pdf