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I've got a bat problem
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:29 am
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:29 am
The genius owner of my rental house didn't seal off the gaps between the fascia and the concrete roofing tiles and I discovered that there's about 20 of those little bastards camping out above the bay window in the master bedroom.
Is there some sort of repellent that I can use to make sure they get out before the gaps in the fascia are closed? Don't want to smell their rotting carcasses for 2 weeks. Thanks.
Is there some sort of repellent that I can use to make sure they get out before the gaps in the fascia are closed? Don't want to smell their rotting carcasses for 2 weeks. Thanks.
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Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:30 am to upgrayedd
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some sort of repellent
Gasoline and a match
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:31 am to upgrayedd
Do the work at night 
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:36 am to upgrayedd
At least you won't have a skeeter problem around the place. Sorry about the guano melting your house though. We got them under the cedar siding on our cabin in MN and it was like trying to get rid of crabgrass. Good luck.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:38 am to upgrayedd
Wait till the fly out at night and hang a tarp over the area that they enter through. Bats can't see shite so the tarp will keep them out until you fix the gap. My dad just went through this issue and that's how he got it done
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:40 am to KajunKouyon
So there's no repellent like mothballs or a high frequency emitter that can be used?
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:41 am to upgrayedd
My buddy cleared his problem with a shop vac in the middle of the day. They hung tight and just let him suck them up one by one.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:43 am to CadesCove
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get rid of crabgrass.
That drives me batshit crazy..
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:03 am to upgrayedd
I have no idea honestly. I'm sure there is something out there but a tarp seems the easiest. Do they leave at night?
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:06 am to KajunKouyon
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Wait till the fly out at night and hang a tarp over the area that they enter through. Bats can't see shite so the tarp will keep them out until you fix the gap. My dad just went through this issue and that's how he got it done
Co worker had a the same problem you described and this is exactly what she was told to do.
Also, call your pest company and see if they can do anything. Had a neighbor who thought she had them in their attic and the her pest company came out to see. Arrow Pest is a free consult for bats. She didn't have them so don't know what it would have cost to eradicate them.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:16 am to Clyde Tipton
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My buddy cleared his problem with a shop vac in the middle of the day. They hung tight and just let him suck them up one by one.
I wish I was there to see him clean the shop vac
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:32 am to Wtodd
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I wish I was there to see him clean the shop vac
I chuckled when I read that post too
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:36 am to Saskwatch
aren't their some bat species that are protected? I know our building had a bat problem and they had to be very careful with removal procedures etc, can't just go kill them.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:57 am to KajunKouyon
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I have no idea honestly. I'm sure there is something out there but a tarp seems the easiest. Do they leave at night?
Yeah, they do. Just want to make sure I don't accidentally trap some in there and have to smell them after they die.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:14 pm to upgrayedd
Where are you? I'll come get them. They eat bugs like a bunch of mini-machines.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:25 pm to CoachChappy
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Where are you? I'll come get them. They eat bugs like a bunch of mini-machines.
Arizona. It's a pretty drive, though
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:25 pm to upgrayedd
Have you tried garlic or holy water?
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:26 pm to upgrayedd
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Arizona. It's a pretty drive, though
Yep, you've got a bat problem then
I am actually starting to build bat houses with my neighbor.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:31 pm to upgrayedd
it would take 30 bats to equal enough guts and meat to stink. They are tiny. just seal em up
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:50 pm to Chad504boy
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aren't their some bat species that are protected? I know our building had a bat problem and they had to be very careful with removal procedures etc, can't just go kill them.
who gives a shite? its in his house. tell the epa/peta to GF themselves
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