Bat guest

Given the context, bit of a reach, but I'll give u a point or 2.

I was changing a porch light fixture the other day and when I pull the ceiling medallion a bat flew out of the junction box LOL. Scared the shite out of me

I have no idea how he got in there

Do you know where they are getting in?

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i just found out recently our house has a BAT HOUSE on the side of it

i dont mind..they knock out some skeeters on summer nights.

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That was a major plus when I had bats, no mosquitoes to be found. After my house was sealed off, the bats moved a couple doors down to a neighbor. Ideal Situation! i still had mosquito control benefit

I used bat tubes made out of clear plastic; sat in a lawn chair with a beer in the evening and watched them slide/crawl down until they were all gone in a couple of nights. Stuffed stainless steel wool in the soffit cracks where they were entering, better than sealant because it lets the house breathe as designed. You Tube has videos on the process.

You also might need to wait until next year to remove them safely. Read up on hibernation and maternity season....


Bats can typically be removed from August through October, after their young can fly and before winter hibernation begins. Removal during the spring and summer maternity season (approximately May to August) is strongly discouraged because it can trap flightless pups inside the structure, leading to their death. If you have a bat in a living space, it can be removed at any time, but for attics and other non-living spaces, it is best to wait for the late summer/fall window.

It's an easy DIY project. I did this myself and it worked perfectly. First, figure out where the bats are entering and leaving. It will be higher than 6' above the ground. More often the location will be at or near the eave (usually where the eave and outside wall meet), but it can be at a gable vent. Bats cannot take off from the ground like birds can. They need to jump out of a high location which allows them to gain momentum/speed on the way down to start their flight. The location can be as small as the thickness of your thumb, or slightly smaller. Look for the telltale sign of brown skin/fur rubbings the bats leave behind as they leave and re-enter the hole. Buy a tube or two of exterior caulk and a small roll of fiberglass window screen from Lowes or HD. Use the caulk to close off all other possible exit/entrance locations. Then, hang about 2 ft of fiberglass screen over the suspected opening using duct tape. Apply the tape horizontally 1"- 3" higher than the hole so the screen drapes over the hole. Do not tape the sides or bottom of the screen. The bats will leave at dusk and will return right before dawn. The screen is light enough to allow the bats to crawl out of the hole and downward along the wall to the bottom of the screen and then jump outward to start flying at dusk. When they return, they won't be able to get back into the hole and they won't figure out that they can crawl up the wall and under the screen. They will find another place to roost and your problem is solved. You can remove the screen after a couple of days. As some of the other posters said, grab yourself a chair and a couple of beers and watch the bats leave at dusk. Don't be surprised if you count 100 or even many more bats. Now is a good time to do this project. Bats have their babies in the summer. The babies are able to fly by mid-October. Therefore, the chances of trapping a juvenile bat in your attic or soffit are greatly minimized, if not eliminated. It's an easy project. You can do this in an hour or two.

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our house has a BAT HOUSE

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If its of any size and gets fully occupied, you'll be relocating that thing asap.

bats stink to high heaven.

And Its disputed as to how many mosquitos they actually eat. IIRC they eat lots of dragonflies which are the real mosquito destroyers.