And, they are the primary vector for the transmission of rabies. Or so I was told by an ER doc.

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Originally posted by Wreckless:
They are protected. It is an expensive process for exterminators to remove them. The area is sealed off with one one-way exit left in place. After some time the area is checked to ensure the bats have all left. Then the last opening is shut. the cleanup mitigation then follows.

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We had a similar problem with Ravens where I work. You can apply for a federal permit to remove Ravens but I'm not sure about bats especially if they are on the endangered species list. I'd tread carefully. I'd ask your local exterminator what she knows. Your local dept of agriculture and fish and game may have legal and practical advice too.

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Originally posted by MattW:

Unrelated, where at in Mt P? It’s where I live now.

It was on Mont Clair drive....I lived there from 93-95 ish....

I remember it was on 17 to the left as you drive north....

No telling what it’s like now though...

Christ I’m old now...seems like not too long ago

/drift

I had occasion to get bats out of peoples houses after hysterical women called the PD in a panic.
My technique:
I carried a small fine mesh net and if I could get close enough to the varmint, just tossed it over him. The two hooks on his wings snagged in the mesh and bingo! Captured. Then I took him out side and if I could get him unsnagged, he was free to leave. If he was badly tangled, well.. He had a terrible accident.
Works well for individual bats, but maybe not for a large colony.
And they not only carry rabies, but Salmonella too. Heavy gloves are recommended and hand washing.

Years ago (we tore the house down in 2010) we got a bat indoors, somehow. It was a classic Chinese firedrill. No, I didn't use a 12ga, but was tempted. Along with the story, we'd just adopted a stray kitten. She was really nice and easy to handle and pet. By that point she was maybe 5 months old and athletic. So we were running all over the house with various devices. I resorted to my tennis racket which I had used to some success in the past.

Let me just say if you hit a flying bat with the racket, it propels it forward at great speed. Anyway, that house had an opening between the living room and the dining room. Kind of round and maybe 6 feet high. As all us hoomans ran around like heads with our chickens cut off, Bitty Kitty (my favorite of all the pets we've had) took up a battle station right in the door way.

As my wife drove it toward the opening, the mild little kitten lunged straight up. She was good. From a crouch on the floor, she perfectly gauged her jump and caught the bat at about 5' or 6' up. No second chance was necessary, she knew how to jump and catch. Perfect jump snagged it with meat hooks in a slashing swing. Glad I wasn't the stupid bat.

I picked it up with the towel my wife had been using and out the door it went. Then I rewarded the kitten with Dairy Whip. She liked whipped cream. Sometimes she'd even look at me and say yeow. In cat, that meant "treat time".

Payback for a job well done. My wife's other cats all saw us running and yelling and took cover. To that little kitten, it was just fun.

Simple, build a belfry next door!

Back when I played, I kept the bats I used to hit homers.
If I cracked one, kids would run up to the dugout and ask for the bat, then ask me to sign it.

Maybe I don't understand the the question??

I found a dead bat on our lawn one spring. For whatever reason I picked it up with a ziplock bag, threw it in the freezer, called Oregon DFW and left a message. I have no idea why or how I picked them.

That afternoon I got a call from a "scientist" at Oregon State University inquiring about the bat. When she found out I had frozen it, she asked for my address and was onsite within an hour.

Conversation suggested found bats were uncommon and they were looking for a fungus. A call sometime later informed us of no fungus or rabies. Just thought it interesting a simple phone call compelled such an immediate response.

You could probably sell them on the Chinese market.

Too soon?

I think the biggest problem from what you describe is going to be keeping them out once they are 'removed'. Might be best to consult with an expert.

A good article here, explains the removal process.

https://www.oldhouseonline.com...how-to/bat-exclusion

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Originally posted by Lunasee:
You could probably sell them on the Chinese market.

Too soon?

Well, you are only the third person to reference eating them in the thread, so probably not.

Put up a few bathouses outside your barn.

Then - evict them. Once gone - spray the areas they were roosting in with a strong bleach solution.

No guarantee they will migrate to the new houses - but if they do - you still maintain some mosquito control around your property.

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Originally posted by rburg:
Let me just say if you hit a flying bat with the racket, it propels it forward at great speed.

...and this, boys and girls, is how we ended up with the wonderful game of batminton.

I found some stuff at my local hardware that worked. Looks like the air fresheners people put in their cars. Smells like mint.

Jim

We love seeing the bats catching insects at night, and don't want to harm them, but don't want them crapping all over my woodworking machines. I have ordered sonic bat repellant devices, a bat valve, moth balls, copper screen, a bathouse for outdoors, a box of moth balls, and a kitten. Thanks y'all for the advice, I will let you know how it turns out

Give them a free vacation to Wuhan.

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Originally posted by Excam_Man:
Give them a free vacation to Wuhan.

or create your own wet market.

I dunno. We had one (a fruit bat I think) in our barn. A friend wanted it at his place, probably 15 miles away as the crow flies. He caught it in a grain sack and took it. Haven't seen any since. Maybe that one was lost, as he or she didn't appear to have any company and none have been back since.

I found a whole nest of them in my attic. I sprayed them with water from a garden sprayer. It does not hurt them, but bats generally hate water on them. If you do this, they usually wont return.