Looks like the winged invadors have to stay a little while

[DotAndBuzz]

longer than expected.

Fuck.

Had the exterminator come by today, and he reiterated about bat maternity season, blah blah blah.  He also said that there are companies who basically break the law and kill the bats/evict them during maternity season, but that is super shady, imo.  Then he goes to show me how he'll button up the house to make sure that there are no holes/cracks at all for the bats to re-enter after they're gone.  It involves lots of caulk, as well as fixing gaps in the siding.    However.  We're going to replace the siding in October, and if Batman comes before then to do his eviction work, then we'll basically be ripping out at least 50% of what he did, and he'll have to come back.  Their bat-free guarantee obviously doesn't apply if you tear out what they worked on, so we'd be paying for this wonderful service twice.

Soooo, we're going to have to move up the siding timeline to make sure that gets finished before hibernation season starts (they don't fly in hibernation season, thus can't evict themselves), and they can leave the house.

I really don't want to kill them, because we live in an area where they really are useful and good and manage the bugs tremendously.  But I just want them outside of my house, not in my attic.  

I also have a strongly worded email to write to our inspector, who assured us in his 64 page inspection report before we bought this house, that there was no evidence of bats ever having been in the house or attic.  Yeah - exterminator popped his head into the attic and found droppings within arms length from the opening, as well as throughout the entire attic, AND said that the bats have been there for at least 3 years.  *grumble - home ownership rocks*  :\

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ooh! i know! get a cave and stick it in you backyard! bats like caves.

[hisno1girl]

I think you are on track by getting in touch with the inspector.

I would be completely freaked out if I knew there were bats in my house.

[bania]

www.ohgizmo.com/2008/07/31/use-bats-to-combat-your-yards-mosquito-population/

Walla!

[DotAndBuzz]

I told H I wanted a bat house, but I'm going to have to make sure it won't keep them *too* close to the house. Exterminator told me they're really persistent, and will keep trying to get into the house for a while after they're booted out. I want them around, just not too close!

[jennysmitten]

I would try what Kevin suggested. Can't hurt!

[calledout]

Jul 9, 2013 13:49:02 GMT -5 DotAndBuzz said:

My mom has bats that try to get into her cottage and this is def an issue - they kick the bats out, caulk / seal, etc., and the bats find a new way in.  If the exterminator isn't going to kill them, then he needs to release them really far away.  Like, miles and miles away.  They have some kind of homing device in their disgusting little brains that will bring them back to your house.  They only need 7/16 of an inch gap to get into your house and they'll def. try to make their way back in. 

Also, it's not like the bats in your house are the only possible bats in the area. So even if these particular bats go away, there will still be others flying around.

[DotAndBuzz]

Well, they guarantee that after they're done we'll be bat free forever. And if they ever come back, they do the necessary work to evict them for free. This is apparently going to be a 3 day job for 2-3 guys to completely button up the entire house/roof. He spent a really long time evaluating the house, so if he's willing to make that guarantee, I'll go with it.