Bat House Forum

[Bandit15]

Do squirrels pose risks to bats/bat houses? I live in a densely-wooded area with many squirrels and am looking for places to mount bat houses.

[cloudman75]

I don't know if they eat bats, but they do eat birds. Here is one on you tube eating a bird. They also eat bird eggs
and young in the nest. I have removed a few trying to get into my blue birds with young.
My brother's bat box on a tree had a squirrel living in it. It destroyed the baffles making a n opening to get in and reside. It is not a good idea to mount a bat box on a living tree according to what I have read.

Frank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccl3KFZverk

[Joe Spencer]

It is possible but usually very unlikely. Go ahead with your bat house project and do not mount them on trees in the woods or the edge of the woods.

Good luck.