Bat House Forum

[flyin-lowe]

For the last two summers my father has had a bat living in his garage. I am guessing only one due to the small amount of guano. It is roosting near the gable end vent of the garage so we are guessing that is the point of entry. The garage is not sealed up good so we are assuming if we put screen over the vent he would just come in some other way. I was looking at some web site that the guy has designed houses that go over the gable vents. The problem is my mother does not want a huge number of bats in some bat house. She is uneducated on the topic but she is the boss and won't change her ways. At this point in the year the bat has returned so what would be the best way to handle this. The garage has vinyl siding and a metal roof. The end the bat uses faces east and gets good sun. I know the specs that Batcon recommends but what is the smallest size house he could put on his garage and expect the bat to use it. Also if we decide to go that route should be get everything ready and wait for the bat to come out one night and hang it or what?

[William Bagwell]

I would not buy one, but if you happen to already own one of those 'too small' houses that are widely sold this might be the place to use it. Since it has returned a second year it might be one of the less common species that prefer not to roost in colonies.

William

[flyin-lowe]

We have never seen the bat so not sure about the species. The rafters are open in the garage but it must be squeezing between the beam and the roof or something because we have looked for it many times and never actually seen it, just the guano.