Bat House Forum

[swissdude]

Hi guys,

I build a 3-chamber bat house in Switzerland some 3 years ago
I made it as "academical" as I could in terms of construction, materials and placement

Though, after 3 years, no bat settled in

Many bats fly above this garden usually, it's a quiet place, though relatively urban, not much disturbing light, no cats or foxes can access the house, no spiders or wasps inside, it's oriented south and receives direct sun from early morning till approx 2 p.m., there were much less leaves at first, but I always kept the landing area clear, no one ever opens the windows below and there's litterally no light coming from there, the latitude of Switzerland is 45° (Europe is warmer than North America for the same latitude)

I'm out of solutions to have this house populated

Any hint?

Thanks in advance!

[flyin-lowe]

What type of material is the siding on the house? If you have bats in the area and they are not using the house it might be better to take it off of your house and mount it on pole. I am no expert but I would think the leaves aren't helping anything.

[swissdude]

It's plywood all around
You might be just right, I might even nail the same net as on the landing area everywhere

[Terry Lobdell]

I don't know about bats from Europe, but my bats definitely don't like vegetation close to their box........my guess is it makes them nervous that a predator could be hiding in there.........

[swissdude]

OK
I think mounting it on a pole might definitely be a good option