How to Get Rid of Bats?

Want know how to get rid of bats?  This answer depends on your bat problem.  Do you have bats in the attic or bats in your home or basement? Well you have come to the right place for answers on bat removal or bat control.  We are a specialized bat eviction company and have been getting rid of bat problems from Michigan homes and attics for over 20 years. Our expertise comes from successfully completing over 9,000 bat exclusions.  The size of the colony of bats you have will not change how we get rid of the bats from your attic, however it may affect what we do after the bats are excluded.  To prevent of spread of diseases and airborne bacteria or fungi, attic restoration is a solution to clean up the bat guano from your attic.  Below we will help identify some of your bat removal scenarios.  

Bats In Your House or Basement?

If you have bat flying through your home or basement, don't panic.  The bats in your house are not trying to harm you, they just want to get out. After flying for a long period, eventually the bats will tire it's self out and land somewhere in your home.  This is good because once the bat lands it makes the bat removal process much easier.  The best thing do is place a can or box over the bat and take it outside and let it go.  We have placed a diagram of the bat removal process from your home on the page bat in your house. If the bat wont land this may make your bat removal a little bit harder.  Try using a net to catch it in, then take it outside in release it.  Please do not use tennis racquet's, broom, or any other object that will harm the bat.  The bat is not trying to harm you so there really is no reason to harm it.  

If you find out that you just can't get the bat out of your house, or don't have the courage to do so then call a professional.  Try to keep an eye where the bat is landing, or flying because it will make the job to get rid of the bat much easier.  Consider contacting The bat Specialists of Michigan if you have a bat in your house or basement. 

Finally, if you have a bat in the house you may ask yourself why are they getting into my home? 99% of the time the bats end up into your living quarters because they are living in your attic or walls.  You may continue to have bats in your house if you don't take care of the bats in the attic.  When the temperature changes and the juvenile bats learn flight then often times they will lose their way into your home.  Below we will help you understand how to get rid of bats from the attic.  

Getting Rid of bats from the attic

There are important things you must consider before you get rid of the bats from your attic.  First you must identify the type of colony you are dealing with.  Is this a bachelor male colony or a maternal colony.  Only professional technicians can identify what type of colony you have.  If a maternal colony is located and identified then it is very important to wait for the pups to take flight.  Juvenile bats will usually start flight towards the middle to end of August in Michigan.  If the time is right, the next thing to look for is the bat entry point.  Entry points are usually identified by brown or black streaking outside of an opening.  These stains are from the oils and dirt on their fur.  You may also see bat droppings outside of the hole or vent.  Thirdly you must identify other potential bat entry points.  Bats are persistent and will try to get back into their roost sometimes up to five years.  This explains why we give our home owners a five year warranty on our bat removal jobs. 

When getting rid of bats from attics we like to use a one way door method.  This one way door method is approved by the Bat Conservation International.  It is assumed you have already identified the opening so it should make it easy to install the one way door.  There is no need to create any new openings to get rid of the bats, just use the hole the bats are using. The most important thing in getting rid of bats from the attic is paying attention to detail.  Be very meticulous when seal the exterior of the home to prevent the return of the bats.  You must seal all openings a 1/2" or larger.  All vents need to be screened as well; gables, ridge and soffit vents. Many homeowners have tried these methods but find themselves frustrated because the can't get rid of the bats.  You may want to consider contacting The Bat Specialists of Michigan to handle your bat problem.  

If you need help getting rid of bats from you attic our home you may contact The Bat Specialists of Michigan.  We service, but are not limited to following areas to get rid of bats.