Comments on: How to Get Rid of Bats in the Attic https://newengland.com/living/how-to/how-to-get-rid-of-bats/ New England from the editors at Yankee Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Melissa https://newengland.com/living/how-to/how-to-get-rid-of-bats/#comment-412538 Sun, 03 Jul 2022 07:23:13 +0000 https://newengland.com/?p=110032#comment-412538 In reply to Bob Bader.

Thank you Bob. This is a brilliant idea. Finding every single crack is a nearly impossible undertaking in my situation. This is a genius plan. Trial and error has taught me they also abhor owl noises. Playing over a Bluetooth speaker outside really caused a commotion. Also, cinnamon seems to really irritate them. I closed off one side of the place and lit enough cinnamon incense to make your eyes bleed and that got them moving. I’m going tomorrow to buy out the smoke bombs. Great timing, it’s one day before Fourth of July 🙂

]]> By: PeggyD https://newengland.com/living/how-to/how-to-get-rid-of-bats/#comment-284793 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:43:02 +0000 https://newengland.com/?p=110032#comment-284793 Very simple, plastic bowl, a bottle of ammonia. Set it up where you know they are , leave it a day or two and you will find it in the bowl..deceased! My husband read meters at his job many years ago a lady told him about this and has worked for us the few times we have needed it! PeggyD

]]> By: Charlotte Fleet https://newengland.com/living/how-to/how-to-get-rid-of-bats/#comment-283644 Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:08:37 +0000 https://newengland.com/?p=110032#comment-283644 I like how you said that a gradual way to exclude the bats from your house is to close off any entry point you can find. My grandparents found bats in their house and they want to get rid of them. I think it would be extremely smart for them to hire a wildlife removal service to get rid of the bats in a safe and effective way.

]]> By: Bob Bader https://newengland.com/living/how-to/how-to-get-rid-of-bats/#comment-197510 Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:34:05 +0000 https://newengland.com/?p=110032#comment-197510 If you want to get them out or moving them around in daylight use one or more smoke bombs in a steel container enough too fill the attic with smoke. I used the ones that you can buy on or before the 4th of July from fireworks stands, I also prefer the larger ones as they last longer. There are 2 benefits: the smoke is huge, if enough are used to fill the attic space with smoke. The smoke will exit the attic showing you the holes, and the bats will leave through the holes where the smoke is exiting because they assume the house is on fire and they can’t breathe in the attic. I have seen them exit under the shingles, a larger one comes out and a bunch of smaller ones right after, an amazing site to see as you wouldn’t believe it was possible. The down side is the smoke will get down into the house also and stink it up till it dissipates. The bats will return as they follow the smell of the poop and urine, so that will have to be cleaned up as well as the hole’s sealed up. I had to put on a new roof, take off the old roof boards and install new plywood and shingles. Major project!

]]> By: Monica Dixon https://newengland.com/living/how-to/how-to-get-rid-of-bats/#comment-165462 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 04:11:09 +0000 https://newengland.com/?p=110032#comment-165462 Where do I purchase the one way door?

]]> By: Wendy Walecka https://newengland.com/living/how-to/how-to-get-rid-of-bats/#comment-131661 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 06:24:03 +0000 https://newengland.com/?p=110032#comment-131661 Once they are out of the house, put up bat houses. Then you can still have the benefit of natural mosquito elimination.

]]> By: Mary Anna Anderson https://newengland.com/living/how-to/how-to-get-rid-of-bats/#comment-76827 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 17:27:01 +0000 https://newengland.com/?p=110032#comment-76827 You neglected to mention not to block entrances if there are bat babies. Leave holes open until babies are ready to leave at the end of July.

]]> By: Mike https://newengland.com/living/how-to/how-to-get-rid-of-bats/#comment-76157 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:30:30 +0000 https://newengland.com/?p=110032#comment-76157 I’m surprised he didn’t mention the time of year to expel them AFTER the babies have fledged. I have read that late July to early September is best.

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