I would like to recommend that you tolerate this maternal colony until they
move on. With the decimation of cave hibernating bats it is more critical
than ever that they be allowed to breed unimpeded. Your thoughts of
sealing off the holes in the fall is the perfect solution. And from the
website that Geo recommends is this information.
*What about baby bats?*
Bats often roost in buildings during maternity periods, when they give
birth and raise their pups. Exclusions should not take place until young
bats are able to fly; otherwise, they will be trapped inside, away from
their mothers, and die of starvation. Separating pups from their mothers
may also lead mother bats to search for other entrances to reach their
young.
In North America, the maternity season begins as early as mid-April in the
southernmost United States and in mid-June in the northern U.S. and Canada.
Young bats are flying by late August. Exclusions should not be conducted
between April and late August.
A friend of mine just used a wonderful wildlife control person. I will get
his name for you and he can help you figure out what to do in late summer.
Linda
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com wrote:
Bat Conservation International BCI) is a good source for information and
advice about bats, including plans for construction of bat houses. It
sounds like you have a breeding colony, so they're going to need a
nursery-type bat house if evicted from your siding. Here's the BCI website:
http://www.batcon.org/
-Geo Kloppel
On Jul 22, 2014, at 10:22 AM, Richard Tkachuck rictkal...@gmail.com
wrote:
A couple years ago I wrote about bats living under the plastic siding of
our house. At that time there were about 25 or so. Last year fewer. This
year by actual count as they left through a single hole we had 60 and we
could hear more as they skittered between the exterior wall and the siding.
This, of course, is getting out of hand. Is there anyone on the list who
does bats or knows of someone in the area who does? It is my view, that in
winter they go off to some other place that is a bit warmer. (When the
north wind blows it would seem that they would freeze if they stayed with
only a plastic layer protecting them from the outside.) I plan when fall
comes to plug the hole and then install a bat house next to the hole. I
seek suggestions as to how best to do all this.
Richard Tkachuck
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