Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Our dog Rose was prowling around our bedroom before bed tonight, which is unusual. Checking the bathroom then the closet. While watching her, I noticed what appeared to be a piece of dark fabric draped across one of the window blinds. Looking closer, I realized it was a bat. I closed the doors, grabbed a towel and threw it over it, successfully trapping it on the floor. Bundled it up and released it outside. If trapping it failed, my backup plan was the Glock and two full mags from the night stand. Coulda been a lot of drywall and a window to repair.... Things that make you go brrr... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I have had birds in the house but never bats. My wife would absolutely lose her mind if we ever had a bat in the house. Glad you were able to easily get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 You might try installing a bat house on the exterior of your house and they may decide to move into it and not your house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Recently, I found two dead bats in the house. I think the little cats brought them in. I just found a live mouse last week. I know one of the little cats brought it in as the culprit was with it. They may be roosting in the shop as I see poop on the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Most bats do not have rabies. But most cases of human rabies are caused by bats. CDC article: https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/bats/education/index.html I’m glad the blanket worked! Allie Mo, keep your kitties’s rabies vaccinations current. We don’t vaccinate pets to protect them; we vaccinate pets to keep them from carrying rabies back to us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I get bats occasionally in my basement. I have a nice AirSoft rifle that can shoot some very effective pellets at approx 350 fps. Funny thing about bats, they have a low tolerance to pain..... ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 In the daylight I see there's clean up to do from a ladder. The little bugger apparently had numerous impacts with the wall (batsplat) up near the ceiling. I imagine he was pretty disoriented, allowing me capture him relatively easily. Hey Widder, didn't think about my pellet rifle. If it happens again, it may be out of reach of capture in some rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 If you find a bat and a robin in the house, you should probably start to wonder if you have a practical joker in you're midst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 A place I used to live had a colony of bats living in the big poles of a basketball backboard. We’d set up lawn chairs and watch hundreds them stream out at sunset. Very cool. They were great bug hunters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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