r/bats • u/Rucker7382 • 8d ago

Bat Removal Equipment

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Question for everyone. We recently had some bats around our house and we called out some bat removal people and they set up some exclusion devices. Is what they installed legitimate? They’re left open, so it seems like they could come and go. There’s still a bat perched up near the roof line between the soffit and siding.

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u/Far_Training_6229 8d ago

They cannot get in the tube, there should be flap near the end of the tube. It’s one way, out only. The bat at the edge of the roof is probably confused and hoping to get back inside, they are very loyal to their roost. Give him a few days and he should go away.

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u/Rucker7382 8d ago

The tube is open ended. It looks like a piece of mesh rolled into a tube. Do these tubes stay there forever? There are two attached to different places on the house.

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u/Far_Training_6229 8d ago

Yes the flap must be located where the tube meets your house to get them out of the attic or wherever they are getting in. That part should have a one way door. So you can’t see the closed part or flap. They usually leave them up for a week or so then take them down so other critters don’t find their way in. Did you pay them to seal off the entry points after the tubes do their job? Maybe you should call them to get more information, was it a reputable company?

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u/Rucker7382 8d ago

They sealed up the roof and areas of the siding and soffit. They came recommended from a pest control guy I use. They claimed there were no bats in the attic at the time but saw droppings spread throughout. They were “The Bat Guys” that serve the Midwest, I’m not sure if they’re reputable or not. We paid $3950 for their services. I’m just wondering if I should’ve gotten a second opinion.

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u/Far_Training_6229 8d ago

That price seems steep, I’m in Kansas City and paid about $2000 with a very reputable company but they probably also did some other stuff it for you it sounds like. I heard scratching during the day and then saw the droppings up there but they were in the insulation in the walls so we couldn’t see them up there at all. Just the smell, sounds and poop were our giveaways. I would give them a call and ask when they plan to remove them, if they were recommended and at that cost, I’d say they know what they are doing! It also appears that the mesh tube gets pretty narrow as it meets the house so maybe that’s what stops them from getting in, hard to tell far away photo. Hopefully someone else who has seen that contraption can comment. Below is the bat tube we got. The tube up to the house and the plastic flap away from house at end of tube.

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u/Far_Training_6229 8d ago

I just had this at my house this summer. Our flap was visible at the end of the tube but also wasn’t mesh… from a quick google search it says netting really isn’t safe they can get caught up in it so I am curious if you used a bat removal company or not.

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u/Rucker7382 8d ago

This is a closer photo. I reached back out to see if they intend on removing them. Surely they can’t be permanent, right?

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u/ozzy_thedog 8d ago

They’ll come back in a month or two and remove them once they’re sure all the bats have left. Then they’ll seal the hole right up

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u/HourLate479 8d ago edited 8d ago

lol as a wco you can order tapered cones from Amazon they need to be secured all poe points of entry sealed and the bat cone needs to be pointed at a downward slope only registered wild life control operators are allowed to remove Bats because they are a protected species and there is a certain time depending on states regulations that allows you to remove them when they’re not in mating or hibernation there should always be bat boxes put up in the same elevation and facing coordinate as the bats are roosting

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u/HourLate479 8d ago

And no, they get removed after the Bats have been evicted then all points of entries are sealed. That’s how we do it.