Bats are exceptionally wonderful animals and can live just about anywhere all over the world. They adore places where they feel safe, it’s warm, and they can find lots to eat. If you know where bats like to play, you can stop them from moving into your house but still find them interesting because they help the environment.
Bats live in different places outside, like: In caves, bats find it dark and quiet to sleep in the daytime. Some bats, such as the Indiana bat, group in caves constructed of limestone, and they sleep all winter long there.
They also cuddle together in the holes of trees, under the rough parts of trees, or in thick leaves. Old trees that are falling apart are perfect for them because they can hide from things that might want to eat them and stay safe from poor weather. The red bat can even look analogous to the leaves it hides in! Bridges or large rocks are good spots for bats too.
They’re a bit analogous to the caves’ roofs and are a cozy spot to sleep. It’s a good location up high where very few things can bother them.
Bats eat bugs, so when they live near lakes, rivers, or wet ground where a large amount of bugs are, they do great. They find food unfathomably well at these spots by bouncing noises off things to see in the dark, which is called echolocation.
In actual fact, man-made places are great for bats too because people have moved into bat territory.
They find spots in buildings in the city that are nice to live in. Places they like in the city are: they can sneak into your home through very small cracks where the roof, the walls, or air vents are. When they’ve constructed it into the attic, they become comfortable because it’s toasty and they’re alone. But this can be a problem because they poop a lot (that’s called guano) and it’s not good for people.
Bats live in a large amount of acceptable places. In the summertime, mother bats love warm spots to have their babies, such as attics and old barns.
When it gets cold, bats either sleep for a long time in caves or tight rock cracks, until they can find food again, or they fly very far away to places where it’s warm all the time. Bats really help us by eating many bugs and helping plants grow by spreading their pollen. If bats don’t have good places to sleep and have babies, it’s poor for everything outside.
Young individuals and grownups can do these things to help bats: save large trees – don’t chop down the significant old trees because they need the holes to sleep. Put up bat houses – if we give bats special houses to live in, then they won’t come into our houses.
Don’t use as many bug sprays – if we use too much spray, there won’t be enough bugs for bats to eat.
Bats find positive spots to cavort in the city such as under bridges and inside dark parking places. Did you realize? Bats’ homes aren’t always the same, because they may potentially move when the weather changes or when it’s time to have babies!
Sometimes we can notice things that others don’t and can fix small problems that will help a lot. But if we ignore how important bats are, our mistakes could cause the bats to dislike us, which is called triggered antipathy. We must do the right thing even if it’s vitally important but could wait a little bit, or crucial but could be delayed.
Ensure bats don’t build a home in your house.
You should cover up any small holes in the roof, where the air comes in, or on the walls (you can learn how on our Bat Prevention page).
Sometimes, bats might start living in your attic or in other parts of your home. If you think this has happened, you need to be careful about it. You shouldn’t try to make the bats leave by yourself, especially when baby bats that can’t fly yet might be there.
It’s the time when baby bats are born, so hold off on moving them. We need to find suitable solutions.
To move bats the right way without being mean, call the professionals who know how to do it, such as Critter Removal. They can take away the bats safely, so more bats won’t come back later. Are you curious to learn more about bats? Press on pages such as bat sounds and bat prevention for more!
And if you really need help with bats, simply call us today!
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