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First it was mice, then ants and now BATS?!?!
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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 372234" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>When my parents were building our house, we had bats inside for about two years. Us girls at first tried to quietly (yes, 4 preteen - teenage girls using the word quiet while dealing with a bat) get the bat out of the house so as not to wake up mom and dad. Well, needless to say, it did not work - we usually retreated to our rooms to shut ourselves in for the night or went to get Dad to help. (we were not screamers. We also were not afraid of the bat itself but the way it flies around the room so fast and at unpredictable routes, we were afraid it may run into us. Even though you know it most likely will not run into you, it is hard to be convinced when you have a bat flying around trying to get out of the room.)</p><p> </p><p>Make sure you keep your toilet seat down. Bats are attracted to water and until we figured this one out (or someone forgot to close the seat) we would find one in one of the toilets in the morning.</p><p> </p><p>I can't remember if being trapped in the water killed it or not. So, if you can verify that being in a bucket of water will not kill it, that might be an option in catching it.</p><p> </p><p>We have a few comical bat stories while our house was being built. Once it was completed, the bats didn't come in anymore. Could also be that us girls were older and learned how to keep doors shut better?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 372234, member: 5096"] When my parents were building our house, we had bats inside for about two years. Us girls at first tried to quietly (yes, 4 preteen - teenage girls using the word quiet while dealing with a bat) get the bat out of the house so as not to wake up mom and dad. Well, needless to say, it did not work - we usually retreated to our rooms to shut ourselves in for the night or went to get Dad to help. (we were not screamers. We also were not afraid of the bat itself but the way it flies around the room so fast and at unpredictable routes, we were afraid it may run into us. Even though you know it most likely will not run into you, it is hard to be convinced when you have a bat flying around trying to get out of the room.) Make sure you keep your toilet seat down. Bats are attracted to water and until we figured this one out (or someone forgot to close the seat) we would find one in one of the toilets in the morning. I can't remember if being trapped in the water killed it or not. So, if you can verify that being in a bucket of water will not kill it, that might be an option in catching it. We have a few comical bat stories while our house was being built. Once it was completed, the bats didn't come in anymore. Could also be that us girls were older and learned how to keep doors shut better? [/QUOTE]
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