Bat House Maintenance

Fall is the perfect time of year to safely evict uninvited bats from your attic and other buildings on your property. Installing a bat house as an alternative roosting site for bats is a great way to deter them from entering your home, allowing you to appreciate them from a distance. Fall is also a great opportunity to clean and maintain your bat houses while bats have migrated to their wintering locations.
Our Small Mammals Biologist Alyssa Bennett explains how and where to use bat houses and demonstrates how to clean them.

[@jasonkimmel3061]

When she said that thing about Covid it made me laugh. People are funny.

[@chadwolf813]

Ya when she said she might give a bat covid 19. LMAO

[@garethj1123]

@@chadwolf813 She's right, chadwolf!

[@Zn0nimus]

@@chadwolf813 She also said to put the mask on to avoid giving it to the bats, after she confirmed there are no bats. lol

[@kemjuracek8903]

Thank you for the excellent video. I've always wondered if I should clean my bat houses.I love the old barn.

[@lyndalou2892]

Awesome vidow! Very helpful and well done.Thanks!

[@tree3po]

wait ... "protect the bats from the virus" lol

[@marilafauce7873]

I was wondering if I need to treat a cedar bat house

[@jamesrogalski2085]

If the bat box could be electrically heated to 45 degrees would the bats hibernate in the boxes through out the winter?

[@jeanbean1390]

You're going to need a taller ladder.

[@peterbedford2610]

Do bats migrate in southern California?

[@vermontfishwildlifedepartm6195]

California has some species that we do not and visa versa, and their behaviors can be different. However, we can say that many species of bats across the country migrate between their summer and winter roost sites, even if they live in warmer parts of the country.

[@jaredfreeman9843]

Joe Biden would be so proud

[@nonyabusiness2510]

Oh my goodness did you just mention covid 19? Had nothing to do with bats. Good grief.

[@trinitytoo]

She was worried about transmitting a virus to the bats, not catch it from the bats.