Dealing With Bats In The Attic

Bats are an endangered species and are protected by law which means it is a criminal offence to try to kill or remove bats or to change block their roost.

Dealing with bats in the attic.

Use a vacuum first to suck up all of the loose droppings decomposing bat bodies and any other materials. Find out how they are getting in out safely remove the entire colony seal up 100 of the openings clean up the guano droppings. Determine the species of bat make sure there are no baby bats. Killing them is both inhumane and will create an unlivable environment due to the smell of a colony of decaying bats.

Then remove any soiled or damaged insulation from the attic and or. To properly remove the bat droppings and debris. Odds are though that it s not the. How to get rid of bats in your attic 1.

Guano also known as bat poop is dark brown or black dry in consistency and oval in shape. In large numbers bats can raise up a racket when coming and going. Afterward you will need to scrub the area with an enzyme based cleaner. Bats will hibernate in the winter if the temperature stays at around 35 to 40 f.

If you ve discovered bats are roosting in your dream home you either need to forget about the property or accept that you ll have a brood of small and furry tenants living in the loft.