Interim Proofing

Protecting Your Home And Family

If bats are in your area but not inside your actual house yet, there are steps you can take to keep your building secure.

First, call a wildlife professional to do a close inspection of your property. Next eliminate any gaps or holes in your structure that are larger than ¼" by ½".

If bats are found in your attic or home, bat removal, or "exclusion", can only be completed at certain times of the year due to bat breeding and hibernation cycles. However, preparation can begin at any time and it is also possible to proof the living areas of your home during the interim.

Please know that seasonal restrictions are not simply a matter of doing things the humane way. If bats are evicted during the wrong time of the year baby bats will inadvertently be left behind to die. Baby bats are next to impossible to find, so rescuing them is not an option either. When a baby bat dies inside the walls or attic the smell can be unbearable.

Step By Step Guide

The below guide is meant to provide a temporary solution, a way to make you and your family safer during the interim until the exclusion proofing process can be completed. These precautions will be unsightly, depending on how you do them, but they are mandatory.

Once again, keep in mind they are temporary.

Repeat this process until you are certain that there are no more bats entering the dwelling. You can slowly eliminate plastic and tape as you see fit and appropriate. This bat proofing process should allow you to sleep better at night.

For safety reasons it is always best to leave bat control to the professionals, however, it is still important to know the facts about bat removal and exclusion, how to handle bats safely and rabies concerns.

Bat Removal
Services

Handling
Bats Safely

Bats And
Rabies Safety