its been flying around in my house and i can't get rid of it, it keeps flying outside of the room im in now, and its winter so no windows or doors are opened all fireplaces are closed off so im so confused how the hell it got in the house, and the hallway that it keeps flying around in the light is off. And im not going to get bitten from the freak en thing, what do I do?
2007-01-03 11:14:55 · 20 answers · asked by Brad 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
If you've got a fishing net, use that. Be VERY careful not to get bitten in case of rabies.
2007-01-03 11:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by Tweet 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Turn on all the lights and open a door. Close off as many rooms as you can and try to lead it outside.
If your brave grab a towel and track it down. When it lands toss the towel over it and throw it outside.
We had a bat last year in the middle of winter and have no idea how it got into the house. All the doors and windows are closed and no one opened a door. It just appeared out of no where
Some say it was a family member who recently pasted on...but thats another story.
Happy bat hunting!
2007-01-03 11:21:24 · answer #2 · answered by asgrafxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The method of removal is by forming a one-way tunnel with a one-foot length of PVC pipe. The pipe is secured over the main exit hole and all the edges are sealed. The bats slide out the pipe, and cannot climb back in.
All openings in, on, and around the roof must be repaired. Any opening not sealed will allow bats to re-enter the building.
Bat experts encourage residents to make sure all bats have gone before sealing the holes because, while bats will not chew their way into a building, they will attempt to chew their way out if they are trapped, sometimes ending up inside the house.
Conservationists also warn that bat removal is only permanent if all holes are sealed after the bats are removed and the roof is properly maintained.
Ultra-sonic devices, mothballs, burning sulfur, sprays, loud radios, and other methods of driving bats away do not provide long-term solutions to the problem.
2007-01-03 11:19:11 · answer #3 · answered by Gary S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't call an exterminator just yet as it could be an isolated incident.Bats usually hibernate or migrate south in the winter so even if it made its way out it would probably die. I would kill it ASAP you could used a tennis racket... be careful as it could have rabies. I live in the country and have had the odd bat fly in. In the summer, with the help of some friends ill catch them using a sheet but in the winter unfortunately I have killed them. Make sure you don't have a colony living in your Attic or something as the guano (bat poop) is hazardous to human health.
2007-01-03 11:26:18 · answer #4 · answered by Noemie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you live in a brick house. No kidding. More people in brick houses than frame seem to get bats.
They do bite, but are not agressive. They can have and spread rabies. It is usually to an animal, but why take chances.
They are wild animals, not house pets; they will not land on your shoulder like a parakeet. My limited experience is that they won't land at all, they will just keep flying in circles around the room.
As has been suggested, if you can't shoo it out, call the local animal control. I was not sucessful in shooing it out. Next best is to call a private pest control, but they will charge you.
2007-01-03 13:54:37 · answer #5 · answered by DSM Handyman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey--I don't know about getting it out, but I wanted to let you know that I just learned last week on NPR that if there is a bat in your house, you should get it or you tested for rabies no matter what. Apparently, you can't really feel it if they bite you, and they could bite you while you're sleeping. It's a little known fact, apparently, but either you or the bat should be tested. You'll need a rabies injection soon if the bat has rabies.
2007-01-04 10:14:42 · answer #6 · answered by justme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't try to grab it if you can avoid it, that would most likely make it try to bite you.
Prop open your front door (or back, whichever is closer). Move sort of slowly so the bat will know that you are moving and be able to avoid you (move too slow and he might try to perch on you). As he gets closer to the door, close off the other rooms you don't want him to go in. If he stops trying to get out, encourage him by waving a broom near him (don't hit him) to aim him towards the door.
If it does bite you, trap it in a room and call the ASPCA or animal control and a doctor. It will need to be tested for rabies.
2007-01-03 12:05:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a butterfly net that I use to get birds and wasps and things out of my apartment. I'd let you borrow it but.... Umm get it into the smallest space you can..shut all the doors to adjoining bedrooms etc. Um, um if it were me I'd get my butterfly net but since we don't have that maybe a sheet or something similiar and trap it on the ground where it would be more manageable to put it in a jar or pitcher or something....then take it outside. But i'm sure thats easier said than done. Good luck.
2007-01-03 11:25:49 · answer #8 · answered by rainsparrow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call Animal Control AKA Dog Catcher
2007-01-03 14:27:24 · answer #9 · answered by ma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turn off the lights
also dude get moths does flying ugly night butterflys like hold it than run and bats folo it to eat it than run and let go off the moth than the bat goes outside than slam the dorr bam! also you got lots of bugs in your house ewww cause bats like bugs =p
2007-01-03 11:19:00 · answer #10 · answered by mage_women@verizon.net 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋