Top Ideas to Prevent Bats from Infesting a Home

Bats are nocturnal animals and they can sneak into your home when you least expect it. If your house has many entryways, it is indeed an open invitation for bat infestation.

There are more than fifteen species of bats that are native to Canada. The most common ones that live and roose in Canadian homes are the little brown and the big brown bats. These bats can roost in your attic and walls and can pose health risks to you and your family.

We always tell homeowners about one serious tip in wildlife control: prevention is always better than a cure. Whenever possible, homeowners should try to enforce their houses to prevent bat infestations. There are many ways you can seal your house so you don't get bothered by bats (or any other nuisance wildlife, for that matter) which come and go whenever they like.

Here are some tips you can do yourselves to prevent bats from infesting your home:
 

1. Make sure your chimneys are capped and are secured so bats don't go in through them. The chimney cap you should choose should have wire mesh on it, so it can block away the bats but still let out the smoke from your fireplace. Other areas to look at are your attic vents, eaves and soffit. 
2. Keep windows and doors shut at night. If kept open, a bat or two could fly in easily. You will have to resort to bat removal if this happens. In most, if not all, provinces in Canada, bats enjoy a legal status which protects them from being exterminated because of their important role in the environment.  
3. Seal all possible entryways to your house through exclusion. Look up, down and around your house for holes and cracks which could lead bats inside your home. Seal them away securely with steel wire mesh with holes no bigger than half a square inch. You can caulk loose building parts such as fascia trims and other gaps between building materials so they don't let in bats.
   

If you find any of these prevention techniques burdensome and you do not have the time to pore over these sealing details, you can call for professional wildlife control services like Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control. Skedaddle Wildlife Technicians have proven and effective methods for bat exclusion. They are keen on finding all possible entryways and have secure sealing equipment that will seal off all possible entry points, not only for bats but for your other nuisance wildlife neighbors.

Also, in case your home is already infested, Skedaddle Wildlife Technicians will remove bat colonies from your home before sealing off the access points. They do this by installing one-way doors that allow bats to leave the premises for food but prevent re-entry.
By relying on trained professionals from Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control, you do not only save yourself from health risks you might have faced by ineffective DIY procedures, you also save the time and effort. Benefit from our years of experience and practice.

When Does Bat Mating Begin

Bats are very interesting mammals and are known for their nocturnal ways and their ability to fly. They roost in large numbers in caves, abandoned mines and houses, and forage at night with the aid of their unique ability: echolocation. This ability makes use of the sound waves which bats release to familiarize themselves with the environment by bouncing of waves through objects. They interpret these messages and get a clear image of their surroundings.

One more thing unique to bats is their mating behaviour. Bats which live in warm tropical areas do not hibernate and mate according to seasonal food supply. Bats which hibernate, on the other hand, participate in a somewhat social event in their hibernation sites every mating season.

Although mating season and behaviour may vary from every bat specie, the most common mating season for bats occurs in the late summer and early autumn. Bats meet in hibernation sites also known as hibernacula. These sites are where female and male bats choose their mates. Bats swarm these sites during the mating season and exhibit their flying skills and aerobatics. After female and male bats have picked their mates, they then proceed to more secluded areas to mate.

Some species are more private compared to other ones. These species, like the horseshoe bats, do not pick their mates in swarms. Instead, females visit male roosts individually.

Another differing mating behaviour for bats is demonstrated by arboreal bats. They attract female bats by honking at them as they line up in trees along the riverbank. This behavior is encouraged by their enlarged larynx and nasal cavity. The males sing to the females and flap their wings in rhythm. The females then hover around their preferred male for the duration of the male's singing and flapping performance.

During mating season, many bats are more prone to infest people's houses to find shelter during their gestation period. As a homeowner, one may be worried about the hazards brought by these flying mammals.

While DIY animal control may be an option, it is still the wise decision to call professional wildlife control companies like Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control to take care of your bat situation. This way, animal control procedures do not harm the bats and you will not be exposed to certain risks that are involved when doing the removal on your own.

Skedaddle’s Wildlife Technicians are trained to ensure proper bat exclusion. They use a series of one-way doors to allow the bats to exit your home. When this is done, your house is sealed to prevent possible re-entry. 

Animals are living things and we should choose to remove them from our homes the humane way. Through efficient and effective methods of experts from Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control, you do not only get rid of the infestation, you also protect your home from future wildlife infestations via exclusion.