Theres a [censored] bat in my [censored] house

[Uglyowl]

On Tuesday night and Thursday a bat came into our living room (each time around 10:00PM) and flew around a few times and disappeared. I left some windows (and door) open for an hour to let it get outside and thought for sure it was gone until tonight.

I was completely unprepared to catch it. I need a plan:

1. Open window slightly tonight (low of 25 degrees tonight; will burn more oil). I will do this if it could help.

2. Hope it escapes on it's own or the cat gets at it once?

3. What materials should I have ready the next time to get it? Doesn't seem like it will be easy..those guys are fast and hard to see where they land.

4. Are there legal traps for these bastards?

Not very happy...Please help!

[TheBlueMonster]

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[TheBlueMonster]

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nh sir

[mmbt0ne]

Owl,

I had a thread about this exact same dilemma a long time ago. Let me dig it up for you.

[LeapFrog]

According to legend a tennis racquet is the weapon of choice when bat fighting. Also, don't let it bite you or drink its bat pee as you could contract rabies.

[wet work]

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According to legend a tennis racquet is the weapon of choice when bat fighting. Also, don't let it bite you or drink its bat pee as you could contract rabies.

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I've killed a bat with a tennis racket before. THe period up until I got him was complete anarchy.

[Spellmen]

When I was young one flew into our house and my dad knocked it out with a tennis racket and tossed it outside...not sure if it lived

[vikefan24]

I used to live in a very old house and this was a common occurrence, I hated the things, luckily I had friends that enjoyed killing them.. I would usually call for backup and we would strap up with paintball masks, and racquetball rackets.

another thing we did if they were landed.. airsoft guns.. serious bat pwnage to follow if you have a good one...

we were told the best practice is to wait til they land on a wall and put a coffee can over them.

note: this was all while I was in high school.. this happened many many times

that episode of the office had me laughing to tears because of all the memories

[Rearden]

My parents house is incredibly old (in very good shape and restored but still old drafty attics and crawlspaces). When I was a youngin bats were a common thing. I can recall relaxing and watching Indiana Jones (the Raider's snake scene) in my room on the third floor when a bat came in and start flying around all disoriented like. After that of course my mom flipped out and had some professional come in and search the crawlspaces for where it came in and sealed it. The actual bat was dealt with by my father in the dining room with a fishing net.

My guess is the bat never left your house to begin with (or is coming in every night to get warm). As far as I know there arent many truly effective repellants. Try to find (or hire a pro to find) where it is gaining entry into your home (they can fit into INCREDIBLY small spaces.

Cats are useless in general and will not be able to stop a highly evolved creature of the night that uses senses far beyond what most other mammals have.

You need to stop the entry problem and then rely on a fishing net or broom (if you feel like murder) to solve the singular bat issue. Or you could call a pro (no idea what they charge)