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bats #8651447
08/21/26 07:57 AM
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is there anything one can spray ,under the eve's of a building to stop bats from gathering under eve's

Re: bats [Re: Dahlgren Trapper] #8651453
08/21/26 08:28 AM
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Williamsport, Pa.
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16 gauge # 9 shot????


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Re: bats [Re: Dahlgren Trapper] #8651470
08/21/26 09:13 AM
08/21/26 09:13 AM
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Ames, IA
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Ames, IA
NO but Wildlife Control Supplies sells slick paint to make them to slippery to hold on to


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Re: bats [Re: Dahlgren Trapper] #8651548
08/21/26 12:52 PM
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Put up a string of LED Christmas lights (white) under the eve on a timer so they go on at dark and off at morning light. Bats do not like light.

Re: bats [Re: Dahlgren Trapper] #8651604
08/21/26 03:03 PM
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Wisconsin
^^^^ this ^^^^


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Re: bats [Re: eric space] #8651607
08/21/26 03:05 PM
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I have a covered deck on the west side of my house. For year bats would stay in the corner near the ceiling of the roof that covered the deck. They make a heck of mess crapping all over the deck. I finally got an LED work light and aimed it towards where they were congregating and set it on a timer. It worked. No more bat crap.

Re: bats [Re: Dahlgren Trapper] #8651612
08/21/26 03:23 PM
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SW Pa
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Exclusion or harassment is the answer.

Re: bats [Re: Dahlgren Trapper] #8651648
08/21/26 04:50 PM
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Re: bats [Re: Dahlgren Trapper] #8651937
08/22/26 07:28 AM
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thanks guys,

Re: bats [Re: Dahlgren Trapper] #8652283
Yesterday at 06:47 AM
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i picked 26 the first day and 11 the next, will bats go back to the same location ,like pigeon?

Re: bats [Re: Dahlgren Trapper] #8652326
Yesterday at 09:22 AM
Yesterday at 09:22 AM
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Killingly, CT
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Killingly, CT
What do you mean by "picked"?

Yes, bats have a very strong homing instinct. And a very long lifespan for a small animal.

Re: bats [Re: Dahlgren Trapper] #8652546
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i use grippers to pick them off the walls,

Re: bats [Re: Dahlgren Trapper] #8652547
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they all fly away good when set free, never had one die,

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