how to get rid of bat

[wildchild]

ok so here's a new one. girl came home from work Mon night. suddenly I here her yelling. get up and she says "there's a bat in the house". ok I get dressed and come downstairs to shoo it out. Keep in mind I wear contacts and am blind without them. I manage to get him out into the porch and possibly all the way outside.
dig around the porch can't find him.
Last night she wakes me up again. apparently he was still in the porch and is now back in the house and flying around the bedroom. ok back out of bed, dress and arm self with a towel. I managed to wing him but he goes downstairs. I can't see him and she is quivering in a corner and doesn't want to come look for him. finally she pokes head around the corner, "there he is!!!!!" top of a cupboard. I wing him with a canoe paddle but.......he makes it into the living room. 1 hour later I tape the doorway shut and go to bed.
I have no idea how I'm going to find that little creep in there. too much crap he can hide around. I'm going to have to empty the room piece by piece tonight with my contacts in.
So any one know any tricks to attract a bat to a trap of some sort. I don't feel the need to kill it if not necesary but dead or alive he's going out of my house.

[Particle Man]

get a fishing net and a pair of thick work gloves.

a tennis racket as backup works well too. go ahead, ask me how I know.

[Bluestreak]

We had a similar problem about two weeks ago.

Laying in bed and I felt this thing land on my arm. I wake up, turn on the light and see that it's a bat. I flicked him off my arm and jump up. Since I'm still groggy, I stood there and looked at it until it flew away. Searched high and low but never found that stupid bat.

About 20 minutes after going back to bed the wife shoots straight up and screams. It landed on her. This time I threw a towel on top of it, picked it up and released it outside.

Next night we had two bats in the living room. He came back and brought a friend. Neither one survived the night.


Keep a baseball bat or tennis racket handy. He will be back.

As far as what attracts them, darkness and bugs...

[the chi]

:lol: Why am I suddenly reminded of the movie, The Great Outdoors? Have you seen the bald bear yet? :wink:

Seriously tho, a net and thick gloves would do ya. Try not to directly handle it, bats are dirty lil critters and you definitely dont want to get bit. If he's already been outside and came back in he could be ill and disoriented.

[Bluestreak]

Oh, one last thing.

Bats can carry rabies. You do not want to get bit. Rabies shots are not pleasant.

[wildchild]

well I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has had the pleasure. funny stories here. good call on the gloves. no way I'm touching that thing. may have to bring the gloves in tonight just in case.
think I have some welding gloves out in the garage.

[LeeNetworX]

how to get rid of bat (http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?p=398244#post398244)

Just give it to this guy.

[wildchild]

:lol: Why am I suddenly reminded of the movie, The Great Outdoors? Have you seen the bald bear yet? :wink:

Seriously tho, a net and thick gloves would do ya. Try not to directly handle it, bats are dirty lil critters and you definitely dont want to get bit. If he's already been outside and came back in he could be ill and disoriented.


that movie was awesome. yeah no bald bear yet but it wouldn't surprise me rightn ow. LOL

[askmrjesus]

Keep in mind I wear contacts and am blind without them.


You and the bat should get along fine.

JC

[Mudpuppy]

1. Automatic weapon such as AR-15
2. Napalm - military grade

Either should get rid of any and all wildlife in your house

[askmrjesus]

2. Napalm - military grade

Yes, you definitely want the military grade.

The napalm housewives use doesn't work on bats.

JC

[wildchild]

You and the bat should get along fine.

JC

i knew someone would go there. LOL

[z06boy]

We had a similar problem about two weeks ago.

Laying in bed and I felt this thing land on my arm. I wake up, turn on the light and see that it's a bat. I flicked him off my arm and jump up. Since I'm still groggy, I stood there and looked at it until it flew away. Searched high and low but never found that stupid bat.

About 20 minutes after going back to bed the wife shoots straight up and screams. It landed on her. This time I threw a towel on top of it, picked it up and released it outside.

Next night we had two bats in the living room. He came back and brought a friend. Neither one survived the night.


Keep a baseball bat or tennis racket handy. He will be back.

As far as what attracts them, darkness and bugs...

F landing on my when I'm asleep !!! That would suck. :rofl: Yep the net or tennis racket and gloves sounds like the trick.

[Dave]

1. Automatic weapon such as AR-15
2. Napalm - military grade

Either should get rid of any and all wildlife in your house

5.56 won't do crap. Get an m14

[wildchild]

5.56 won't do crap. Get an m14

if he's not gone soon it may time for the browning 12 ga to come out. LOL

[pauldun170]

Just give it to this guy.

:lol

[Mudpuppy]

Yes, you definitely want the military grade.

The napalm housewives use doesn't work on bats.

JC

Just wanted to make sure it wasn't bath tub napalm.. Best method would be to remove the roof off the house and call in an air strike..

5.56 won't do crap. Get an m14

I guess weapon of choice.. My philosophy is if you spray enough lead you will hit something kind of like how the Lions quarterback just throws the ball 1,000 times a game figuring someone will catch it..

[wildchild]

[QUOTE=Mudpuppy;398447]Just wanted to make sure it wasn't bath tub napalm.. Best method would be to remove the roof off the house and call in an air strike..

QUOTE]
ok now we're just getting silly, I would only have to take the roof off the part of the house he's in. sheesh. where's flexin? I think he has access to a crane of sorts.

[lauralynne]

1. Grab clean underware and a fresh pair of jeans.
2. Move.

*shudder* flying rats.

[LeeNetworX]

:lol

Now if someone could just tell me how to get rid of moose and squirrel...

[defector]

Not sure how successful they might be, but they will try...

[Smittie61984]

I'd try a Ninja Monkey first. If that doesn't work you'll need to call in the pros.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvuXGdQi8WU

[Flexin]

[QUOTE=Mudpuppy;398447]Just wanted to make sure it wasn't bath tub napalm.. Best method would be to remove the roof off the house and call in an air strike..

QUOTE]
ok now we're just getting silly, I would only have to take the roof off the part of the house he's in. sheesh. where's flexin? I think he has access to a crane of sorts.

LOL. No crane. How about an excavator?

James

[askmrjesus]

[QUOTE=wildchild;398465]

LOL. No crane. How about an excavator?

James

Dude, just tell him it's a crane, and make a few extra bucks.

He if gives you any shit, pretend that the Canadian word for crane is excavator.

JC

[wildchild]

[QUOTE=Flexin;398693]

Dude, just tell him it's a crane, and make a few extra bucks.

He if gives you any shit, pretend that the Canadian word for crane is excavator.

JC


hey I heard that. I already knew the Canadian word for crane was excavator...................:lol

[wildchild]

ok the solution. went home last night and closed all doors within the house rooms without doors were given makeshift doors. idea being to at least contain him in one room. once i figure out which room he's in i'll devise a plan to evict him.
didn't see him at all until I went to bed. yeah of all the rooms in the house he wants to be in the bedroom. up again for round 3. and the winner is.................me. i caught him with a flyfishing net. nice soft netting. took it outside and hung it so he was on the outside of the net and simply had to free himself. didn't want to kill him as we have a ton of mosquitoes right now, and need all the help we can get killing them. couple minutes later I checked the net and he was gone.
hopefully he was a loner and won't want to come back in. one more night of being up all night and I'm going to need a motel room just to get some sleep

[VatorMan]

Now that you've become his friend-be wary of sparkly vampires.

http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2008-11-22-twilight1.jpg

[Mudpuppy]

Now if someone could just tell me how to get rid of moose and squirrel...

crockpot on low basted in bbq sauce for 8 hours for the squirrel..

the moose you might need some implements like a good butcher knife and some freezer space..