Attic Too Hot For Bats

Signs of bats in the attic.

Attic too hot for bats.

There are many different varieties of bats. Tell if your attic is too hot. It can also mean that those bats sick or dead were roosting in your attic too. Since some species are often found nesting in trees they re also attracted to wood framing in attics.

By by kathy van mullekom. There are more than 40 bat species in the u s. And canada but only a few kinds of bats ever cause problems for people. In late summer inexperienced young bats may fall down a chimney fly down an attic stairway fly through an open window or land on the ground.

If you drive off the mother after she s given birth her babies won t be able to survive. Temperature also plays a significant role in bat attraction. They don t like the cold and your attic is nice and warm. As much as bats may spook us we need them around.

Daily press jun 17 2014 at 1 27 pm. Find out when maternity season begins for your local bat population. This will leave you with an unbearable stench and an attic full of dead bats to dispose of. Still that doesn t mean i wanted bats camped out in my attic even if it is an unfinished unused space and even if the barge boards of our.

According to bat conservation international bats consume about 1 200 mosquito sized insects an hour. Bats in houses can go unnoticed for years. Additionally bats will seek nesting sites that are close to. Some species of bats disperse seeds pollinate plants and feed on beetles that destroy crops.

Bats will hibernate in the winter if the temperature stays at around 35 to 40 f. No bats won t suck your blood or get tangled in your hair but they may take up residence in your attic to raise their young. They re nocturnal so they live their lives in darkness making your attic a prime piece of real estate for bats. Recent epidemics of disease like white nose syndrome among bat communities have pushed some species to the brink of extinction so seeing a number of dead bats.

After a few very hot summer days an attic may become too hot for the bats forcing them out and sometimes into the living quarters as they search for cooler places to roost. A hot attic is bad for several reasons. When it comes to nesting sites bats prefer dry dark areas. Research the types of bats found in your area.

If you live in an area with mild temperatures throughout the year the bats will stay year round. A nesting site must be warm but not too hot for bats. Colonies of bats prefer quiet cave like spaces to roost reproduce and raise their young.