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Color, height, location, and climate are all major considerations when hanging a bat house. The right location can attract occupants within a month. The wrong location will remain empty no matter how long it stays up. This 820 word article lists some of the major factors when hanging and constructing a bat house and includes specific instructions for different climates.

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Attracting bats might sound like the opposite of what you would want to do. However, one bat can eat between 500-1200 insects in an hour and will consume 3000 to 6000 a night. Bats favorite foods include mosquitoes, grasshoppers, moths, flies, crickets, gnats and fruit flies and they work while youre fast asleep. Its a living, breathing bug zapper. The question is, how do you attract them?

Building or buying a bat house is the easiest method for attracting bats. But careful consideration must be made to its construction and position if you want to be successful. Although some factors change depending on the climate, most are universal.

Here are a few universal considerations about the position and construction of a bat house:

— Bats hate drafts. Caulk all seams, especially around the roof.
— Bat houses must be placed at least 10 feet off the ground. You will get better results if the house is located 15 to 20 feet off the ground.
— Houses mounted on poles and structures are generally occupied faster than those mounted on trees are. Most reports that bat houses mounted on poles have the highest rate of occupancy. Trees make the houses more vulnerable to predators. Also, Bats like a clear swoop zone to get in and out of their roosts, and tree branches are hard for them to maneuver around.
— Do not mount houses close to bright lights.
— Bat houses within 1/4 mile from a water source (stream, river, or pond) have a greater chance of attracting bats. Houses over a mile away from a water source have little chance of becoming occupied.
— The inside of a bat house should be roughened. Create horizontal grooves 1/2 inch apart and 1/32-1/16 inch deep or attach plastic screen flat onto the wood surface will allow the bats to grip.

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Written by: DarcyLogan
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