Day 13 Driving me Batty
by TCGuru

Comment by Ken:
Great capture of your "friend". We had one in here a couple months ago and it took a couple hours to get it out. We tried gentle things and I literally ended up batting it out the open door with a broom - I was that desperate at that point. How did you get 15 out?

BTW, thanks for the car pics - cool looking car.

Day 13 Driving me Batty
by TCGuru

Comment by citymars:
Whoa! Creepy. I know bats are harmless and good for the ecosystem, but I wouldn't like them in my home. I admire you for not just freaking and killing them. Is there a local animal control center you could call?

I thought from the thumbnail it was a photo of a bug cocoon.

Here's a link that may help you:
//www.sutter-yubamvcd.org/bats_and_public_health.htm

Day 7 Vegetable Medley
by TCGuru

Comment by GinaRothfels:
That's a pretty impressive garden you've got. And a great medley of shots.

Day 13 Driving me Batty
by TCGuru

Comment by jonfrommk:
OH my lord.....I would have gone balistic if I had found bats in the bedroom at 5am

I cant give you any real advice re extermination...Bat are endangered in the UK and if you get any in your house then you are stuck with them

Its a wonderful picture though (providing that you dont have to live with them)

Day 13 Driving me Batty
by TCGuru

Comment by Germaine:
Good shot, but eeeeew. I'm glad it's not my bedroom. See if you can keep the little guys in the neighborhood, but out of the house. They catch all sorts of insects.

Day 13 Driving me Batty
by TCGuru

Comment by roz:
hey jojo .. buggar about the bats ... and i wouldnt want to be sleeping underneath!!! ... waking up in guano would be really really unpleasant .. shame about having to exterminate them, but it might be your only option like everyone else is saying .. i have no idea wot you could do .. i dont suppose having a cat would scare them off !! .. :)

Day 13 Driving me Batty
by TCGuru

Comment by suiteness:
first off great picture! second, bat abatement is challenging but not impossible. you want to do it when they are out for the night... make it impossible for them to get back in. so plan to do it in the dark. otherwise you are just trapping them in the attic, and you will have another smellier problem later. at dusk go outside your house (have a couple friends posted all the way around) and see where they are coming out...it might be more than one place. good luck! and remember bats are good... they eat the mosquitoes!

Day 13 Driving me Batty
by TCGuru

Comment by WalesP:
Does your chimney have a damper? If so you can close that. If not you need to cover the entrance. I believe Home Depot and/or Lowes carries chimney covers made of heavy mesh that lets the smoke out while keeping the critters out. How are you going to get them out of your house? Be careful especially if any of them look sick, listless of lethargic which could be a sign of rabies. Many cities have a animal rescue. Check with your local animal shelter to see if they know.

Great photo and a very interesting story.

Day 5 Smoky Mountain Josephs Pride
by TCGuru

Comment by emily212:
what a beautiful dog!

Day 4 The 4th of July
by TCGuru

Comment by emily212:
totaly cute!!