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Old 04-07-2025, 09:25 AM   Topic Starter
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Bat and Owl houses
Has any one ever tried to attract them?

My Dad made a Bat house and I tried for a few years...no go.

I live out in the country and I do have bats and owls around. I thought it would be fun to have a house around the place so I can watch them better.

I know placement is important, from what I have read. Both ~12' up and be on a pole.

Bats facing s/se for the sun, open area with no branches.

Owls can be in a tree, I guess. Open area next to a field.

That is about all I got...
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Old 04-07-2025, 10:36 AM   #2
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Has any one ever tried to attract them?

My Dad made a Bat house and I tried for a few years...no go.

I live out in the country and I do have bats and owls around. I thought it would be fun to have a house around the place so I can watch them better.

I know placement is important, from what I have read. Both ~12' up and be on a pole.

Bats facing s/se for the sun, open area with no branches.

Owls can be in a tree, I guess. Open area next to a field.

That is about all I got...
Bought my Dad a Bat house one year for Fathers Day and he put it on a tall pole in the middle of his garden. Said it worked to keep the bugs down and bats did use it. HE got another one and put it on the house as well.
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Old 04-07-2025, 10:49 AM   #3
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For the Bat house, make sure you use the Bat signal.

Attracts them like flies.
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Old 04-07-2025, 11:18 AM   #4
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Just don't eat the bats.

That is about all I got.
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Old 04-07-2025, 12:26 PM   #5
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Just don't eat the bats.

That is about all I got.
Unless your name is Ozzy.
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Old 04-09-2025, 06:14 AM   #6
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Just don't eat the bats.

That is about all I got.
They are actually protected here in the Ozarks from what I understand.

A friend of mine had to spend over $20,000 to have his roof removed and a special company come in to remove the bats from the attic of his lake home.

I guess their smell is atrocious.

That only worked for a couple for a couple years and he had to have the company come back. They ended up taking bats off of their itinerary and didn't want to ever deal with them again.
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Old 04-09-2025, 09:07 PM   #7
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They are actually protected here in the Ozarks from what I understand.

A friend of mine had to spend over $20,000 to have his roof removed and a special company come in to remove the bats from the attic of his lake home.

I guess their smell is atrocious.

That only worked for a couple for a couple years and he had to have the company come back. They ended up taking bats off of their itinerary and didn't want to ever deal with them again.
I used to work in a cave as an overnight security guard when I was in college. I don't know if it's their diet or what but bat shit has this strong ammonia note to it that is stomach-turning. Different that any other droppings I have smelled. Plus they are disease carriers. I won't go near them.
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Old 04-07-2025, 01:59 PM   #8
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They taste like chicken, I have heard
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Old 04-07-2025, 06:48 PM   #9
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They taste like chicken, I have heard
Disagree. I think they taste more like spotted owl myself
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Old 04-07-2025, 03:40 PM   #10
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I have bats that try to roost under my deck every year. They make a terrible mess in the patio below. I have to run them off every year. Thankfully they hate the smell of spearmint, so a few drops of spearmint oil and they get the hell out of Dodge.
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Like... together? What kind of bat-owl hybrids did you have in mind?
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Old 04-07-2025, 04:27 PM   #12
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Bats are disgusting. Not sure how you would attract owls but that would be pretty neat.
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Old 04-07-2025, 04:47 PM   #13
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Bugs. Better than Purple Martins. Not under my eves. Out on a pole 100 yds away...fine. I read some where that of all the flying creatures, bats are the best flyers. I can't remember the criteria.

And yes, owls are cool. Eagles and owls prey on one another. They fight like cats and dogs. Conservationist won't put them in the same enclosure.

Out in the country, I can do all sorts of stuff: raise bees (looked into it), chickens, and yes even goats

I was just curious. Putting up the houses tonight. I have 2 houses each.

Owl: side of the barn, find a nice tree in the wind break.
Bats: 2 large poles facing s/se.

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Yeah I don't really wanna attract bats to my place

Owls yes, bats no
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Yeah I don't really wanna attract bats to my place

Owls yes, bats no
This! We have Eagles and they are fun to watch.
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