Bats are nocturnal animals which mean that they sleep during the day and will only come out at night.
I have a lot of bats in my attic.
They have a dirty greasy film on their coats.
You see a bat in your house.
If you see a dark brown or even charcoal gray residue on a hole near your attic it s a safe bet to assume.
The first thing you should know about how to get rid of bats is that they cannot be removed with poison.
The main ways to determine you have a bat problem is.
Of course there could be that rare time that a random bat from the outside flies through your window and hopefully out of another one but in this case chances are the bat was trying to get to its brew with the other bats or has squeezed through a hole in your attic and.
You see the bats flying around your house during sunrise sunset.
This is one of the most obvious signs bats are living in your attic.
You see piles of black droppings on your attic insulation.
Since bats live in large colonies of up to 100 to 1000 or more bats you can expect to hear them at night crawling around in your ceiling and or walls.
Here are the top signs that bats have infested your attic.
Squeaks and rustling sounds.
If you have bats in your attic you re definitely going to find piles of bat dropping scattered across your attic insulation.
How to get rid of bats.
Bats aren t the cleanest critters around.
Below are the top 10 signs of a bat infestation followed by a plan of action for those who believe they actually have one.
Bat guano and urine have a very strong odor.
You ll notice bats have made their way into your attic thanks to the smell of their guano or urine which are extremely pungent you may also hear them in early dawn and dusk hours.
Bats usually leave their droppings in apparently designated areas so it s almost impossible not to see it.