How to Relocate a Bat

Handling a bat is never recommended. But sometimes, homeowners are left no choice but to intervene in moments of emergencies. If you have come across a bat in the house or other area of your property, and cannot wait for professional bat abatement services to arrive, it is important to understand how to safely handle and relocate a bat, for the sake of the bat’s protection, as well as your own.

Continue reading to learn what you need to know about handling a bat, including Kentucky bat tampering and trapping laws that may concern your situation.

Louisville Bat Removal and Control 502-553-7622
Louisville Bat Removal and Control 502-553-7622

Bat in the House

If you have a bat in the house, you can try the escape and evade method. This involves opening all the windows and doors in the vicinity of the bat, while closing off all others, in order to encourage the bat to simply fly outside on its own. Be sure to separate everyone from the area of the bat, including pets.

Bat in the Attic

If you have a bat in the attic, try the escape and evade approach mentioned above. If you cannot access your attic well enough to open a window or door, you can also try bat abatement service. A professional bat control technician will inspect your property for the bat’s entrance, and then implement methods to make the bat leave and seal up the entry way.

Bat on the Ground

If you find a bat on the ground, whether it is a baby or injured, the best practice is to leave it alone and let nature take its course. However, if you want to relocate it, try using the shoe box method. Place an empty shoe box on top of the bat, put on a pair of heavy-duty work gloves, and then use a shovel or garden spade to gently scoop the bat up.

Next, relocate the bat to a farther-away habitat where it will not pose a threat to anyone. Furthermore, never attempt to rehabilitate an injured bat, nor keep it as a pet. Not only are there laws against this, as exotic animal domestication requires specific government permits and more, it also poses several health and safety threats to you, your family, and pets.

Mother Bats  

Sometimes mother bats carry their pups on their backs, and sometimes, there are too many clung to them. In this case, a mother bat cannot take launch and fly. If you find a mother bat with babies clinging to her, your only approach should be to contact a local wildlife removal and control company for professional intervention. They have the proper resources to ensure the safety and rehabilitation of the bat family.

Dead Bat

If you find a dead bat, whether indoors or outside on your lawn, you can use the same shoe box method given for finding bats on the ground, minus the shoe box. Since the bat is dead, it is not going to attempt to escape, so you do not need to contain it. However, be sure to wear protective gloves and relocate the bat to a faraway area where it can safely decompose.

Kentucky Bat Removal Service

Call 502-553-7622 for prompt and professional Louisville bat removal and control you can trust. We are DNR licensed wildlife control contractors who provide residential and commercial bat removal services at competitive prices. Whether you have one bat or an entire colony, we are fully equipped to manage any job regardless of size or scope. Request a free estimate or advice, anytime.

Do You Need Emergency Bat Removal in Jefferson County?

Bat infestations are commonly discovered in the wee hours of the night since they are nocturnal. At night, between the hours of duck and dawn, are when bats are active and moving about in their roosts. Whether you discover one lone bat on the wall in your home, or an entire colony in the attic, you don’t have to wait until morning to contact a professional for help in Jefferson County, Louisville.

We Provide 24 Hour Bat Removal!

Emergency Bat Removal 502-553-7622
Emergency Bat Removal 502-553-7622

Our DNR licensed and insured wildlife abatement specialists are on duty, around the clock, and can respond to your emergency bat removal needs, regardless of time or day! Just call 502-553-7622 and tell us about your situation. We will give you step-by-step instructions, over the phone, to keep you and your family relaxed and protected until we arrive.

Why Choose Us?

Not only are we wildlife rescue and control specialists who are licensed by the Department of Natural Resources and the state of Kentucky, we also have more than two decades of hands-on experience in the bat abatement field. Furthermore, we only use safe and non-lethal methods of bat abatement, and operate our business within established industry standards and best practices, as well as, in accordance with local, state, and federal laws that govern wildlife. So you can trust that bats are protected and safely transported to a faraway habitat where they can live out the remainder of their lives in peace.

What We Can Do For You

We offer a wide range of bat removal and control services, for both residential and commercial clients, including bat extraction, exclusion, proofing, inspections, checkups, estimates, referrals, emergency service, and much more. In addition to getting rid of bats, we also provide comprehensive bat cleanup and restoration services to correct the mess and damage they tend to leave behind. We may also be able to provide bat damage insurance claim work depending on your particular policy and carrier.

Areas We Serve

To keep up with the increasing demand for bat abatement service, we maintain a large-scale service area in Louisville, and throughout Central Kentucky. The cities we service include, but are not limited to, Fairdale, Fern Creek, Graymoor/Devondale, Highview, Jeffersontown, Lydon, Mt. Washington, Newburg, Okolona, Pleasure Ridge Park, Shively, Shepherdsville, Shelbyville, St. Matthews, St. Dennis, Valley Station, and even parts of Indiana, such as Clarksville, New Albany, and Sellersburg.

How to Get Started

Louisville Bat Removal 502-553-7622
Louisville Bat Removal

Anytime you need our Louisville bat removal services, all you have to do is call our main headquarters at 502-553-7622 and let us know what’s going on. From there, we will instruct you on what to do while you wait for one of our specialists to arrive. Read our blog, “Frequently Asked Questions About Bat Removal” to better understand your role and what to expect from the entire process.