It's like perpetual Halloween at my house! - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

sperry · 2008-04-27, 10:49 PM

So, in addition to the spiders and cobwebs just outside my front door that we've yet to hose off the walls since we moved in, today we found a little bat napping up-side down in the eves over the door!

I figured the little guy would take off to go hunting at dusk, but then realized that the porch light out there might keep him from thinking it was time to go. So, after it got dark I turned out the lights for a few hours and sure enough, I just checked on him, and he's gone.

Hopefully leaving the light on will discourage him from coming back in the morning. I'd hate to have to hang aluminum foil all over my entryway to scare him away.

Dean · 2008-04-28, 05:20 AM

Is your address either 001 Cemetery Lane, or 1313 Mocking Bird Lane???

AtomicLabMonkey · 2008-04-28, 08:29 AM

Dude, don't scare him away.. bats are made of win and awesome. They eat mosquitoes, which makes them worth their size in gold out here. I'm gonna put up some bat boxes in our backyard to try and get more to move in.

sperry · 2008-04-28, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Dude, don't scare him away.. bats are made of win and awesome. They eat mosquitoes, which makes them worth their size in gold out here. I'm gonna put up some bat boxes in our backyard to try and get more to move in.

If it were up to me, I'd let the little bugger hang out. But Lisa isn't too keen on a flying rodent living in our entryway. I told here if she's gonna complain about the crickets and other bugs, she can't complain about the bat too... but that's not how she works.

Plus, the bat's pooping on our wall.

Either way, it's moot, as he didn't come back to roost this morning.

Nick Koan · 2008-04-28, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Dude, don't scare him away.. bats are made of win and awesome. They eat mosquitoes, which makes them worth their size in gold out here. I'm gonna put up some bat boxes in our backyard to try and get more to move in.

Totally.

My parents are building a bat enclosure into (or near) their new home to help keep insects away. You don't really have to worry about 'skeeters here in Reno (which is why its probably not a big deal for Scott to scare it away), but you do in Sacramento where they are building.

Tahoe C5 · 2008-04-28, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Dude, don't scare him away.. bats are made of win and awesome. They eat mosquitoes, which makes them worth their size in gold out here. I'm gonna put up some bat boxes in our backyard to try and get more to move in.

I totally agree, we put bat boxes up last year and they are way cool to watch. They just have bad PR, I'll take them any day over the damm squirrels.

100_Percent_Juice · 2008-04-28, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sperry

Plus, the bat's pooping on our wall.

At least thats better than an Owl hanging out and puking up mouse bone muffins.

sti deede · 2008-04-28, 04:03 PM

I love squirrels!

Tahoe C5 · 2008-04-29, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by sti deede

I love squirrels!

I'll be glad to drop off a bagful whenever you like!

2008-04-27, 10:49 PM	#1
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	It's like perpetual Halloween at my house! So, in addition to the spiders and cobwebs just outside my front door that we've yet to hose off the walls since we moved in, today we found a little bat napping up-side down in the eves over the door! I figured the little guy would take off to go hunting at dusk, but then realized that the porch light out there might keep him from thinking it was time to go. So, after it got dark I turned out the lights for a few hours and sure enough, I just checked on him, and he's gone. Hopefully leaving the light on will discourage him from coming back in the morning. I'd hate to have to hang aluminum foil all over my entryway to scare him away. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2008-04-28, 05:20 AM	#2
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2008-04-28, 08:29 AM	#3
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Dude, don't scare him away.. bats are made of win and awesome. They eat mosquitoes, which makes them worth their size in gold out here. I'm gonna put up some bat boxes in our backyard to try and get more to move in. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

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