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[Womble_Lancs]

Anyone know how I can safely get a bat out of my living room??? :eek:

[baldyshinehead]

either wait till it settles and very carefully pick it up or try to catch it in a sheet, they are very delicate though.

[Grav]

You have to catch the bugger first. :D

Put on a pair of gloves and try to gently get hold of it whilst being careful not to lose your grip.

[krammer]

a copy of the da vinci code would do it :)

[scouselee]

hope this helps


, Help Needed with a Bat
I keep finding bats in my house
Always wear gloves to handle bats. If you have conerns call the Helpine on 0845 1300 228.
If you are frequently finding bats in your house, especially baby bats, then it may indicate that you have bats roosting in your roof.


Baby bats are very small and have little fur. When their mothers go out to feed in the evening, the unsupervised babies sometimes end up in strange places in the house as they are small enough to fall down tiny cracks next to pipes or between floorboards.

If you have been moving items round in the loft space, and then notice that bats keep coming into the house then it might be that you have inadvertently blocked the hole that they use to exit the roof. This means that the bats are finding their way into the house as they have been forced to look for an alternative exit point. You should go back to the loft and move away anything that is potentially blocking an exit (for example anything that is against outside walls), and then contact your local Statutory Nature Conservation Organisation for a roost visit.

Baby bats are born in June and are so tiny that they often fall down tiny gaps when left unattended by their mothers. Thus they often end up in unusual places such as the kitchen sink, or the shower. If you do find a baby bat then click here for advice on what to with it. You might also wish to contact your local Statutory Nature Conservation Organisation for a roost visit.

If you think you have bats roosting in your roof click here for further information.

[bad toad]

tis easy turn off the lights open the window! and leave the room!!!! if that fails crank up yer stereo full bass! cancels out its sonar effect!! then its bound to break its neck!!! :rolleyes:

[Spike]

Keep it as a cool gothy pet :p

[krammer]

ok then, have you got a copy of the bible? just splatter it with the good book....it's what jesus would want ;)

[the boatman]

Call Batman i've heard he's good with bats :D

[shaggy696969]

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[krammer]

Call Batman i've heard he's good with bats :D call cat woman, she'll fuckin' eat it!!

[Womble_Lancs]

Got it!

I think I found the same site as ScouseLee. We waited until it settled on the ceiling and then put a box over it, and slid a piece of cardboard over the top, then took it outside.

At one point, there were two of them, but one got out on it's own.

This has happened twice before so I suspect we may have a roost somewhere. I don't mind sharing my house with them, but I don't want to hurt them. :cool:

[the boatman]

yeah try doing that when a cow stumbles into your living room they fecking hate box's they do :D

[kiffer38]

dynamite ? :D

[Womble_Lancs]

well I was contemplating using the Dyson ... :eek:

[the boatman]

dynamite ? :D
hell no have you seen the mess that stuff makes of a cow :p

[STEViE]

yeah try doing that when a cow stumbles into your living room they fecking hate box's they do :D
Total class mate :D a real coffee/keyboard interface moment.

[slightlymuddy]

we had a cow wanderin in the street and gardens a while back, by time police came to sort it , it had wandered off and hid itself, im sure they thought i was takin the piss

[geordiedevil]

when my eldest was 5 (now 14), she was playing in her room (converted loft) with a friend when they came down for a drink.
She then so casually said "Oh, Mum, there's a dead bat in my room"!!!

I don't know how it died (could it of been the 2 cats????), but she wasn't even phased!
:)

[Jonnyfp2]

Got it!

I think I found the same site as ScouseLee. We waited until it settled on the ceiling and then put a box over it, and slid a piece of cardboard over the top, then took it outside.

At one point, there were two of them, but one got out on it's own.

This has happened twice before so I suspect we may have a roost somewhere. I don't mind sharing my house with them, but I don't want to hurt them. :cool:



Thats cool as..i want one.. :)

[technoboiler]

give ozzy ozbourne a ring,,,,,he will sort it 4 u! ;)

[Big Pete]

Tennis raquets are the weapon of choice for bat removal, especially the big alloy framed ones.

[Kylie]

Poor ickle bat! They're dead cute.... and they're a protected species so keep your tennis rackets to yourselves!!!

[Jonnyfp2]

Tennis raquets are the weapon of choice for bat removal, especially the big alloy framed ones.



Can you get fruit bats in alloy nowadays? :D

[Jonnyfp2]

So much easier than them cast efforts you used to get when i was a lad..

[Jonnyfp2]

Mind you, they would'nt be to clever if they covered in teflon, pretty crap finish if you rely on sonar eh? :D

[Jonnyfp2]

Reet i need a poo...catch ya laters..

[Big Pete]

Poor ickle bat! They're dead cute.... and they're a protected species so keep your tennis rackets to yourselves!!!


Aah, had forgotten they were a protected species here. We used to get them flying around the bedroom at night in Canada. Hence the tennis raquet.

[Kylie]

Aah, had forgotten they were a protected species here. We used to get them flying around the bedroom at night in Canada. Hence the tennis raquet.
couldnt you have persuaded them to go somewhere else in a nicer way???

[Bassman]

Aah, had forgotten they were a protected species here. We used to get them flying around the bedroom at night in Canada. Hence the tennis raquet.



Agreed Kylie.. thats terrible... bloody tennis rackets indeed!!! :(



Surely in Canada you should have used Ice Hockey Sticks? :confused:

[Kylie]

Men!!! You're all so nasty (with the exception of someone who will shout at me if i class him in with u lot!)

[krammer]

what about using a (sorry about this) cricket bat?

[ernie the dwarf]

Get a snake in i hear they like bat's......

[Big Pete]

couldnt you have persuaded them to go somewhere else in a nicer way???

tried to on numerous occasions, but it was a futile effort. They appear to be too stupid to find an open window :rolleyes: And they crap everywhere if you just leave them to it.

and they can "see" a hockey stick coming, but not a tennis raquet. :D

[Urban Terrorist]

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You don't belive in overkill then?!!! :D :D

[Bag Lady]

Bat knocked itself out when it flew into the (closed) patio doors where I used to live. I heard the "clonk" and the poor little thing was lying on the patio senseless and getting cold.

So I did the decent thing and hooked its little feet on to my bra and kept it warm under my tee shirt until it started to come round.

Then I let it loose in the garden.... I like bats...They have such beautiful little faces....

[Kylie]

Bat knocked itself out when it flew into the (closed) patio doors where I used to live. I heard the "clonk" and the poor little thing was lying on the patio senseless and getting cold.

So I did the decent thing and hooked its little feet on to my bra and kept it warm under my tee shirt until it started to come round.

Then I let it loose in the garden.... I like bats...They have such beautiful little faces....


Aw thats so cute!!!

[hardtailbiker]

Anyone know how I can safely get a bat out of my living room??? :eek:

tell her to put her clothes back on and leave - easy innit

[technoboiler]

Bat knocked itself out when it flew into the (closed) patio doors where I used to live. I heard the "clonk" and the poor little thing was lying on the patio senseless and getting cold.

So I did the decent thing and hooked its little feet on to my bra and kept it warm under my tee shirt until it started to come round.

Then I let it loose in the garden.... I like bats...They have such beautiful little faces....
thats half the men on the forum hunting the fancy dress shops for a bat costume now,,,,,couldnt fit a pippestrel in my weeny brazeeeeeeeeer!,,,lol :cool:

[Jonnyfp2]

Bat knocked itself out when it flew into the (closed) patio doors where I used to live. I heard the "clonk" and the poor little thing was lying on the patio senseless and getting cold.

So I did the decent thing and hooked its little feet on to my bra and kept it warm under my tee shirt until it started to come round.

Then I let it loose in the garden.... I like bats...They have such beautiful little faces....


Yeah you where hping it'd turn into Keifer sutherland come dawn... :D

[ernie the dwarf]

thats half the men on the forum hunting the fancy dress shops for a bat costume now,,,,,couldnt fit a pippestrel in my weeny brazeeeeeeeeer!,,,lol :cool:

But will the contents of your bra fit in my mouth :D

[cxdemon]

your lucks not that good ernie :D





still, you never know yer luck. :D

[Jonnyfp2]

He's got a pretty big gob ya know. :D

[technoboiler]

But will the contents of your bra fit in my mouth :D
DOLLY parTON COULDNT FILL YOUR GOB MY DARLING! ;)

[kitkatman]

blow torch and a tennis racket.....like a cheap firework :rolleyes:

[Doro]

bats are a protected species and if they roost in your house you ain't allowed to remove them - at least that was the case in scotland in 1990 when my mate bought a house which had loads of bats in the attic - after they left of their own accord she blocked all access and had no problems since

[Womble_Lancs]

I don't mind sharing my roof with them, but I'd prefer not to have to share my bedroom with them.

Apparently you can have them removed, but you have to get your local Bat Conservation Officer to arrange it. A mate of mine had it done and he said it was a right faff.

[Jonnyfp2]

BBC1 now..springwatch..

[Womble_Lancs]

I'm watching Hex. I'll catch the repeat on BBC4 :)

[kiffer38]

im so off me head, ive forgotten what i was going to type ! :eek: