I had a young lady who worked for me who kept pet rats. She thought they were great. Nothing to do with hiring her. I hired her because she was so smart I thought I might end up working for her some day. That didn’t happen but she was great and very successful.
I like bats also, but not in or on my house. I’ve had bats in my house twice and found an exterminator who didn’t exterminate. They had “no harm” techniques for getting and keeping them out of the house and ensuring there was sufficient attractive nesting space nearby for them to relocate. I’d do that again.
Hmmm… I wonder if a gentle mist of water would discourage them. Presumedly, they’re seeking shelter that’s dry, and getting wet won’t harm them but might annoy them enough to leave. Maybe something like a mist nozzle.
There are ultrasonic bat repellers, but I’ve no experience with them. In any case, I’d avoid inhaling while walking under or near them.
In southern AZ it’s definitely not good to put a bat house where it’ll get sun, because they’d be roasted in short order. Our bats nest under bridges, in caves, and in palm tree beards, mostly.
Lots of guano on the front steps when pet control stopped by. They let know they don’t do bats, but that they heard my place is notorious, and the typex( not brand) of "sound frequency " pest deterrent I bought is highly recommended.
I swept up the guano and added it to my compost, and am setting up the deterrent…which needs 6 C batteries, or the included ac adapter. Who has C batteries???
Does this work? I’m surprised to see that as a realistic option. Having spent that much money on a deterrent, I’d be inclined to go to Batteries Plus or Lowe’s or Home Depot or someplace and get the real thing. I don’t have a hard time finding C cells at all. Double and triple As are much more common, though.
Thank you! I’m sure I can find C batteries everywhere around here but I realized that I stockpile A, AA, AAA, and even some of those transitor ones, and I realized I never buy C’s and D’s anymore.
I used it last night plugged in with extension cord, and I see no droppings this morning. Fingers crossed.
The funnest part is the cougar sounds, if you are using it for certain animals.
ETA Just read that D cells last longer than A’s in an adapter because they have over 4 times the capacity of a single AA alkaline. I’m assuming C’s will last longer too.
Yep, we’ve used them in our shower radio for as long as we’ve had it, probably 10 years. It’s not that C cells are hard to find, it’s that 99% of our battery-operated stuff takes AA or AAA, and we have chargers for those. But @shrinkrap is right - the smaller batteries don’t hold a charge as long.
