Where should a bat house be placed?
A very important question – location, location, location! To be successful, a bat house should be mounted on a building, chimney, or poles, 15 feet or higher. They need to be where they will receive several hours of morning or afternoon sun, and in cooler climates need to be darker colors to help heat the house. Bat houses mounted on poles should have a backboard, similar to a basketball net. Plastic mesh or nylon window screening should cover the entire backboard to ensure a foothold for landing. Bat houses mounted on trees are rarely successful. Be wary of bat houses that seem small, offer no ventilation and do not have screened or grooved surfaces to provide proper foot holds (roughed wood alone is not an adequate surface). If you have already purchased a bat house that you suspect is a poor design, try modifying the house by adding the above recommendations. What attracts bats? Can bats be purchased? There is no known method of attracting bats to houses. Naturally, houses placed in
