Literally.
Longest piece is maybe 1/2 inch. I THINK its coming from something thats made a nest between the balcony and foundation, but i can't see anything there.
Figure if i can find out what it is, i can find out how to evict it.
Literally.
Longest piece is maybe 1/2 inch. I THINK its coming from something thats made a nest between the balcony and foundation, but i can't see anything there.
Figure if i can find out what it is, i can find out how to evict it.
Id say frog. Is it near a light that is on at night?
In reply to TJL (Forum Supporter) :
No sir. Its at the basement wall, under the balcony. In front of the coverd shop door, and on top of the trash cans. But not in front of the uncovered shop door. It pretty much has a hard stop at the edge of the balcony.
Maybe bat? Under your patio deck seems perfect for bats.
Frog poop, from what i have seen, is kinda airy and fairly thick for its length. Crunchy if stepped on.
So it definitely looks like bat crap is correct.
Now, how to get rud of the things?
Why would you get rid of bats ?
They eat mosquitos with a vengeance. They're a wonderful creature to have hanging around (pun intended). It took a whole lot of mosquitos to make those turds.
In reply to Cousin_Eddie (Forum Supporter) :
Exactly. We have bats around but I still want to build a bat house to keep them around.
But they like a protected warm surface to hang on to. Sneak out there at different times of the day and try to see exactly which surface they like to hang on to, then mod as necessary. Maybe also do a bat house out in the yard for them to use. Away from trees on its own post and its gotta be in the sun so it stays warm.
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
Maybe build a bat house at the back of the property and they'll move there? I'm looking at building several in Gainesville to keep the insects down.
So, not actually a problem critter then? No concerns about damage or disease where they are?
And i need to learn about bad houses, as i freaking HATE bugs.
Cousin_Eddie (Forum Supporter) said:Why would you get rid of bats ?
They eat mosquitos with a vengeance. They're a wonderful creature to have hanging around (pun intended). It took a whole lot of mosquitos to make those turds.
Maybe because bats are the leading cause of rabies deaths in people in the US?
Just a thought...
Sure, they eat a lot of mosquitoes, and they are cool in a cave or a bat house. But I sure as hell don't want them in MY house.
In reply to SV reX :
That seems a bit alarmist so I spent some time in the rabbit hole doing research.
Statistically there are between 1 and 3 cases of human rabies per year across the entire US. Or, roughly about 25 per decade. But, playing devil's advocate, I did find that the year 2021 was quite unusual. After several years of zero cases of rabies, there were five cases in 2021 instead of the normal 1-3. Of those five, three of the people would have been fine if they'd have sought prompt treatment. One of the cases was a man bit by a dog in the Philippines who came home and subsequently died.
On the other hand, in the same year, there were 2445 cases and 165 deaths from west Nile virus. That west Nile virus is transmitted by mosquito bites. So west Nile virus killed 33 times as many people as rabies that year and it was a particularly bad year for rabies.
The original poster is statistically ten times more likely to be struck by lightning and killed while standing on that patio than he is getting rabies from a bat beneath it.
In reply to Cousin_Eddie (Forum Supporter) :
Thanks for the info.
Have you ever been in a house where the bat guano is 2 feet deep? I have.
Its a horrible smell, and one that permeates a lot of older historic neighborhoods in GA (where I have worked my whole life). I'm not talking about 20 or 30 bats. I'm talking about swarms pouring out of the chimney at dusk that blacken the entire sky. The infestations can be extremely serious.
I repeat...I sure as hell don't want them in my house. No way.
Dusterbd13-michael said:
I think you got some time before the E36 M3 gets deep.
In reply to Stampie :
Yep. Which is why it's a good idea to try to relocate them to an appropriate bat house away from the residence while they are manageable.
https://www.amazon.com/Bat-Guano-Organic-Fertilizer/s?k=Bat+Guano+Organic+Fertilizer
My grandpas barn had some serious fertilizer in it, we gave it to friends in five gallon buckets. It is amazing for growing roses and cannabis.
For a second I though we were talking about this guy.
IMO bat house is the right answer. I love bats, but the urine and poop where I'm living and working is unappetizing at best. Give them a nicer place nearby and everyone will be happier except the mosquitos.
Side note: The number of rabies cases isn't the same as the number of rabies exposures.
EDIT: From the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, via the NIH: "Although human rabies cases are rare in the US, as many as 16 000-39 000 people receive PEP every year"
I second the tiny risk of rabies from bats, but don't hang out with them. If a bat gets into a room where people are sleeping in and spends a lot of time there unnoticed there's opportunity for a bite. Bat teeth are very small, so one is unlikely to notice a bite, and since symptomatic rabies is nearly 100% fatal a person in such a situation should get rabies shots and gamma globulin.
No longer in the stomach, but it's a lot of needles and about $5,000+. BTDT, 0/10 would not recommend.
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