facing the sun? I live in Florida. If the box faces the sun the bats are going to cook.
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If it's in direct sun it may get too hot, generally it is recommended that 2 boxes are put up one facing south and one north so bats can choose temperature. With one box in Florida, I would go with north or west to minimize heat.
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Bat boxes need morning sun: http://www.batmanagement.com/Batcentral/batboxes/choosingsite.html
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Place your bat house a minimum of 10 to 12 feet high facing South to South East. Look for a location that gets early sun and continues to get sunlight through most of the day, bats like it between 85 and 100 F.
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I put up two boxes and they haven't been there long enough to know, but my neighbor has one,in the wide open getting evening sun and it's full of bats.
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I doubt it. We use it outside in summer and constantly reposition it to match the direction of the sun. Once fall comes the angle of the sun is wrong for us to us the sun oven.
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I can look up inside and see the bats; also at sunset they leave and go hunting. Love my bat house. Great experience for the entire family.
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Strictly UV, not a source of heat for the enclosure. They might get a little warm, but they are not to hot to touch or anything even when they have been running for hours.
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I live in Alabama & it get's HOT.. For me, I store mine outside in a Shed and on my Porch..So they go through heat & cold but--- I absolutely would not expose to the direct sunlight..The sun would expand the fuel inside causing Pressure Buildup ... Kind of like a pressure cooker..
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Watch the bat house around sun down when they typically fly out to see if any emerge. You may need to do this for a couple of days to make sure
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If you have owls they will find you box. Mine had directions to face it to the east, no sure why, but it worked. It took one season, for them to find it.
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If they breath they will die. It wouldn't surprise me if it killed Cave Bats (:))
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I have these lights and I have them on my back porch which faces west. There are lots of trees and obstructed sun. My lights seem to work into the wee hours of the morning. My suggestion is to place the solar panel in a southerly direction to maximize its ability to collect light.
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I live in the extreme heat in Phoenix. I've had the chair under my covered porch that faces North for a year. The chairs are well made, Saturday and don't get direct sunlight. No problems so far.
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We have always placed them in the sun during the day and hung them up at night. Can't answer your question.
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Not if it's mostly cloudy. It really needs to be mostly sunny. If it's really hot out, a few clouds won't hurt. Otherwise, it tends to cool off under the clouds. That said, I have used the oven in the winter on a calm, sunny day when it's 30 degrees out!
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All night as long as they get sun, you may need to put the top in the sun for several hrs. I think this are the best!!
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We live in southern New Jersey. We bring out bat leaf into the garage in the winter. It lives in a planter on our porch from April thru December. We are in zone 7.
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do some superficial cleaning.You will then be able to discern if the bats returned.Next install the device in close proximity to the cleaned area.Test and plug on.I am monitoring my cleaned area daily.The area remains as it was on the day of the install.No Bats.You may see a fruit on the ground,but the bats cannot and do not go to the area.
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yes, if they sit out directly in the sun, take cae of them, put them in the shade !!!
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Yes, mine faces South. Sun all day and monsoons in the summer! Works great.