How many bats will this house hold?
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Mine has been placed as instructed for two and holds and has ever held NO bats.
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paperwork says 20 bats. I bought two and they were good quality made in America,
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Janice I wish I could answer your question but I only have one at home. Either way I think it will be very crowded to fit all of them in the house at the same time. Just a thought.
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If you put the house up and they are around they will move in. i have never heard of anyone buying bats. It would be like buying owls
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my neighbor has had bats twice now last year 50 bats this year close to 80 bats needs to be facing east or SE ,not on tree on house or barn or pole .his is on barn
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I can't answer that - all I can tell you is that we had a bat in the house - and after installing it on the first floor - no more bats. We hung it at an angle so that the sound bounces off the floor and walls and ceiling.
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Hi Tricia, No bats have moved into my bat apartment yet. Bats usually leave their homes at twilight time, so you may see them leaving. Another clue might be droppings below the box. Good luck with your bat house!November 2014 There are definitely bats living in there now; I can tell by the dropping below the bat house. I have to hose them away periodically. We have lots of annoying insects here, so I'm glad to have the bats. Think I'll buy another one for the other side of the house.
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Based upon research completed by the Organization for Bat Conservation, this particular design, which they have approved, is much more likely to attract bats than other designs. Per their website: "Our bat houses have a greater than 80% occupancy rate, as compared to only 10% with some other designs." However, please keep in mind that house placement, along with other factors, will also help determine the success of your bat house.
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I wish I knew the answer to your question. I don't think that you can plan that part. You can only plan where you will put the bat house. It tells you in the directions how to place it for being most effective. South side of house, as high as you can put it. I put mine next to the side entrance, and they may not come down that low and where it's accessible to human interruptions. The directions also said not to expect them to take up residence in the first year. I have seen several bats circling my house, so I was keeping my fingers crossed that they will notice the house sooner or later. Good luck with yours!!! I wish I knew the answer to your question. I don't think that you can plan that part. You can only plan where you will put the bat house. It tells you in the directions how to place it for being most effective. South side of house, as high as you can put it. I put mine next to the side entrance, and they may not come down that low and where it's accessible to human interruptions. The directions also said not to expect them to take up residence in the first year. I have seen several bats circling my house, so I was keeping my fingers crossed that they will notice the house sooner or later.... » Read More I wish I knew the answer to your question. I don't think that you can plan that part. You can only plan where you will put the bat house. It tells you in the directions how to place it for being most effective. South side of house, as high as you can put it. I put mine next to the side entrance, and they may not come down that low and where it's accessible to human interruptions. The directions also said not to expect them to take up residence in the first year. I have seen several bats circling my house, so I was keeping my fingers crossed that they will notice the house sooner or later. Good luck with yours!!! « Show Less
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One or two thousand but it depends on how much you can feed them. That sounds like a lot of worms but the Can O Worms can hold more. I keep mine in the basement.
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DO NOT treat it as it could harm the bats or even make them avoid the shelter. I have mine on one side of my house (gable end) and it still is 100% intact after about 6 years or more.
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Maybe about 20-30. I just counted how many I have and it holds about that much. It can probably hold more.
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Not much. We have a large patio that would probably require 8 of them or so.
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who is the other competition? Some times it takes up to two years for bats to use your house. This is a nice heavy one. I have one like it. Sandra
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It's more than enough. I have a 5 BR home and it shakes the walls when I use the gigabeat
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the bats chose to... or not... use the bat house. they had access to my concrete walled garage... which is now closed off when garage doors are down
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Its a really big play house. 4 could fit comfortably in the house together.
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Yes, plus room for a lot of other stuff. Has a separate compartment for the bats; plus a small zippered pouch (that fits into large space) but accessible from out side for batting gloves, balls, etc.. With two additional zippered flat compartments on each side.