STUCCO BAT HOUSE
Are you tired of wooden bat houses that dry out and crack after only a few
years of being out in the weather? We have a better design solution. We use
high-density plastic tubing as the base for our bat houses. We then chemically
etch stucco both inside and outside the tubes. This keeps the sun from ever
hitting the plastic surface (ultra-violet light from the sun will break down plastic
over time and this process keeps the plastic from ever being exposed to the
sun's rays). We then stretch nylon webbing straps the full length of the inside
of the tube 8 times to provide a suitable surface for the bats to cling to (they
will also cling to the stucco walls on the inside of the tube). The webbing is
then locked in place with stainless-steel rivets that will never rust through (see
bottom view of house showing webbing and rivets in the below pictures). In the
top of the tube, we have added a plate that has guano on it so the house
already has an inviting odor to attract the bats. Finally, we've included
galvanized mounting hardware (see picture) designed to hang your new bat
house on a 2" schedule 40 galvanized pipe that you can purchase at any local
pipe store (this comes in 21' lengths and sells for around $30 - use the full
length by placing about 3' into concrete and hanging the bat house at the very
top). You can even mount up to 4 bat tubes on the same pole. Another great
place to mount these tubes on the side of a building or hang them on the trunk
of a large tree or telephone pole. Just cut the clamps in half and flatten out.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q. What good are bats? Bats provide humans with many benefits. Bats eat
millions of insects, and save the average home owner a great deal of money in
insect repellent and electricity from running expensive bug zappers and
mosquito traps.
Q. How many types of bats live in North America? There are roughly 40
different species of bats (family chiroptera) in North America with the most
abundant being Mexican freetails. Throughout the world, there are about 1,000
different bat species with the greatest diversity being found in the tropical rain
forest.
Q. How can I help bats? Two main problems exist that threaten the future of
bats: human attitudes towards bats and habitat destruction. Effective
protection of bats will involve a few simple steps. First, people need to be
educated about bats to change their attitudes. Not only can you tell others
about the benefits and uniqueness of bats, but you can also dispel myths and
make it clear that bats are not dangerous (they do not attack people and the
vampire bat is only found in South America). Bats not only eat insects every
night, but they also pollinate plants, disperse seeds and provide food for
natural predators. {As for the danger of getting rabies from a bat, when a bat
eats an insect that has just fed on a rabid animal, it immediately gets so sick
that it looses its ability to fly and falls to the ground where it dies within 24
hours. A rabid bat never makes it back to where it lives. This is why entire
colonies of bats do not get wiped out by a single infected bat. On average, only
1-out-of-30,000 bats even dies of rabies. Also, never handle any dead animal
that is found in nature since you don't know what it died from.} Secondly, you
can put up bat houses that will replace their dwindling natural habitat and
roost. If there are any caves you know of with bats hibernating in them during
the winter months, please stay out of the caves since waking the bats will burn
off fat reserves that are needed to get them through the winter.
Q. Do bat houses really work? YES, by putting up the right type of bat house
you are providing a much-needed home for bats. With natural habitat becoming
more and more scarce, you are providing homes for bats to live in that would
otherwise die if they don't find suitable shelter to live in. Our bat tubes are BCI
(Bat Conservation International) Certified. They meet all 8 BCI construction
requirements. Plus, our bat tubes have been in use for over 16 years with great
success at filling them with bats. Each tube can hold between 125-250 bats
depending on the species that inhabits it first. Shipping dimensions are 8" x 8"
x 40" with a weight of 12 pounds.
Q. Will bats interfere with my bird feeders? NO!!! Bats do not compete with
birds for either space or food. Bats and birds come out at different times to
forage for their food. Birds feed from sunrise to sunset while bats only feed at
night. And North American bats do not eat bird seeds.
Q. Will bats come back to the same house every year? YES! Once a colony of
bats has established themselves in your bat house, they will return to use it
every year (in the southern states, some bat species even hibernate in our bat
tubes).
Are you tired of wooden bat houses that dry out and crack after only a few
years of being out in the weather? We have a better design solution. We use
high-density plastic tubing as the base for our bat houses. We then chemically
etch stucco both inside and outside the tubes. This keeps the sun from ever
hitting the plastic surface (ultra-violet light from the sun will break down plastic
over time and this process keeps the plastic from ever being exposed to the
sun's rays). We then stretch nylon webbing straps the full length of the inside
of the tube 8 times to provide a suitable surface for the bats to cling to (they
will also cling to the stucco walls on the inside of the tube). The webbing is
then locked in place with stainless-steel rivets that will never rust through (see
bottom view of house showing webbing and rivets in the below pictures). In the
top of the tube, we have added a plate that has guano on it so the house
already has an inviting odor to attract the bats. Finally, we've included
galvanized mounting hardware (see picture) designed to hang your new bat
house on a 2" schedule 40 galvanized pipe that you can purchase at any local
pipe store (this comes in 21' lengths and sells for around $30 - use the full
length by placing about 3' into concrete and hanging the bat house at the very
top). You can even mount up to 4 bat tubes on the same pole. Another great
place to mount these tubes on the side of a building or hang them on the trunk
of a large tree or telephone pole. Just cut the clamps in half and flatten out.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q. What good are bats? Bats provide humans with many benefits. Bats eat
millions of insects, and save the average home owner a great deal of money in
insect repellent and electricity from running expensive bug zappers and
mosquito traps.
Q. How many types of bats live in North America? There are roughly 40
different species of bats (family chiroptera) in North America with the most
abundant being Mexican freetails. Throughout the world, there are about 1,000
different bat species with the greatest diversity being found in the tropical rain
forest.
Q. How can I help bats? Two main problems exist that threaten the future of
bats: human attitudes towards bats and habitat destruction. Effective
protection of bats will involve a few simple steps. First, people need to be
educated about bats to change their attitudes. Not only can you tell others
about the benefits and uniqueness of bats, but you can also dispel myths and
make it clear that bats are not dangerous (they do not attack people and the
vampire bat is only found in South America). Bats not only eat insects every
night, but they also pollinate plants, disperse seeds and provide food for
natural predators. {As for the danger of getting rabies from a bat, when a bat
eats an insect that has just fed on a rabid animal, it immediately gets so sick
that it looses its ability to fly and falls to the ground where it dies within 24
hours. A rabid bat never makes it back to where it lives. This is why entire
colonies of bats do not get wiped out by a single infected bat. On average, only
1-out-of-30,000 bats even dies of rabies. Also, never handle any dead animal
that is found in nature since you don't know what it died from.} Secondly, you
can put up bat houses that will replace their dwindling natural habitat and
roost. If there are any caves you know of with bats hibernating in them during
the winter months, please stay out of the caves since waking the bats will burn
off fat reserves that are needed to get them through the winter.
Q. Do bat houses really work? YES, by putting up the right type of bat house
you are providing a much-needed home for bats. With natural habitat becoming
more and more scarce, you are providing homes for bats to live in that would
otherwise die if they don't find suitable shelter to live in. Our bat tubes are BCI
(Bat Conservation International) Certified. They meet all 8 BCI construction
requirements. Plus, our bat tubes have been in use for over 16 years with great
success at filling them with bats. Each tube can hold between 125-250 bats
depending on the species that inhabits it first. Shipping dimensions are 8" x 8"
x 40" with a weight of 12 pounds.
Q. Will bats interfere with my bird feeders? NO!!! Bats do not compete with
birds for either space or food. Bats and birds come out at different times to
forage for their food. Birds feed from sunrise to sunset while bats only feed at
night. And North American bats do not eat bird seeds.
Q. Will bats come back to the same house every year? YES! Once a colony of
bats has established themselves in your bat house, they will return to use it
every year (in the southern states, some bat species even hibernate in our bat
tubes).
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| Construction process showing plate at top of tubes with guano to attract bats. |
| Internal webbing provides additional hanging surfaces for bats to pack in even tighter than earlier models. These new Bat Tubes fill completely from top to bottom. |
| Original design only had hollow tubes with stucco applied inside and out. The bats would cling to the textured walls on the insides of the tubes, but could not huddle close enough together to control the inside temperature. They would usually only stay at the very top of the enclosure. |
| Our next internal modification was to insert smaller tubes inside the main tube that ran the entire length of the container. This allowed the bats to pack in tighter and increased the surface area greatly to allow more bats to live inside. This improvement also encouraged the bats to use the full length of the tube instead of just the top section, but the centers of the smaller tubes often did not get used. |
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| Construction of our newest "Condo" Design that has just come to market. |
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