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Bat Removal - Greater Birmingham, Alabama

The Bats of Alabama

A lot of people are afraid of bats. This is unfortunate.

The truth of the matter is that the bats of Alabama are overwhelmingly beneficial animals who are an important part of our natural environment, making bat removal an job that needs to be treated with respect and care. It's important to manage bats in such a way that keeps the bats out of our homes and buildings, but doesn't harm them in the process.

Let's take a few moments to talk about these these fascinating creatures.

First of all, bats are not rodents or birds. They're mammals of the taxonomic order Chiroptera. The Latin word roughly translates as "winged hand," which is a pretty good description of a bat's forelimbs. They have membranes between what would be the "fingers," which form wings when the bat stretches their "hands" out.

Unlike the "wings" of other mammals that can "fly" (such as flying squirrels), the wings of a bats allow them to take off and fly to higher altitudes, not just glide from high altitudes to lower ones. That makes bats the only mammals that can truly fly.

Why do Bats Fly, Anyway?

The reason why bats fly is also one of the reasons that they're so beneficial.

Bats go out every night and fly around looking for insects to eat, and they're particularly fond of mosquitoes. They eat hundreds or thousands of them every night, in fact, making electric bug zappers seem wimpy by comparison. Bats are like bug zappers on wings. Better yet, they don't burn electricity.

Bats are such good mosquito-eaters, in fact, that that some people even build houses for them to live in, just to keep the mosquito population down. The USDA even publishes plans for people who want to build their own bat houses, which you can download here. (We also provide bat house installation as a service, if you want the mosquito-munching benefits of having bats around, but would rather not build a bat house yourself.)

Bat Removal and Exclusion in Alabama

Of course, the main reason why people put up bat houses is because we'd rather they didn't live in our houses.

The fact is that although bats do us a big favor with their ravenous mosquito-eating, they sure do make a mess when they get inside homes, barns, commercial buildings, bell towers, and yes, belfries. They're not the neatest tenants you could ever hope to have.

Bat guano (poop) contains organisms that cause diseases like histoplasmosis, and many of their parasites like ticks, fleas, and bat bugs can also transmit diseases. In addition, bats can transmit rabies (although they seldom get close enough to us for that to happen). Finally, they just make a huge mess of things. We've had jobs where we had to remove whole truckloads of guano from the house after sealing the bats out.

What all this means, of course, is that as much as we may love our Alabama bats, we draw the line when they move into our houses. No worries, though: Rid-A-Critter has the personnel and resources to humanely handle any bat control job -- no matter how big or how small.

Our bat-removal and bat-proofing program is built around respect for the bats and an understanding of how important they are to our ecosystem. So we don't "exterminate" bats. We use various ways to get them out of buildings (such as one-way doors that let them out, but not back in), and then we seal every single crack, crevice, and hole in the building to keep them out.

Finally, we clean up after the bats, removing the guano, replacing the insulation if needed, and just generally tidying up. (Please note that guano removal and insulation replacement, if needed, are quoted separately from bat removal and exclusion.)

The bottom line is that when you choose Rid-A-Critter to help you with your bat problem, you're choosing a one-stop solution that's guaranteed to solve your bat problem.

Bat Control Gallery

Here are some pictures of bat control and bat-proofing jobs that we've done in Birmingham and throughout our Metro Birmingham, Alabama service area.

Please call us today for an on-site inspection by a local bat removal expert.

 

In Auburn Alabama quoting exclusions for gray squirrels today.
Lots of squirrel and rat calls today. From Birmingham to Anniston.
In Alpharetta, Ga this morning providing a clearance letter to a customer so their buyers can rest assured they’re purchasing a Critter Free home. Did I mention our Warranty is 100% transferable??
Lots of squirrel calls today. It appears gray and flying squirrels are attempting to take over every attic in the Birmingham and surrounding areas.
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Finishing up on a exclusion in Cordele Ga and headed to Valdosta Ga for some trap checking. Good times. Happy Monday.
Headed down south today to Albany Ga to give a quote for a bat exclusion. Animals in the attic scratching and bats are keeping the customers up at night. Time for us to step in.
A homeowner in Birmingham, Alabama just called and told us there's bat guano on the siding of her house. We're sending an inspector to check out the problem and write up a plan to get the bats out of the attic.
Video of Jason and Justin Sealing Bats Out of a Building in Trussville, Alabama
Heavy Bat Stains in the Attic of a House in Odenville, Alabama
We have crew in Birmingham, Alabama cleaning bat guano out of the attic. The bats have already been removed and excluded. We're working on the cleanup and insulation replacement now.
Jason and Justin Deodorizing an Attic After Animal Removal
We have technicians in the attic of a house in Birmingham, Alabama sealing the gable vent to keep bats from getting into the attic
We Found a Pile of Bat Guano in the Attic of a House in Odenville, Alabama
Jason A. found bats living in the motor housing of a garage door opener. We set traps to remove the bats from the motor housing and the rest of the house.
Unbelievable Video of Bats Living in a Garage Door Opener
The Bats Got into an Attic in Birmingham, Alabama Through this Gap
News: CDC Warns that COVID-19 Lockdowns are Making Rats and Mice More Desperate
Video of Justin Sealing Rats and Mice Out of a Loading Dock
This Was the Bat Entry Gap into the Attic of a House in Hoover, Alabama
We have a crew in Birmingham sealing up a house to keep bats out of the attic.
Noises in your attic? We can help in certain case we can seal and remove animals from your home with no personal contact.
Our crew is Bat-Proofing a House in Warrior, Alabama
Today we're sealing bats out of the attic of a stone house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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Bees and bugs are flying in Birmingham. Spring is here, bats, squirrels and birds will be getting active.
Chris S. is removing roof rats and sealing them out of the attic of a house in Homewood, Alabama
Here's Dan Humanely Removing Animals from a Glue Trap
This Video Shows How to Humanely Remove an Animal from a Glue Trap
Challenging Bat-Removal Job at an Old House
We're Bat-Proofing the Attic of a House in Lake Martin, Alabama

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