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Rick
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Posted: Fri Jan 6th, 2006 02:58 am

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Is there any specific housing required of both these species inside and outside of the bat houses.

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Posted: Fri Jan 6th, 2006 11:26 pm

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RickIt is more difficult to attract and hold big browns in a bat house.Placement of the bat house is critical and when the internal temps of the bat house exceed 95 degress F the big browns will abandon.I have been able to hold nursery colonies of big browns in several of my bat houses for approx 8 years now. These colonies are in a 5 baffle bat house.Using 2" lumber for the sides and inner roof does help control the internal temp.�Also using 1" lumber for the baffles seems to help.�Higher internal temps and placement of bat houses does not deter the little browns from using a bat house.

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Posted: Sat Jan 7th, 2006 12:40 am

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Kent, This bat thing is more complexe than purple martins and I do some pretty weird stuff with them. I have good bat habitat all around me.I have seen both big and little browns. I have basicly decided to put up 3 bat house of various design and location.Im even considering making a spot in my attic. I have a huge walk in attic and could easy make an area for bats.Something like a small avairy.I could clean it and everything, it would be great for taking photoagraphs. Kent send me a personal email to Cruz@purplemartins.com Iwould like to talk to you on the phone if possible.If Im going to get in the bat businessI need to get started soon. I live on a half acre with no nieghbors behind me, just open land and fallow stripmine lakes. I manage my place for native cavity nesting birds and want to attract as many diverse insect eating creatures as possible.Im very hands on when it comes to this and desire to have nest boxes accessable for management and photographic purposes.

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