With our Bat House Discussion Forum, tips and information, we strive to share bat and bat house knowledge quickly yet responsibly. What is a bat house? A bat house is an artificial roost created for bats. By attracting and appreciating bats you can help yourself while helping them by providing them a seasonal home. Insectivorous bats are major consumers of insects and are extremely valuable. Once attracted bats often utilize the same bat houses every year.
Did you know that just one brown bat eats thousands of insects nightly! Hollywood myths and superstition with a lack of understanding have done great harm to bats our only flying mammal and beneficial insect eater. By greatly reducing insects populations, bats will additionally reward you by providing (guano) bat excrement the most potent natural fertilizer available and last but not least by their amazing flying capabilities which surely captivate.
At BATNIC we are dedicated to helping save bats and to the science of bat house technology. We utilize the latest information in bat roosting preferences and build quality bat houses which will last for many years. Currently we only build bat houses for the New England locals (we don't ship). If your not local and wish to purchase a quality certified bat house, we recommend: Bat Conservation International. Their bat houses are very successful. Check out our Bat House Forum. Our bat house enthusiasts and experts will most certainly be able to help you with any questions you might have. Thanks for helping to save our valuable BATS! Oh yes! don't forget to mount a bat house or better yet multiple bat houses!
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