We have recently discovered that we have 150 uninvited houseguests living with us. They are bats, and they are living in the wall next to my room. We can hear them scratching around in the wall as they come and go. It is really quite interesting.
How did we discover these guests? One of them was so bold as to come down the chimney and join us in the house. He apparently thought he was entitled to better accommodations than his crowded attic room. It was difficult to persuade him to leave, but Momma and Annie finally did so. He reappeared a few nights later, and we were once again forced to escort him out of our home. The cats, offered their assistance, but Momma had recently mopped the floor. She didn't want them to mess it up, if you know what I mean.
Annie estimated that we had about 20 bats in the attic, so we went outside at dusk to count them. It was amazing to watch them come swooping out of their entrance hole one by one. We kept counting and counting, and my neck grew sore from looking up for so long. At 150 bats, the noises in the wall died down. We went inside, and Daddy began planning how he could get rid of them. I'll keep you updated as there are further developments.
Oh my.
ReplyDeleteWe had one bat in the house once, and that was traumatic enough...
I'm interested to know what you will do with them!
Kate :)
That is amazing! I hope you can get rid of them without going "batty".
ReplyDeleteI think Daddy has a good plan to deal with the bats. He borrowed a 40-foot ladder from a friend (since the bats' entrance hole is at the gable of our roof), and he's going to stop up the hole after they fly out one evening. I hope it works!
ReplyDelete~Jill