Bats
This page contains links to information on how to capture a single bat in a room and warnings regarding rabies protocols.
Bats info
Rule of thumb: if a person has had two bats in the living area within a few months assume that bats are resident in their home. If a bat is found in the home during the winter time, Nov-Mar, bats are hibernating in the house. If droppings are found in a pile in the attic, they have bats!!
Capture a lone bat by watching and waiting for the bat to tire and land. DON'T LEAVE THE ROOM!!! Wearing leather gloves, take a wide mouthed tupperware container and place it over the bat. Then slide the lid between the bat and the wall trapping the bat inside. Tape down the cover. Take the bat for testing to local vet or health dept. (I would advise learning the local procedure before having an incident. These events never seem to happen during normal business hours :( Be careful if on ladders. It is critical that if the bat is to be tested that the head not be damaged. NO TENNIS RACQUETS!!! If everyone is certain there was no exposure, the bat can be released on a tree outdoors. Never release a bat on the ground as it is too hard for them to fly away. Put bat as high on the tree as you can safely.
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