Things You'll Need:
- Thick gloves
- An Excluder
- Sealing materials (varies dependent on your home)
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Step 1
Check your local laws. Amazingly enough, in some counties and states it is illegal to kill or capture a bat, even if it is residing on your property or even in your house. If it is the case in your area that it is illegal to get rid of yourself, then contact the proper authorities to take care of the problem for you.
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Step 2
Buy an excluder. Because a bat roost is pretty much never completely empty then you may need to invest in an excluder. An excluder is a device that allows bats to exit but not enter their roosts.
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Step 3
Be sure that your bat roost is completely empty. Nothing is worse than the smell of a bunch of rotting dead bats. Be sure that the roost is completely empty before sealing the area. Remember that baby bats are not capable of leaving the roost on their own until a certain age. You may have gotten the mother out but the babies may still be inside the roost. If this is the case you may need to unseal the area and let the mother nurse the bats until they are old enough to leave the roost (late August is about the latest they would be too young). If you want them out immediately you may need to hire someone to come in and remove the babies.
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Step 4
Seal the entrance. Bats are animals of habit and will continually come back to the same roost even if you sealed them out for a while. Be sure to permanently seal the roost to keep the bats from returning to your home.
