Maybe, but there's a 6 story brick box that I work in that has yearly infections of bats, so badly in fact that use of certain floors is curtailed until they migrate.
So I take it the bat won? They always do regardless of the sealing/closing that was done; we've had students get bitten and be rushed off for a round of rabies boosters. What fun! :\
The girls were evacuates safely, and the bat was pinned down a few times against a window, but in the end he vanished while we were out of the room waiting for him to settle again -- the theory is that he left through the same loose window we think we got in through.
hmmm... I knew it was common in Chillicothe to find rats and mice under the sofa in the front yard, but I didn't realize that they got bats in their bedroom too. Learn something knew everyday...
Have you guys gotten "medical advice" as the CDC suggests if you awaken to find a bat in your home, even if you have no obvious signs of a bite? It says bats seen inside homes are much more likely to be rabid.
But I don't want to discourage anyone from following up on the rabies thing if they have any concerns about it. That was the reason I called the Dept. of Wildlife in the first place.
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ReplyDeleteMaybe, but there's a 6 story brick box that I work in that has yearly infections of bats, so badly in fact that use of certain floors is curtailed until they migrate.
ReplyDeleteSo I take it the bat won? They always do regardless of the sealing/closing that was done; we've had students get bitten and be rushed off for a round of rabies boosters. What fun! :\
You may have read about my experience with bats in my Victorian home here and here.
ReplyDeleteThe girls were evacuates safely, and the bat was pinned down a few times against a window, but in the end he vanished while we were out of the room waiting for him to settle again -- the theory is that he left through the same loose window we think we got in through.
ReplyDeletehmmm... I knew it was common in Chillicothe to find rats and mice under the sofa in the front yard, but I didn't realize that they got bats in their bedroom too. Learn something knew everyday...
ReplyDeleteHave you guys gotten "medical advice" as the CDC suggests if you awaken to find a bat in your home, even if you have no obvious signs of a bite? It says bats seen inside homes are much more likely to be rabid.
ReplyDelete[The CDC] says bats seen inside homes are much more likely to be rabid."
ReplyDeleteThe Ohio Department of Wildlife says otherwise. It's a fairly common thing in this part of the country.
But I don't want to discourage anyone from following up on the rabies thing if they have any concerns about it. That was the reason I called the Dept. of Wildlife in the first place.
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