FAQ - How Many Bats will Fit in a Bat House?

If you are humorless, 1:38 to jump past the (fake) b a t c o m p a c t i n g

While wanting to know how many bats will fit in a bat house is an understandable question, the answer isn't a simple number. I explain many of the factors and the reality behind determining the capacity of a bat house.

I also have a little fun at the beginning of the video. Enjoy.

[pgmlivegameur]

LMAO! When you first slam the bag I panicked for a second and then burst out laughing

[SilvijaSilvi]

I know it's an old video, but I am researching bat boxes only this year and I am glad I found your channel. The beginning made my day, thank you for a good laugh 😂

[paristexas]

LOL that was so HA HA!!! I like your sense of humor. putting up a bat box tomorrow

[juliamcdonald-carberry]

LOL! Very entertaining. Good sense of humour. Something we all need now & then about subjects that are of great importance to us & we're passionate about pursuing with accuracy. We can allow those endeavors &/or goals to inadvertently become sources of stress in life, if we omit having a sense of humor. Especially about ourselves & the myriad aspects of life in general.

The real answer to the question was very informative & excellent in terms of being instructional. TU for sharing with us.

[nl]

comments below  don't have any sense of humour    lighten up folks and laugh a little

[dougc]

The 8 species of bats that are designated as Specially Protected Mammals in Ontario are as follows:
Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus;
Eastern Pipistrelle Bat (Tricolored Myotis), Perimyotis sublavus;
Hoary Bat, Lasiurus cinereus;
Least (Small-footed) Bat, Myotis leibii;
Little Brown Bat, Myotis lucifugus;
Northern Long-eared Bat, Myotis septentrionalis;
Red Bat, Lasiurus borealis;
Silver-haired Bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans

Would you consider designing and making a video that shows how to make
the bat boxes for these types of bat? Please and thank you.

[leahreneeart]

Awesome! Thank you so much for the info.

[meehd]

Wasps are a major problem around here in SE Oklahoma.

[leahreneeart]

Hey!
I live in FL and I was wondering if these particular houses will be cool enough for bats, I'm not sure how warm is too warm. Also I live in a pretty urban setting and I was thinking about creating a water supply for them, do you have any suggestions for that? I would like to create a moving water source so mosquitoes don't multiply even more (our yard is swarming with mosquitoes already!!). Any info or suggestions would be much appreciated!
Thank you

[princevp]

First when you hit the bag on the table I almost got a heart attack😱 and when u banged a bat I thought it broke it's wings🦇 then u showed it's fake then I relaxed😁

[brendalucas]

I Live in Massachusetts and bought a bathhouse after years of my husband telling me he was going to make me one (he is a architectural woodworker) is there a color I should paint it? Thank you! Love your advice.

[hbats]

Not the first time I've heard that. :-)

[brendalucas]

Could I install my boathouse on my chimney?

[crudelyspoken]

I thought your "theatrics" were really funny.

[CaedmonOS]

Well the joke was hilarious and I got the joke all the way through it still made me cringe every time you hit that bag

[huhuism]

There is something really wrong with you