Bat Boxes 101

Have have bought or built a bat house, so what's next? Find out what the best color is to paint your bat house and where to mount it in this video!

[BeLoud]

So informative, I learned a lot. Now I know what to do here in nowhere, Wisconsin. Thank you!

[CMZneu]

Could have explained a bit more about the reason for the color and that it really doesn't matter is the sun doesn't hit it.

[shawndubay]

Hi I live in Northern Kentucky. Was wondering how I can keep woodpeckers away from my bat house or possibly a coating that would protect against them. I have a collony sized bat house and we have lots of woodpeckers about our community.

[progtom]

whats to stop owls and birds of prey sitting in any other nearby structure when installing? I can fit on my house but the owl can just sit on any of the 30 trees near my house!

[idelsagil]

Put a Bat Box On a House 0:52
Paint Your Bat Box 1:14

[RobsOtherChannel]

Very helpful, thank you. I'm in South-east Texas and have been considering a bat house for the mosquitoes, but is it enough to just build a house and set it up, or do you need to do something to attract the bats, like a certain scent or something? Or do they just eventually find the house?

Also, if you mount the bat house on your home, where I'm at we have pesky red wasps that are vicious, that love to live in the cracks around the home. Will they take over the bat house, or do bat's eat those things too?

[DianeHennessy]

My bat house is wood.. does it have to be painted or is natural wood okay?

[alexreid]

So is putting a bat box 20ft+ up a tree wrong?

[crw]

I Put up a bat house today.should I use bait to attract bats

[hdtripper]

What color for ssouth west Mich (South Haven ).Dark brown/black or medium gray?

[derrickfelix]

what compass direction is prefered.Cheers

[isaaclloyd]

Do I need to stain the interior as well?

[justayoutuber]

That box is WAY too small. MINIMUM size is 16" wide and 24" tall to give them thermal protection.

[Ghastly_Grinner]

Better reason would be bat's eat pests

[TheOrcasRule]

That bat house is way too small to actually attract bats, based on everything on the actual website of this very same organization, which recommends a minimum of 24 tall and 14 wide. Is the one you're holding in this video just a small model for some other purpose?

[mantis]

I have a question what’s your number?!