Bats in the bedroom
08 February 2002, 10:46 PM
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No not baseball bats but flying rodent type bats.
Been hearing a lot lately about bats nesting in houses & hotel lofts locally. Seen the funny side as I know one of the people who just found they had a bats nest in their loft yesterday. I was almost gonna watch Fangs on Sky box office tonite aswell.
Then **** me.... wife going up to bed as she's working early tomorrow...switches bedside light on & hears a fluttering noise behind the curtains...I get the shout 'Den come & catch this moth'...as I arrive in the bedroom what comes from behind the curtains.... a feckin real live bat that then starts flying about the bedroom. The wife's legged it by this time!!
Caught the wee bugger in a basin & released it outside. They are protected apparently & if they nest in your house they have to be removed by some bats protection league... I **** you not.
Since moving to this area two & a half years ago I have often seen bats flying round the street lights at night & sometimes you can hear them screeching thru the night but this was just a wee bit too close for me.
Don't think I'll bother watching Fangs now!!!! & tomorrow I'll need to check the loft to make sure there isn't a bats nest up there.
Wonder what's next as the cat already brought in a mouse tonite that was still alive!!!!
Maybe my son will bring a bird in!!
Big Den
[Edited by Big Den - 8/2/2002 10:49:27 PM]
Been hearing a lot lately about bats nesting in houses & hotel lofts locally. Seen the funny side as I know one of the people who just found they had a bats nest in their loft yesterday. I was almost gonna watch Fangs on Sky box office tonite aswell.
Then **** me.... wife going up to bed as she's working early tomorrow...switches bedside light on & hears a fluttering noise behind the curtains...I get the shout 'Den come & catch this moth'...as I arrive in the bedroom what comes from behind the curtains.... a feckin real live bat that then starts flying about the bedroom. The wife's legged it by this time!!
Caught the wee bugger in a basin & released it outside. They are protected apparently & if they nest in your house they have to be removed by some bats protection league... I **** you not.
Since moving to this area two & a half years ago I have often seen bats flying round the street lights at night & sometimes you can hear them screeching thru the night but this was just a wee bit too close for me.
Don't think I'll bother watching Fangs now!!!! & tomorrow I'll need to check the loft to make sure there isn't a bats nest up there.
Wonder what's next as the cat already brought in a mouse tonite that was still alive!!!!
Maybe my son will bring a bird in!!
Big Den
[Edited by Big Den - 8/2/2002 10:49:27 PM]
03 August 2002, 12:35 AM
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Bats are great
If you ever get the chance, go to the Bat Cave at Chester Zoo, which is the largest free-flight bat cave in the world
Having a Rodrigues Island Fruit Bat flying round you in near dark is great fun ...
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