WARNING: BEFORE YOU BUY A BAT HOUSE!

BE CAREFUL OF FRAUDULENT BAT HOMES!

It angers me that literally half the so called "bat houses" sold online are so poorly designed and built that bats will never live in them! Many people nail together scrap wood and claim it is a "Bat house" when it is nothing more then nails and wood! For example, there are sellers on eBay that post broken wooden peach crates claiming they are quality craftsmanship! As long time bat enthusiasts and animal lovers, we want everyone to know what it takes to have a successful bat house.

DO NOT BUY A BAT HOUSE IF:

• It does not have a landing pad! Successful box style Bat Houses ALL require a landing pad of two or more inches.

• It does not have gripping surfaces! Bats require that the chambers and landing pad BOTH have horizontal striations. Unfortunately, many fraudulent bat homes are being sold without horizontal striations! As bats will not live in a house that does not let them grip the sides of the chambers easily, the typical eBay bat house, with no gripping surface, is just useless nails and wood, wasting your money and time.
  

• It does not have ventilation. Bats are just like you and me. They want a warm, dry, ventilated house to live in. Too many bat bat homes have NO ventilation or too much ventilation! Too much and the house is damp and cold. To little and the house is stuffy and hot. Both problems lead to an unsuccessful bat house.
  

• All joints are NOT nailed and glued or caulked. Studies have shown that once bats roost in your bat house they will return year after year. If your bat house is not built to last, what is the point? You want to make sure it does not look like it was just thrown together. If it looks like shady craftsmanship, then it probably is. Be sure that the carpenter who built your bat house took the time to glue each joint and seal the outer joints with outdoor caulking. Also, if plywood is used, be sure that they painted or stained it with a non-toxic outdoor treatment. MOST BAT HOUSES FOR SALE DO NOT HAVE THESE FEATURES!
  

• IT'S TOO SMALL! Bat Homes will NOT be successful if they are too narrow or too small! Each chamber space should measure between 3/4" to 1 inch apart on the inside. Bats will not roost in a bat house where the chambers are too big! Bat Homes that are successful are wide and tall.
  

My husband and I care about Bats too much to not warn you of the BAD BAT HOUSES out there for sale. We would love for you to buy our bat house of course, and before you do, please take a moment to do some research. Once you do, you will see why we warned you.

Please visit the Bat Conservation International website for more details about what makes up a successful bat house. Even if you don't buy our bat house we want to do everything we can to steer you in the right direction.

We at Laughingbat.com put bats first and believe that with a little education and compassion we can all be successful bat house owners!