Caution: bats and animal harm
OK, that’s it. Enough with the damn bats already!
Because my home is long overdue for some critical repairs, small holes have developed here and there, which have been allowing bats to invade the attic and a storage room that used to be a porch. I love all creatures, but this is simply unacceptable. They make a mess and are known carriers of disease, including rabies. Boo is behind on his rabies shot, which I will take care of ASAP. Meanwhile I am very worried. If a bat gets where he can get to it, he will be chasing it. He thinks they are huge bugs!
For the past several evenings I have been working to plug any known entry points after the bats go out to hunt. I can find no more apparent entry points but some of the bats did return this morning. I can hear them clicking and squeaking when I use a long stick to prod up in the dark crevices where they hide during the day. I am not amused!
I prefer not to harm any creature but I’ve declared war. Last night I shot and killed two bats using a .177 caliber air rifle. I will continue trying to locate and plug the points of entry, but meanwhile every evening at bat awakening hour (dusk) they will not be the only things on the hunt. I will be hunting them.