Bat House Shopping

[helen99]

We're getting a Bat House!! Yay!

http://www.bestnest.com/bestnest/bat-houses.asp?src=googleaws&kw=bat_house
http://www.bestnest.com/bestnest/bat_house_basics.asp
http://www.bestnest.com/bestnest/lc/lc_bat_benefits.asp
http://www.bestnest.com/bestnest/lc/lc_bat_faq.asp

They say one bat can consume up to 1200 mosquitoes in an hour. Most of these bat houses can support a good number of bats - the low-end one supports 12, and the deluxe model supports 600 bats.

I could probably do this more cheaply at Amazon by getting a bat house kit:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=pd_sl_aw_tops-1_blended_13583614_1/104-6442422-8074357?search-alias=aps&keywords=bat%20house%20kit

Comments

Wait!

[ahril.livejournal.com]

Please make sure the one you are getting is certified and built properly for species of bats native to North America!

http://www.batcon.org/home/index.asp?idPage=47&idSubPage=92

Re: Wait!

[helen99.livejournal.com]

A lot of these look good. I liked the designs at batcasa.com (not to mention their name)..

This one, though, was a bit over the top: http://www.maberrybat.com/bridgelodge.htm
That one might be appropriate for a conservancy with a lot of grounds (and funding) at its disposal... Supports up to 4,000 bats (there wouldn't be a single mosquito within 10 miles of me, but I'd have to attract something to eat the bats)...