Comments on: I Got Me A Bat House! https://reclaimedhome.com/2009/04/20/i-got-me-a-bat-house/ Reuse. Rehabilitate. Restore. Architectural salvage and repurposed pieces for the home. Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:04:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Renovation Therapy https://reclaimedhome.com/2009/04/20/i-got-me-a-bat-house/#comment-29923 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:15:07 +0000 http://reclaimedhome.com/2009/04/20/i-got-me-a-bat-house/#comment-29923 I bought a couple of bat houses several years ago. They are, umm, still sitting in my garage. Oops.

]]> By: RH https://reclaimedhome.com/2009/04/20/i-got-me-a-bat-house/#comment-29887 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:42:49 +0000 http://reclaimedhome.com/2009/04/20/i-got-me-a-bat-house/#comment-29887 Excellent posts, Xris!

Ok, ok…I’ll paint the bat house.

]]> By: Xris (Flatbush Gardener) https://reclaimedhome.com/2009/04/20/i-got-me-a-bat-house/#comment-29879 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:32:09 +0000 http://reclaimedhome.com/2009/04/20/i-got-me-a-bat-house/#comment-29879 You should also paint your bat house a dark color. Bats need the sun for warmth, but you don’t want light reflecting up into the roost. Painting the bat house a dark color – even black is appropriate for our latitude and climate – both reduces glare up into the roost and increases heat absorption.

Bat houses such as these are summer nurseries for bats. They need ready access to fresh water, no more than a half-mile, preferably under a quarter-mile. In urban areas, fresh water is often available from parks, fountains, even backyard ponds.

This is the second year for my bat house, and no bats yet. My home, and bat house, is just over a half-mile from Prospect Lake in Prospect Park, but I know there are backyard ponds much closer to me. I’m still hopeful.

More on my blog at http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2009/03/bats-bat-houses-and-white-nose-syndrome.html

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