tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333200854413285787.post3152860337173141118..comments2023-10-16T03:49:25.985-05:00Comments on Drying Out My Masterpiece Number 2703: Going BattyShoshanah Marohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532684548824957399noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333200854413285787.post-62286030672740922332010-10-26T22:12:24.654-05:002010-10-26T22:12:24.654-05:00Surely Professor Batty can advise you on this one....Surely Professor Batty can advise you on this one.Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02886321196588554175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333200854413285787.post-66102831090596514892010-10-25T18:51:50.035-05:002010-10-25T18:51:50.035-05:00The bat is totally living inside the house, in our...The bat is totally living inside the house, in our bedroom ceiling.Cellar Doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532684548824957399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333200854413285787.post-51486906601100344372010-10-24T22:51:08.652-05:002010-10-24T22:51:08.652-05:00I vote Bat Door. It's much cooler to name it a...I vote Bat Door. It's much cooler to name it and anthropromorphize it, imagining all sorts of fun batty things that it's thinking. As long as it doesn't get in the house, I think it's okay. :)Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06274171469994395786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333200854413285787.post-36677583350399438362010-10-20T04:42:01.872-05:002010-10-20T04:42:01.872-05:00Capture it, and instead of releasing it put it int...Capture it, and instead of releasing it put it into a tiny costume. I vote Dickensian Urchin!Glory von Hathorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045115246564812877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333200854413285787.post-46605111522841698782010-10-18T19:42:23.062-05:002010-10-18T19:42:23.062-05:00It is almost Halloween and all. One more vote for...It is almost Halloween and all. One more vote for the Bat Door.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12430906729582358085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333200854413285787.post-5411659681866828542010-10-17T22:50:38.242-05:002010-10-17T22:50:38.242-05:00An exterminator can't get rid of it for the re...An exterminator can't get rid of it for the reason that Glory mentioned, most bats are protected species here. But animal control will take them out and release it. Last time I had to do that was in the nineties in New York and it cost me $25.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098091536260181395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333200854413285787.post-41444792879299530202010-10-17T20:40:15.284-05:002010-10-17T20:40:15.284-05:00I see which camp you're in, Ms. von Hathor! Ba...I see which camp you're in, Ms. von Hathor! <br>Bat Door: 1 <br>Exterminator: 0<br><br>We have seen the bat come out on several occasions, we just can't pinpoint the exact spot where it comes in and out, because it's so high up, and of course fairly dark at dusk. So, while we have rodents, we don't think this is a rodent.Cellar Doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532684548824957399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333200854413285787.post-23425427160832313612010-10-17T14:43:13.937-05:002010-10-17T14:43:13.937-05:00Congratulations! But, it may not be a bat. It ma...Congratulations! But, it may not be a bat. It may be a rodent.<br><br>But if it is a microbat it may be a protected species.<br><br>Bats are seasonal visitors and very cool. <br><br>http://www.bats.org.uk/pages/living_with_bats.htmlGlory von Hathorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045115246564812877noreply@blogger.com