Bats are good for the environment because they consume a lot of insects every night, which could otherwise cause damage to crops and other vegetation. Bat colonies can be a problem if they start to roost in attics of homes and leave droppings on the walls and floor. AAAC Wildlife Removal can help you get rid of bats in your home or attic.
We offer safe, humane, and effective wildlife control services to keep Richmond homes free of the smell of guano (bat droppings) and prevent infection or disease caused by bats nesting in your home’s walls or attic. We’re also experts at repairing damage left behind when we remove a colony from your house; we make sure everything is back to its original state before we leave.
Richmond Bat Removal
Bats are nocturnal creatures, so you’ll likely spot them flying around your home at night. If there’s a colony living in your attic or walls and leaving droppings behind, it can be pretty disturbing to see them flying around your house. Plus, they carry diseases that could potentially hurt people and spread through their waste products, like bat guano.
Once you have confirmed that there is a problem with bats, it’s time for experts to help. If left untreated, these animals could cause severe damage and pose serious health risks. Bats may look harmless, but their guano is full of dangerous spores that can lead to histoplasmosis – an infection which often leads to flu-like symptoms at first with more severe respiratory issues later on down the road. AAAC Wildlife Removal can help you with any questions or concerns about bat control.
Bat Extermination vs. Bat Removal
It can be frightening to discover bats living in your home. Your first instinct may be to call the pest control company. However, Texas law prohibits killing bats. Bats are protected under Texas law, which means that they can’t be killed unless there’s a threat to human health or safety. So, it is important that a licensed and experienced bat removal company is consulted. This will ensure that bats are removed safely and humanely from your home.
Bat Damage
Bat guano and urine can compromise the integrity of your house’s structure – It can cause wood rot and lead to structural damage. It also causes stains on walls and ceilings, which can be unsightly. In addition, the weight of guano build up can also cause ceiling cave ins, which can lead to expensive repairs. It is important to get rid of bat guano as soon as possible. The longer they wait, the more damage they will do to your home.
Bat Exclusion
Bat removal Richmond is best done by sealing up any entry points that bats may be using. This is known as exclusion. It ensures that bats won’t return to your home after they have been removed from their existing roosting areas. Bat exclusion is quite a thorough process which requires an inspection of the exterior and interior areas where bats might be getting in.
These entry points could include vents, chimneys, gaps beneath garage doors, or under eaves. Even tiny holes as small as a quarter inch. Once these locations have been identified by our bat removal specialist we will take steps to ensure that they are sealed off so no other bats can get inside your home.
Removing Bats in the Attic
Removing bats from Richmond homes requires attention to detail and expertise. Knowing how many bats are roosting in your Houston home is important. It is also crucial to identify the species of bats you have so you can safely and humanely remove them.
Our team has extensive experience with wild animals and is licensed to handle bat removals in Richmond homes. Bats should be handled by professionals who are experienced in dealing with them. They are not like other pests that can be killed or swatted away without consequences. AAAC Wildlife Removal is available to help you if you have a bat problem.
This is how we handle bat exclusions:
- We spend a great deal of time identifying bat entry points and then sealing them shut
- We set up one-way doors so that bats can exit but not reenter the building
- Double check that all bats are excluded and out of your home
- We then seal all entry points with steel wool or mesh screens to prevent re-entry
- After this, we go through and do a thorough clean-up of any guano left in the attic or walls.
- Proceed with replacement of soiled insulation.
- Repair of wildlife damage, both inside and outside of the home.
First, we spend a lot of time looking for entry points to bats. Ensuring that there aren’t any other points of entry is essential to prevent future infestations. The next step involves the installation of one-way doors to allow the bats out, but not back in again – this is a safe and humane method of removing the bats from your house without harming them.
To prevent any accidental contact with bats, we double-check that all bats have left your home. After which we seal all entry points with steel wool or mesh screens to prevent the bats from re-entering.
Next is to do a thorough clean-up using professional grade cleaners and sanitizers for any fecal matters left behind by the bats in your home’s floor and insulation. We will go to great lengths in order to make sure your home is free from odors or guano. Fogging with enzyme cleaner is also done after the insulation has been removed to make sure every nook and cranny is disinfected.
Once attic is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, we look at wildlife damage. We’ll fix any damage they may have done inside or outside of your home to make your house look like new again.
Dangers of DIY Bat Removal
Bats are are known reservoirs of deadly viruses like rabies, leptospirosis, Tioman virus, Nipah Virus and corona virus among others. Their guano is also toxic and can infect humans with histoplasmosis.
Histoplasmosis, which is more common than rabies, can be fatal to bat-related diseases. It’s especially dangerous for people with compromised immune systems, such as young children, the elderly, and pregnant women. One should never attempt to remove bats from on their own because of this reason.
Bat Removal Costs – Richmond, TX
As bat colonies do a lot of damage and spread histoplasmosis, removing them from homes tend to be more expensive than other kinds of animal removal jobs. There’s typically a $200 inspection fee which goes towards the removal cost.
Bat removal usually averages $400 to upwards of a few thousand dollars depending on how large the colony is, how much damage the bats have caused and what kind of repair work needs to be done
Here’s what you can expect in terms of cost with Richmond bat removal:
- $250 – $650 This is for a few bats only, which have not caused any damage.
- $300 – $8000 Removal and exclusion cost for small to medium sized colonies
- Another $600 to $8000 can be added to the removal and exclusion costs depending on how much repair is needed and how large the home is.
FAQs
Are bats protected in the great State of Texas?
Yes. Yes. Bats are both protected by Texas state and federal laws. According to the Texas parks and wildlife code, It is illegal to kill any species of bat without a permit unless it is an imminent threat to human health and safety. However, they can be removed from a house or other building.
What is guano?
Guano is bat faeces, or droppings. These droppings are a major cause of Histoplasmosis disease which is contracted from breathing in dust that comes from dried guano and can also causes stains on ceilings if the bats have been living there for some time.
Is guano harmful?
Yes. Histoplasmosis disease is caused by breathing in dust that comes from dried bat feces and can be fatal if left untreated. Removing them by yourself is not recommended as you may contract the disease.
Is it safe to remove bats myself?
Most people will try removing these creatures themselves due to cost – please don’t do this as it’s incredibly dangerous; bats are known carriers of rabies and other zoonotic diseases(human transferable). The health risks associated with trying to remove them yourself are too high. Also, one must remember that one does need permits for handling these animals for any kind of relocation. We highly recommend having a professional handle the job instead of attempting it yourself as time taken is way less than medical expenses and other costs that come with contracting these diseases from bats.
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