Bat Removal?

[nomacmac.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know of a good bat removal specialist? I want someone that will come to my house at 3am if there's a bat flying around. Any idea how much it costs?

I don't have any flying around right now, but we get them several times/year, including one last week. I usually make my husband deal with them, but he's on a business trip, and I am terrified we'll have one when he's not home. I'm usually not such a wimp, but bats are the one thing I just can't deal with. (and yes, I know they eat bugs, and have cute furry faces, and are good for the environment, and deserve to live in Somerville just as much as I do....just keep them out of my house!)

(and forgive me for being new at this Livejournal...I think I'm supposed to tag this somehow, but I don't know what I'm supposed to call it)

Comments

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I tend to agree. There's a bat colony near my house, and in the summer at night I like to sit out on the balcony while they flutter around.

That said though, I can understand why she wouldn't want one inside the house. Nor would I, as my cats would surely attack it.

[squirrelitude]

I stumbled across this post, what... 7 years later? and felt I needed to post a correction anyhow -- if not for you, at least for anyone else who reads this.

The guidelines in MA are that if you have been asleep in a room where a bat has been loose, you are *required* to get a rabies prophylactic and vaccine. It's a little draconian and scary, but rabies doesn't show symptoms until it's too late. Also, the shots are *way* less dangerous than they used to be, thanks to some recent research & development at MGH.