Why Are Bat Houses For Sale?

Why are bat houses for sale?  Bats are nocturnal flying mammals that usually make their homes in caves, under bridges or abandoned structures and in hollows of trees.   Because of urban growth, many natural habitat areas where bats make their homes have been dwindling at an alarming rate.  Bats are running out of places to call home causing them in some instances to take refuge in the attics of private homes. 

Environmentalists have found that bats play an  important role in our planet's ecological life cycle.   By destroying their habitat, we are destroying a natural resource.  Bats help to keep the insect world in check.  We have all heard what the excessive use of pesticides is doing to our environment.  Bats are a natural insect eliminator.

Bat Houses help the bats, the environment and us.  Depending on the size of the Bat House, small and large bat colonies can find comfort during the day when they sleep and the colonies can grow by having a safe place to raise offspring.  By helping the bat colonies thrive, the insect population will stay at a balanced level.  Control over the insect population, especially that of mosquitoes,  reduces the chances of desease for us.  And by having Bat Houses  we can rid our attics of bats.

One can find Bat Houses for sale in specialty garden centers or through the internet.  If you are handy with your hands they are very simple to construct and put together.  Bat Houses come in many shapes and sizes.  They can be decorative or just a plain box.  What is important is the interior of the house.  The interior is made up of chambers.  The bigger the house, the more chambers it will contain. Chambers are made from slats or partitions made of wood.  An average sized three chambered Bat House can hold some two hundred bats.

It is also important that the Bat House interior is sealed properly to prevent moisture from seeping in.  The interior wood should also be of rough wood so the bats can have something to hang onto.  Many improvisations have been made in this regard.  Items from wire mesh to nlyon stockings have been used to line the interior chambers.

Whether buying one or building one, a Bat House is a great way to help an endangered creature and the environment.  Once placed properly Bat houses and its occupants will make great neighbors.  And you can bet that those Bat Houses won't be for sale.