Build your own Bat House with our Bat House Kit. Help maintain the bat population with this top seller which features a single chamber that will hold up to 20 bats.
Similar in design to the "bat"chelor pad, but smaller.
Features an extended landing pad and a back covered with screening to provide bats with an ideal foothold. Also includes an echo-location slot to help the bats locate the cavity.
Designed as an educational tool for youngsters and adults alike. The kit includes easy-to-follow instructions and information about bats.
We welcome orders to accommodate a classroom full of students.
The photo shows the assembled product along with the pieces included in the bat house kit.
Final product measures 15-1/2" high by 7-1/4" wide by 3-3/4" deep.
A highly valuable but understood mammal, bats are essential for a healthy environment. Most North American bats eat anywhere from 3,000 – 7,000 insects nightly.
Each of our bat houses is manufactured with a unique roughened surface which bats can easily cling to. The Eastern White Pine houses are solidly constructed for warmth, insulation and durability. Our bat houses are open at the bottom so they need no cleaning and birds will not nest in them.
Over time the wood will darken and more naturally blend in with the environment.
Keep the kids busy with their very own Bat House Kit.
We also sell Eastern Bluebird House Kits and Window Nest Box Birdhouse Kits. Click here to view our complete selection of kits.
Hand crafted by Coveside, shipped from Maine and delivered to you within one to five business days.
A bat house may be occupied immediately, but more likely it will take a year or more for the bats to move in. While pesticides are one of the causes of the decline in bat population, more important causes are human persecution and loss of roosting sites. Bats are our friends and need our help and erecting a habitat of this type is very beneficial for bats and the whole ecosystem.
Thank you for caring.
Mounting Instructions:
Mount the Bat House a minimum of 10 to 15 feet above ground, preferably on the side of a building, although mounting it on a tree is also acceptable if it is not in a shady or breezy spot. It should be in a sunny location and away from prevailing winds and power lines which interfere with flying accessibility. In the northern half of the United States, place the house where it will get about four hours of morning sun; in the southern states, two hours will be sufficient.
Place a nail or screw into tree, pole, or side of building, so that the head of the nail or screw is sticking out 1/4". Hang bat house by placing the metal hanger from the back of the bat house over the nail or screw. After house hangs securely, drive a nail or screw through bottom of the bat house.
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