Sunshine's Bat House - Large

This bat house is large enough to house over 200 bats. Testing of bat houses indicates this style is a favorite of bats.

With two chambers and an open slot at the bottom, this bat box is suitable for all species of small, insectivorous bats. Features include a screened landing platform, roughened interior surface and echolocation slots on the sides to help bats locate the hollow cavity.

A highly valuable but misunderstood flying mammal, bats are essential to maintain a healthy environment. Most North American bats are insectivores and will consume 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.

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.

Measures 17" high by 17" wide by 5-1/2" deep.

Over time the wood will darken and more naturally blend in with the environment.

Shipped from the Coveside Conservation Products workshop in Maine and delivered to you within one to five business days.

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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. 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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