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Plans for Bat houses! Want to help out our flying little friends by building them a home. Here are some wildlife approved plans that are suitable to hosting roosting bats.

Four Chambered Nursery Bat House

Rocket Box Bat House

Looking to really dig into bat house then these are two great resources on bats houses in Canada and the US.

Bat House Builders Handybook

Best Management Practices for the Use of Bat Houses in the US and Canada

Quick tips on choosing a ready made bat house

First off it needs to be the right size. The minimum size a bat house needs to be to keep the temperatures inside stable enough for bats to live in it is 24" x 16" (60cm x 40cm). Smaller than that and it won't retain enough thermal mass to stay stable. Leading to bats getting too cold or too hot to use it long term. This is especially important if you live in a hot climate as bat houses that get too hot in summer can seriously harm baby bats!

Next is avoid any house that has mesh of any kind inside the bat house to provide grip or a rough surface for bats to cling too. The mess is an entanglement risk and as it degrades it becomes more dangerous over time. If you have a house with mesh or that is all that is available to you remove the mesh from the house.

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