How to move bats out of the loft?

How to move bats out of the loft?

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_Rich_

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966 posts

173 months

Saturday 3rd December 2016
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Had the rat catcher in the other day thinking rats in the loft but he see's evidence of bat poo, so we think we have bats in the loft (old house hard to see beyond chimneys etc). Now the little buggers are noisy during the night and waking me up from ones beauty sleep.

I believe they're a protected species but is there a friendly way to move them on, the way they scratch around up there i swear they'll come through the ceiling (i have garlic and a cross on the bedside table in anticipation for this)

Genuinely though is there a way to move bats on without causing harm?

_Rich_

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966 posts

173 months

Sunday 4th December 2016
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Right so leave them be, Just as i thought to be honest.

The rat catcher has set up traps for rats incase it was that and i believe he's coming during the week to check them.

Regarding the scratching, its only a few minutes every other night. It'll be one part of the ceiling and they'll fly to another part and do the same, i thought it was a pigeon at first.