![]() Check around your home for small holes and crevices.It is likely that the animal is more afraid of you than you are of it. Do NOT handle bats with your bare hands! Wash hands with soap and warm water once you are done handling the bat. We encourage anyone that is removing the bat from the house to use thick leather gloves to protect yourself from potential bites. It is best to wait until the bat has landed to capture it. This is very difficult to do especially if the bat is flying around and healthy. Once captured, take it outdoors and release it. Carefully catching the bat with a butterfly net is also an option.Most bats need to drop into flight from an elevated area so it’s best to place the container on its side on a tree branch or a second story deck. Slowly turn the box over, containing the bat inside. Carefully slip a piece of cardboard or large envelope between the wall and the container. While wearing thick leather gloves, cover the bat with a small box or another container. Bats can use their vision as well as echolocation (like a sonar system) to find their way to an open door or window. If the bat is limited to one room, close doors to other parts of the house to keep the bat from flying into another room. If a bat is flying around inside your home, open all the doors and windows that exit to the outdoors and the bat might fly out.If you are certain that there has been no contact between the bat and people or pets, then you can try the following: If you suspect your pet has come into contact with a bat, please contact your local vet** For instructions on how to safely capture a bat, please watch a video provided by the Minnesota Department of Health at. This would include persons who wake up to find a bat in the room or children alone with a bat in a room. People found in rooms with bats that are unable to state “I know I was not bitten,” may have been exposed to rabies. Call the KDHE Epidemiology Hotline at 87 to help determine if the bat needs to be tested for rabies. If you find a bat in your living space, never handle a bat with bare hands. ![]() Often times, these end up with fatal results for the bat. Depending on the time of year, the bat could be migrating or if it is very young, learning to fly. If this has happened to you, you will want to keep reading to find out what you should do and what it means for you.Ī lone bat can get lost and end up in your home by mistake. You are most likely to find a bat in your home in the early Spring when they have left their winter roost, mid-July to late-August when young bats are learning to fly, or late September to early-November when bats are migrating to their winter roost to hibernate. Bats squeeze into small, tight places to seek refuge for a few nights up to several months. It’s not uncommon for a bat to get into your home whether that is in the attic, chimney, crevice, etc.
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