Tennessee regulates bat removal. From May 1st to August 1st you cannot remove a colony with flightless pups. However, the bat removal process can start at any time.
There are sixteen species of bats in Tennessee, the Little Brown Bat is the most common, including the common Southeastern bat and the uncommon Rafinesque’s big-eared bat, which the state has deemed in need of management. Only a handful of bat species are likely to enter your attic to roost, but they could form large maternity colonies during the summer.
Bats in Attic in Belle Meade, TN
Homeowners in Belle Meade started noticing bats flying around their property consistenly. Every day at dusk, bats would fly around their driveway. They begin to see bats flying out of their gable vents, one of the most common ways bats get into a home's attic.
Free Bat Inspection
Bats in Tennesse cannot create an entry point, but some species of bats can squeeze through holes no bigger than 3/8 of an inch. It can be easy to miss bat entry points on the roof.
During the bat inspection, we start where you noticed a problem. Our technicain climbed up to the gable vent to find rub or smudge marks around the openings. After moving inside, we found roosting bats right inside the vent.
Bats in Attic Removal
These bats are a roosting maternity colony. It is illegal to get rid of bats if flightless pups are present. The females leave every night to feed and return to care for the pups. If you evict the females, the pups will slowly starve.
But we still can get to work. At Critter Control, we identified any and all potential bat entry points. We sealed up all of them but one. In some cases, we can install bird netting in the attic to prevent the bats from accessing other parts of the attic.
Once the pups can fly, we can install the bat valve. The one way bat valve allow the bats to leave but prevents their reentry. We usually leave the bat valve between three to seven days to ensure all bats have left. Once we are sure all bats are gone, we remove the bat valve and seal the final bat entry point.
Attic Restoration after Bats
One of the biggest health concerns of bats in the attic is the accumuluation of bat guano. Bat guano can harbor the fungus that causes histoplasmosis. Large quantities can degrade your attic and contaminate the insulation.
We cleaned up the bat guano and removed it. Then we apply santization agents and ectoparasite agents to decontimate the area.
If you believe you have bats in your attic in the Nashville area, call Critter Control.
Testimonials
This company has been great. The technician Kensi was very through and checked everywhere to make sure all access points were found. After a skunk was found in the trap on a Saturday morning they came to pick it up very quickly.
Michael was super friendly and knowledgeable. He checked my entire house and recommended and installed the solution within an hour.
We are under contract with your company and so far they are doing a fine job. Many thanks.
Excellent work environment full of presence of God. Professional and dedicated staff. A good place if you want to have your children in a place where Christian values are protected and encouraged.
Great company and amazing service, the staff is extremely knowledgeable and friendly! Thank you to the staff and especially to Bubba for taking care of my property and giving it that "personal touch" to rid and maintain it from pests and bugs! Appreciate you guys and look forward to continuing business together!
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So when I went to have my insulation replaced I figured out that I had a critter problem that was beyond anything I was aware of. Not wanting to waste time I decided to call a professional and these guys were really good from day one. From the gentleman who gave the estimate to both of the guys that came out and did the work there was great communication and they were very effective at what they did. One little thing got missed and all it took was one text message and somebody was out the next day to take care of it. They always text me when they're on their way or going to be at the house and they let me know what they found along with photographs. My first thought when they gave me the quote was wow that was a lot of money and I didn't want to spend that much and now that I've had them do the service I feel like it's worth every penny and it's actually pretty damn reasonable considering the number of times that they come out and all the things that they do take care of.
I had an issue with squirrels getting into a small section of roofing without access from the attic or inside of the home. Critter control was a huge help in solving the issue, especially thanks to Brandon and Nate. Ended up catching 3 squirrels living in the roof plus they seal the entrance point after all is said and done. I would absolutely recommend critter control, Brandon and Nate did a stellar job.
Dominick was very friendly and he consistently put on his shoe covers each time he entered the house. He looked over every inch of the storage room where we thought the animal was and did a walk around the yard to see if there was evidence of entry. He was very thorough. He did not find any animal at that time. He said he would leave a trap and review the outside area of the house over the next week. It was the next day that the smell in our storage room indicated that the animal had died. We followed the small and discovered a dead bird in an open storage bin. I would highly recommend Dominick for 'Critter Control'.
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Valerie
Great explanations regarding findings, friendly, quality work! Each encounter with their tech has been professional and educational.
your representative (Dominic) was very friendly and quickly removed the dying raccoon from our outdoor window-well. He also shared information with us regarding raccoons on their behavior, what they liked/disliked, and provided information on how to disinfect the area the raccoon had been trapped in for a couple of days. I'd rate him 9 stars if I could. -pja