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Four Chamber Nursery Bat House - Finished - BCI Certified
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Four Chamber Nursery Bat House - BCI Certified
This four chamber bat house is built to meet and exceed all 10 of Bat Conservation International (BCI) certification requirements. We've taken great effort to create a completely finished, durable, practical and easy to install bat house. Has a small chamber at the top for birthing bats.
Now approved by Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation (MTBC).
Featuring an Integrated Mounting Cleat for easy hanging!
Watch as we build a four chamber bat house:
We use high quality building materials: exterior grade ACX plywood, weatherproof fasteners, a 50 year polyurethane adhesive caulk, and two coats of premium, self priming exterior water-based paint. All interior surfaces have cut grooves giving bats a permanent gripping texture that will never come loose and entangle or injure the bats. Internal baffles are spaced 3/4" apart; the research based, bat preferred spacing. The roof is painted with a complimentary 10X deck paint to improve appearance, durability and solar heating.
Includes a complete manual that covers where and how to install your bat house for the best chance of success. Select from 3 different colors, based upon the average (July) high temperatures for your area. If your average July temperature is 84 degrees or less, please go back to "Finished Bat Houses" and select a cold weather bat house.
Made in the USA
Specifications:
Dimension: H 31" x W 20" x D 6.25"
Weight: 28 lbs.
Bat Capacity*: about 350 to 400
Cubic Inches of Roosting Space: 1000
*We attempt to be honest with our estimates allowing approx 3 cubic inches for each bat. This includes an allowance for unused space since the bats will not pack the house top to bottom. Some species will crowd in very tightly, others will not. Here's the math: "Cubic Inches of Roosting space / 3 Cubic Inches = estimate of capacity".
Videos from the Bat Cave
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FAQ - Explaini...We have new bat house colors for 2013. After research and mea... -
FAQ - What is ...I briefly explain what a nursery bat house is. Visit us at ht... -
FAQ - Bat Hous...I answer questions about our Integrated Bat House Mounting Cle... -
H4Bats - Bats ...Habitat For Bats - Video of bats in flight. This video is prim... -
FAQ - Any idea...I share a few ideas on how to mount bat houses on metal poles.... -
FAQ- How do ba...How do the bats get inside the bat house you may wonder. Well.... -
FAQ - Roosting...I explain what roosting grooves are and our decision to use on... -
FAQ - Bat Hous...I answer a question about the paint we use on our bat houses a... -
FAQ - Where do...I talk about where bats go in the winter. Some hibernate, some... -
Four Chamber B...I build our BCI Certified 4 chamber nursery bat house suitable...
Videos from the Bat Cave
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FAQ - Explaining the Bat House Colors(06:54) -
FAQ - What is a nursery bat house?(01:17)
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FAQ - Bat House Mounting Cleat(03:38)
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H4Bats - Bats Echo Locating Sounds(06:05)
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FAQ - Any ideas about mounting a bat house on a metal pole?(08:15)
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FAQ- How do bats get in the bat house(01:46)
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FAQ - Roosting Grooves(02:15)
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FAQ - Bat House Paint(05:00)
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FAQ - Where do Bats Go in the Winter(04:24)
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Four Chamber Bat House Build(19:35)
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Great bat house
Posted by GaryG@me.com on 7th Jan 2021
Product came well wrapped and in about ten days. Product was very well constructed, and accompanied by complete installation instructions. I mounted it way up high, on the side of my house. I painted it to match the color of my house. After a couple of weeks, still have not seen any bats, but it is winter here in Tucson.
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New bat House
Posted by Jake on 2nd May 2019
We just got this bat house and mounted it in an area as stated. I mounted it to a 4x4x20' post prior to putting it up. Mounting went smooth and setting the post equally as smooth. The house looks great and blends in even though its in a clearing in our back yard. We just put it up in December so we're still waiting for some inhabitants, but we've just started seeing them around the house and seeing as spring is coming it's only a matter of time.
I sent an email to ask some additional questions and called and both times I received prompt and courteous information. Would recommend the seller for this point alone. I have no complaints except that I put it up in the winter.
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Our bats LOVE this house
Posted by Bob Chapin. Southeastern CT on 12th Sep 2017
We have a barn which has three bat boxes on the west side. This past Spring I removed the oldest house and replaced it with this new 4-chambered condo. It took the bats a month or so to detect the change, but once they found it, word quickly spread. We do bi-weekly emergence counts for our state Dept. of Environ. Protection, and we often have 50-60 bats coming out of the new house, and 1 or 2, or no, bats coming from the others. An additional time-averaged measure of occupancy if the size of the guano piles beneath each house; the new one has by far the largest pile beneath it.
The previous respondents’ comments about “do all the prep work first and THEN haul this monster up the ladder” are spot on. I hung it from a rope, and it made it MUCH easier to manhandle two stories into the air. The hanging cleat is WONDERful. All in all, I give this 6 stars out of 5.
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Very Nice.
Posted by Roger on 11th Jul 2017
The bat house was very well made and I received it in a very reasonable time. Now I just need them to use their new home.
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Excellent quality bat house
Posted by Don on 20th Mar 2017
I've finally managed to realize my dream of having a place for bats to call home that I've provided.
I'm in a location that meets all of the criteria for being successful in attracting bats so it's with great optimism that I purchased this bat house.
I have to say that the quality exceeds my expectation and no doubt once it's discovered by the local bats it will easily meet their requirements as well.
Now, the wait begins for word of the new home to spread with the breeze, prospective occupants performing inspections and discovering that indeed luxury accommodations have been provided and there are vacancies to fill!
The local mosquitoes will soon find a new sheriff is in town, who takes no prisoners!
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