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Will it have just slipped down the stainless chimney or do I need to check there's not a nest in there?
Nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nice one.
do I need to check there’s not a nest in there?
I think bats fall into the if you have to ask you can't afford it...
How long is it since you last lit the fire?
Shine a high powered torch up the flue - if a caped crusader arrives on your roof, you’ve got a problem.
First rule of having bats in your house is to never tell anyone that you have bats in your house.
Bats are protected - be very careful what you do with them - they can also carry rabies. there will be a local bat protection person who can advise. Is your flue fully lined?
An Indonesian friend of mine considers bat wings a delicacy.
It was crawling around behind the glass screen. Couldn't wait for one of the detectorists to turn up so just put on some leather gloves and lifted it out as gently as I could. Once in the garden, it was happy to fly off.
Not had the burner going for a good few months now. It's a modern house with central heating. It's just a lifestyle accessory fitted by the previous owners. No idea if it's fully lined or not. Would that make a difference to the bats?
Any hetas certified bat would be appalled if it wasn't
If only there were a song to commemorate a bat managing to get out of some sort of firey place, then gone, perhaps until the morning comes.
Ah well, eh.
Bats don't really make nests as such, they just hang out wherever they fancy (literally). We used to get them seasonally in our old house, they fell down the chimney there quite often. They'd show up spring/summer then vanish in autumn, no idea where they went. They do roost and breed in roof spaces but I don't think a chimney vent with a flue liner is likely to be adopted as a comfy spot, so it probably just got confused and fell in there chasing a moth or something.
Our cats thought that flying mice were the best thing ever, very entertaining trying to get the little sods out without their being horribly maimed. Just take it outside once you've caught it, and it'll bugger off, as you discovered...
if its fully lined the bat must have got in at the top, if its just a flue into a chimney with a register plate the bat could have got in anywhere. I suppose the point is is that there must be a hole for the bat to get into - I'd want to investigate the flue because that hole could lead to fumes into the house
Yeah, that's probably a good idea if you're not certain, maybe get it checked before you light the stove and gas the family.
In my experience bats aren't bad neighbours in and of themselves, so don't worry about having them about the place. I used to like watching them whizz around the garden at dusk, amazing little things.
It was crawling around behind the glass screen. Couldn’t wait for one of the detectorists to turn up so just put on some leather gloves and lifted it out as gently as I could. Once in the garden, it was happy to fly off.
[pragmatic] If you light it you have no problem [/pragmatic]
Quite like the idea of having bats around. The questions were more about not having his mates trapped in there and slowly starving.
Chimney goes through the exterior wall and is bolted to the side of the house so I don't think it's a major concern. We've got a gas monitor at the side of the thing anyway.
Either his mates have found the same spot or the last one didn't learn from his mistakes as I've had to rescue another one.