I had a couple of BAT'S fly into my apartment last night.?

Question

i don't know how they got in, all of windows were closed. my back door was opened but the screen door was close. i was laying on the floor with my daughter and they flew in. CAN BATS FIT THROUGH SMALL PLACES LIKE MICE? AND HOW CAN I GET THEM OUT OF MY HOUSE(locked them in a bedroom and am scarred to go back in)

Answer 1

Dont wory these steps should help

1. Stay calm. Don't panic.

2. Close all doors to corral the bat in one room and keep him from flying around the house.

3. Put your pets in a different room and close the door.

4.Turn on an overhead light. This will disorient the bat for a few moments because he will think it is daytime.

5. Wait for the bat to roost. Bats roost in the daytime. He will fly to the nearest object, often a curtain. He will cling on and hang upside down quietly.

6. Get a hand or dish towel and rubber gloves (optional).

7. Enter the room quietly and close the door behind you.

8. Carefully place the towel over the bat. Wrap it around his body and pull him gently off from your curtain.

9. Talk softly to him. He is frightened and will make buzzing noises. This is his echolocation.

10. Take him outdoors.

11. Open the towel and wait for him to fly off. You can just open the towel and put it on the ground, also.

12. The bat will not 'turn on you' or attack in any way. He is just glad to be free.

13. Lastly, don't worry. Bats do not indicate that you are not clean. They are just looking for a safe, warm place to raise their pups. And with bats nearby, you'll have a lot fewer insects in the yard. We live in an old home that has some resident bats; we live on the Grand River. But we have caulked off all their entrances into the house and now we can enjoy the bats' services and have almost bug-free evenings all summer long.

Hope this helps

be careful Its possible the bats might have rabies if you have pets dont let them go into the room just incase they went to the bathroom somewhere

Answer 2

They're even more scared than you are right now.They got lost.  If you don't want to open the door even, call Animal Control NOW. Even if it's late. They should take them out for you, but it was probably a fluke. I wouldn't call it a problem unless it happens again.

Indigenous rabid bats have been reported from

every state except Hawaii and have caused rabies in at

least 40 humans in the United States

Nineteen of the twenty-two human rabies cases documented in the United States between 1980 and 1997 have been identified genetically as bat rabies.

Rabies spread by bats is on the upswing, if were you were bitten would  need treatment, I wouldn't handle a bat or any other wild mammal myself.