Bats Taking Up Residences in Fort Collins Homes—Including Mine [VIDEO]

It is the bat's breeding season.

From Batman to Dracula to Edward Cullen, these beautiful, nocturnal mammals have captured our imaginations forever, and have inspired some of our favorite works of imagination. Recently, they evoked another emotion in me--concern.

I noticed that they were moving in to a spot in the overhang of my roof, and immediately knew their choice of home wasn't going to work. The danger of contact with bats is rabies or histoplasmosis. The risks for the latter are especially higher in the elderly and very young...like my son. at 9 weeks old, he is the definition of very young.

Like any good, modern father, at the first sign of trouble, I looked at the internet, and saw very little DIY info on how I could get rid of them myself. Of course, I considered the possibilities for a few minutes, but then envisioned a bat flying into my face while 15 feet up on the ladder because they are trying to protect their young, or are fleeing for their life right through the hole I am patching. "Aaahhhh!" Thud.

Plus, I wasn't sure if they could be removed and released, which I preferred to just bombing them out of there with some kind of stinky pesticide, which was my first idea.

So, I did what anyone who is facing a dangerous home project should do. I called a professional. A few professionals, in fact.

There are just a few home improvement jobs we weren't meant to do ourselves. Bat removal is one of them.

"Honey, I need one tool to complete this job," the confident husband declared.

"What's that, dear?"

"Our checkbook."

Yeah, it's one of those. But, it is one of those that there is really no other way out of. So, as I learn from this problem that may be affecting you, because bats love our mosquito filled area, I'll keep you posted on things you may be able to do to avoid have this same kind of trouble like we are having.