Bat Exclusion & Removal
The Critter Squad Inc. provides humane bat exclusion and removal for homes, cabins and commercial buildings across the Kenai Peninsula. We install one-way devices at the active entrances, seal every secondary gap, and permanently close the last openings only after the structure is empty.
Bat Exclusion & Removal
- Thorough inspection of the roofline, attic and exterior
- One-way exclusion devices at confirmed active entrances
- Secondary gaps sealed before devices are installed
- Devices monitored for a minimum of seven days
- Permanent closure of the final entrances after all bats are out
- Exclusions scheduled outside the maternity period
How the Work Runs
Identify every potential entry point across the roofline, attic and adjacent structure.
Watch the building at dusk to determine which entrances are actually in use.
Install one-way devices at active entrances and seal all secondary openings.
After at least seven days, remove devices and permanently seal the final entrances.
More About Bat Exclusion & Removal
Why Exclusion Is the Only Permanent Fix
Alaska Department of Fish and Game is clear on this point: exclusion is the only effective permanent solution for bats in buildings. Nothing sprayed, plugged in or hung in an attic changes the fact that the building has an opening leading to a warm, protected void.
Exclusion works by letting bats leave on their own and making it impossible to get back in. One-way devices are installed at the confirmed active entrances, every secondary gap is sealed first, and the final openings are permanently closed only after the structure is empty.
Timing Comes Before Technique
A one-way device installed in July on a maternity roost is not humane bat removal. Pups that cannot yet fly are left inside while the adults are locked out, which ends with dead animals in your insulation and adults trying to get back in at the roofline.
We do not run full exclusions from late May through late August. For maternity roosts, we schedule exclusions for late September or early October, which is the window Alaska Fish and Game recommends once young bats can leave the roost and forage with adult females.
The Seven-Day Minimum
Devices stay on the building for at least seven days and are monitored, because bats do not all leave on the first night and weather changes emergence behavior. Only after that period do we pull the devices and close the last entrances permanently.
Bat Exclusion & Removal FAQ
How long does the whole exclusion take?+
The device period alone is a minimum of seven days, plus the inspection visit before it and the sealing visit after it. Most jobs run two to three weeks from first device to final closure.
Will the bats find another way in?+
That is what the secondary sealing is for. Every gap that is not being used as the active exit is closed before the devices go on, so the bats have one way out and nothing to come back to.
Do you relocate the bats?+
No. Bats leave on their own through the one-way devices and go to natural roosts. Trapping and relocation are not part of a proper bat exclusion.
Is exclusion safe for the bats?+
Yes, when it is timed correctly. That timing requirement is exactly why we do not run full exclusions during the maternity period.
Get the Colony Out and Keep It Out
We inspect, seal, exclude, remove and clean up. Call and we will walk you through what the job looks like on your building.
(907) 299-9790Request a Bat Inspection
Tell us what you are seeing or hearing: scratching in a ceiling, bats leaving the roofline at dusk, droppings on the siding, or an odor in the attic.
Serving Anchor Point, Kenai, Soldotna, Homer and the surrounding Peninsula.