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girlborealis is the expert, but I love them because F@$# mosquitoes !!! and they will play ball with you ! I just throw a little dog toy in the air and they seem to enjoy smacking it or catch and release.

Doh... Holy bats balls, never thought about checking the under carriage...

I live in North Dakota, and work at a aviation facility, during the summer we have bats everywhere, I take some home and put them in a southern facing bat box. They do a number on the skeeters in the back yard and are for the most part friendly. Is this bad for the bats? And what happens to them in the cold winter months? i never look inside the bat box.

I'll save your name and send you some this summer !! Also, we have wind turbines just south of the airport, @ 5 mile or so, locals say that since they went up, maybe 5 years ago, the bat population around the airport has gone way down. Not that it matters, but could I be able to tell girl bats from guy bats? don't want a sausage fest in the bat house...

Awesome reply, thanks ! I live maybe 10 minutes from work. Is it normal for them to just land on the empty aircraft ramp? i pick up 3-5 a week and put them out of harms way (I think), the ones that don't want to attack me I take home. waiting for the day when I get pulled over and the officer says, "excuse me, why is a bat on your shoulder?" LoLz. I do check them for obvious critters and over all health before I take them home. any idea what type they are? Very small, @ 4-5 inches american and dark brownish in color