Instructions for bat house

Welcome to your new bat house! This guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to properly set up and maintain your new garden addition, ensuring it becomes a safe and inviting home for your nocturnal friends. Follow these simple steps to create an ideal environment for bats to roost and thrive.

Choose a sunny location on the East or South facing side of your house; Morning sun is preferable.
To be mounted on the side of a building, barn, shed, or house, and ideally in early spring.
It could take some time for bats to begin using the house.
When inspecting the house for bats, do not shine lights inside the house for longer than a few seconds or, wait until sunset and see if bats exit the house. Bat guano beneath the house is also an indicator of use.
If after a year you still do not see any bats, you should try relocating the bat house to a place with more or less direct sunlight, as temperature regulation is the biggest cause of failure.
The bat house weighs 11 lbs. Secure accordingly.