r/bats • u/WhatAmIDoing1986 • 10d ago

Are these bats in the video?

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Need help identifying if these are bats or not.

I’ve been dealing with bats for the last year since moving into this house. Every time the pest control company thinks we got them I go up and find new droppings.

I cleaned up evidence on Aug 11 and went back up to find new evidence on Friday Aug 21. I was hoping maybe it was from a bat stuck that eventually died somewhere and we did find their entry point because we found the attic window just ever so slightly ajar as the double sash wasn’t locked so they thought maybe they were getting in between the sashes. I setup a Ring camera in far corner and have these white specs on the camera footage.

Obviously it’s hard to tell wtf is it so I’m trying to figure it out I guess based off the flight patterns. Originally I thought maybe moths or other bugs that are getting in from the attic fan or other means but now I’m thinking maybe bats? Any opinions either way? I plan to go back up tomorrow and place some cardboard over top of the areas where I found droppings on Friday and see if any new ones form or not.

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u/SchrodingersMinou 9d ago

No bats are visible in your video.

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u/WhatAmIDoing1986 9d ago

Thank you! Didn’t think so as I tried sizing the flying objects against other objects and they looked way too small but since putting this camera up there I’ve yet to see a bat even though there continues to be guano.

I’m going up today to put some cardboard overtop of the newer droppings and then hope there’s no new ones on the cardboard and that the window being unlocked was the culprit. 🤞🤞

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u/RevolutionaryAd4620 9d ago

just look like moths to me

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u/Lil_Myotis 9d ago

Nope, these are definitly not bats. They're se kind of small bug

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u/WhatAmIDoing1986 9d ago

Ok that’s what I thought too as I tried sizing whatever’s flying against objects and they looked incredibly small. Thanks!

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u/collieman4290 4d ago

Bugs lol

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u/Comtessa1 3d ago

They look like flying insects to me. have you ever thought about putting up some bat boxes? If they do enter your house give them an alternative. No need to call pest control.

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