# A bat in the bedroom **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 13, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bat-in-the-bedroom/985454 "2023-06-13T22:02:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bat-in-the-bedroom/985454/3 "2023-06-13T22:33:42Z")
This happened to an old girlfriend and me many years ago when I was staying the night at her place. I woke up around 1am and thought I heard a flapping sound in the bedroom. I told girlfriend, who sleepily said “it’s just something outside the window— go back to sleep”. Which I did, and then woke up again around 3am, this time certain I heard flapping within the bedroom from one side to the next. I turned on the light and, sure enough, a bat is perched on the floor in one corner of the room. I grab a wastebasket and quickly cover it, causing it to freak out, flapping around and squealing loudly. I was pretty freaked out, too! I slide some cardboard under the waste basket and take the bat to the door to a little second floor balcony, happy I was able to contain the situation so quickly. Then…I see another bat perched on the frame above the door! I manage to dislodge the perched one with a small net and a spatula. Don’t think I got back to sleep after that. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bat-in-the-bedroom/985454)._