How can I scare away a bat?

[ul][li]Paste cut-out image of bat on flashlight.[/li][li]Shine flashlight at low clouds.[/li]When bat heads for red phone to call Commissioner Gordon, bash his skull in with golf club.[/ul]

Ha-ha! very funny! :eek:

But my son will never forgive me if I kill Bruce Wayne.

Those things are annoying as hell. A while back, I delivered a pizza to a house that had one of thouse near the front door. It would constantly emit this really high pitched, barely audible (though still extremely annoying), whistle-type noise and whenever it would detect motion, it would make this sound like it was charging up and then flash an extremely bright light, and make yet another loud, weird noise. I’m sure it’s great for getting rid of bats. I wanted to get the hell out of there myself waiting at the door a few minutes. If you never hang out anywhere near where you’re going to place the device, I say go for it. But if you’re going to put it anywhere it’ll pick up you and your family’s movement, or anywhere within earshot of it, I think it just might make you insane.

:smack:

Oops. I meant to quote t-keela.

No Disguise that is not an ultrasonic device, they do make one’s like you describe and I agree with you. They are annoying as hell. But they also make some that have no lights and cannot be heard.

The one you described is for outside use. It is supposed to be annoying to drive away pests. The one I am talking about is for indoor use and works by confusing the bat’s sense of echolocation. IIRC this type has to be used indoors so that the ultrasonic waves will reflect back and forth.

It’s just a small box, looks kinda like a plug in air freshener. Of course there are others…still better than shooting up the house. :wink:

Well, hell Grousser you’ve named it, now I’m afraid he’s yours…

I’d second the plugging the openings somehow making certain Bruce is not currently inside the house. And maybe if you put the bat box far enough away from your house, Bruce and his ilk would be happy and so would you.