# How can I tell for sure whether or not I have bats in my belfry (non-metaphorical)?

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**Created:** [November 28, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-tell-for-sure-whether-or-not-i-have-bats-in-my-belfry-non-metaphorical/1025211 "2025-11-28T17:26:48Z")\
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@Qadgop_the_Mercotan , thank you very much for passing along the CDC guidelines, and for your personal bat stories. I’m surprised that treatment for rabies carries more status in your social circles than treatment for Lyme disease 😀

I noticed I [posted a story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bat-in-the-bedroom/985454/3) in one of your bat posts about a time long ago when I did wake up to find a bat in our bedroom. And then a second bat in the house! Back then I didn’t have a message board like the SDMB to advise me. Fortunately we were fine.

@needscoffee , I truly appreciate your concern, but I was awake and sober when the bat appeared, and I’m confident I had no direct contact with it. I don’t think I will get rabies shots, and my decision is based on my personal judgement of my risk based on the CDC guidelines, not directly from any advice I’ve been given here.

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