Orlando's Best Bat Removal

Do bats chew on wires?

A big concern for homeowners is discovering that some uninvited wildlife has crawled into their home and is now dwelling permanently in their attic or some other part of their home. However, with more and more wild animals flocking to cities and urban areas, it's becoming an increasingly common occurrence to discover one living inside your home. Bats are a common house-dweller for a few simple reasons.

Like most wild animals out there, bats are just looking for a good home that will offer them the food and shelter they require to thrive. For this purpose, rooms like the attic are ideal since they're fairly difficult to get to, which means the bat is fairly safe from other predators. They're also pretty good places to get food since the large majority of a bat's diet lies in spiders, ants, mosquitoes, flies, and other such insects. And there's never a shortage of such creatures in the less-populated rooms inside your house, is there?

And while for that reason, bats may actually be beneficial, they can also cause quite a bit of damage to your property, which is something a lot of homeowners worry about. So let's see what types of damage a bat can cause to your attic.

One of the biggest concerns for homeowners is damage to their electric wires and with good reason. Exposed wires can pose a serious safety concern, and lead to fires and explosions, thus endangering your entire family. Luckily for you, though, bats cannot chew through wires, so you have nothing to worry about, at least on that count.

In spite of popular opinion, bats lack the ability to chew through anything. They can't cause damage that way to wires, walls, pillars, or furniture, nor do they have such tendencies. So the danger of a bat chewing through wires is small to non-existent.

However, that doesn't mean that your wires are safe from bat damage. Easily the biggest threat that bats pose to your property is through their urine and feces (also known as guano). Riddled with disease, bat waste also has a corrosive nature, meaning that it can burn through furniture, carpets, floors, and yes, even wires. If exposed to enough urine and guano, the electric wires in your attic can become seriously damaged, and then again, the risk of explosion or fire increases dramatically.

Guano is also a threat to you and your family in other ways. It is a source of disease that can endanger you and your loved ones. It's not uncommon for pets to accidentally ingest bat waste, thus exposing themselves to life-threatening illnesses. As for you and your family, you risk breathing in the micro-particles of the bat waste, which can also make you ill.

So while chewing shouldn't worry you, the presence of bat waste most definitely should. If you are struggling with a bat invasion, you need to act swiftly and effectively, because the more time they spend inside your home, the bigger the risk gets.

If the bat is still living, you will want to capture and remove it promptly. You can do this yourself, by using DIY traps or poisons, if you prefer. Alternatively, you can call in a wildlife removal professional. Not only will they dispose of the bat swiftly and securely, but they may also advise you on how to best bat-proof your home, to ensure against future bat visits. After the bat (or colony of bats) has been removed, you will want to run a thorough check of your property, including your wires, to make sure there is no resident damage.