Wildlife Gardening: Bats, 1 by Equilibrium

Equilibrium wrote:
No, west is not ideal but try it out anyway if you can hang it on your home at a height that is not going to be shielded by the roof. It can't hurt and remember, bats do really get into inadequately sealed attics so what the heck. If all the other requirements are met, you might just get a few happy visitors. Please know that this is fact, "The primary function of a bat house is as a nursery/incubator. This is why they need to be exposed to sunlight in order to create the internal temperatures needed for the young to survive (over 100 degrees for many species)."

Here is a photo of bathouses before they were painted. These are much bigger than what you might imagine. They are every bit the dimensions I mentioned above. The photo is not showing their true size.