In people's impressions, bats usually live in a dark and humid environment, which is not common in life, and it is basically invisible in people's houses.
But recently, a bat flew in the home of a resident in our city, and he also became a "friend" with a pet turtle. Citizens can't help but wonder, how did bats break through the barrier of screen windows and break into residents' homes? In this regard, the reporter conducted an interview.
Bats enter citizens' homes
Recently, Ms. Dai, who lives in the Happy House Community of Dongfeng New Village, came to her home with an "uninvited guest".
Ms. Dai told reporters that over the years, there have been crickets and other "foreign guests" invading the home, which has been somewhat strange, but it feels strange to find bats.
Ms. Dai told reporters about her discovery of bats. While cleaning at home, she caught a small cricket and wanted to take it to her family's pet turtle to eat, but when she came to the water tank where the turtle was kept, she always felt that something was wrong. The little turtle was not as happy as usual when he saw the food, but lay on his stomach and did not move. Moreover, Ms. Dai felt that the back of the little turtle seemed to be covered with a layer of "black cloth".
Ms. Dai went close to take a closer look, but it startled her a lot. Because, she saw a black thing on the back of the little turtle, a small head, and two furry triangular ears, and a pair of bean-sized eyes staring at her. Ms. Dai looked carefully at the small animal lying on the back of the pet turtle and guessed that it should be a bat. Thinking of this, she immediately found a lid to put on the water tank to prevent bats from being frightened and flying all over the house.
It is understood that Ms. Dai's family lives on 36 floors, which is the highest floor of residential buildings in our city. Screens were installed in all the windows of the house, and she didn't know how bats flew in.
The neighbor laughed and said good omen
Busy with what she was doing, Ms. Dai was troubled by how to deal with bats. Timid, she enlisted a few neighbors to help.
When the neighbors arrived, they confirmed that it was indeed a bat lying on the back of the pet turtle.
Everyone observed around the water tank and found that the little turtle had gradually adapted to the bats on its body, and began to crawl around slowly in the tank, the matter was quite "harmonious", the neighbor said that the two seemed to be "friends".
In order to ease Ms. Dai's nervousness, neighbors have said that the bat falling on the back of the turtle has the meaning of "blessing" and "wealth", which is a good sign. A neighbor also advised Ms. Dai to raise the bat. Ms. Dai was worried that bats would fly around the house, and if it flew out at night, it would be really scary, and she just wanted to "invite this uninvited guest away" quickly.
The neighbor found the clip, clipped the bat on the back of the turtle, opened the screen window, and placed it on the outdoor window sill. The bat flew away.
Urban settlements are common
People feel that bats are not common, which has a lot to do with its diurnal and nocturnal life habits. In fact, bats making their home in the city is no longer a rare thing.
It is understood that bats will choose to nest in some of the darker and damper parts of the city. For example, in the gaps in the walls of some buildings, under the eaves at the top of the building, there are places where bats make their homes. This is followed by old buildings, culverts, air raid shelters, etc. Their requirements for the environment are low light and a certain humidity during the day.
Why are the doors and windows so tightly closed that bats can fly into the house?
It is understood that some bats are small and can enter residents' homes from very small slits. If you find a bat in your home, be sure to carefully check the doors and windows to see if there is a gap between the doors and windows or if the doors and windows are not closed.
Bats can drill in as long as there are small gaps, and the drains on the balcony, air conditioning pipes, smoke exhaust pipes, exhaust fan gaps, etc., may make it "take advantage of the void".
There is a great way to drive away bats
It is understood that bats can infect rabies, and the public should guard against being bitten by it. Once a bat is spotted flying in, it can be driven away in the following ways.
Keep the interior bright
Bats are most afraid of light and open fire, if the home flies into the bat, the simplest way is to open the doors and windows at night, and turn on the lights at home, the bat will fly out of the window stimulated by the light. If the light in the home is not bright enough or the stimulation of bats is not enough, you can also use a flashlight to illuminate it, so that the bat will fly away.
Open the window to drive away
You can open all the windows in your home and use hard tools to beat rhythmically in the room, and bats will feel frightened when they hear the sound and will fly out of the window.
Use insect repellents
Bats are afraid of sound waves, so using electronic acoustic wavers such as radar can prevent bats from flying into the house, and also have the effect of driving it away.
Clean the room
Sometimes bats fly into the house, perhaps because something in the home attracts them, or because there are mosquitoes in the house. A sweep of the home can be done to eliminate the factors that attract bats.