Cedar Double Chamber Bat Box
What’s a bat box?
Bat boxes, or bat houses, provide a safe place for these furry little critters to live and raise their young. By installing bat boxes, we are helping bats re-establish their dwindling populations while also enjoying the protection they offer from mosquitoes and other annoying bugs.
Why a bat house?
Bats offer a natural solution to so many problems we have as humans and at the same time they are under unprecedented threat from widespread habitat destruction, invasive species, hunting, accelerated climate change and other stresses. As such an integral part of the ecosystem, any efforts we can do, plays a huge role in the revitalization of these special animals.
Benefits of having a bat box:
- Insect and mosquito control - each bat can eat up to 1,200 insects per hour!
- Pollinate plants - bats feed at night and carry pollen to other plants as they snack
- Distribute seeds - after eating fruits and nectars bats distribute seeds to other areas
- Fertilizer - guano (bat poop) acts as a super rich nutrient deposit for garden spaces and the environment
- Helps increase endangered bat populations and provides more balance in the ecosystem
- A double cedar bat box can comfortable house up to 120 bats!
Boxes include:
- A 2-chamber bat box made with western red cedar (Cedar is an ideal wood for outside, and is naturally insect and rot resistant)
- Over 120 total feet in surface area of individually cut wooden grooves for roosting space (durable and long lasting compared to mesh or fabric used with other boxes)
- Hardware and screws for hanging
- Directions for optimal placement of bat box
*All bat boxes receive multiple coats of natural amber shellac to darken the box for solar absorption - and all gaps and cracks are sealed with exterior caulk sealant to provide a dry and protected home that will last for years.
Dimensions:
- Main roosting space is 25.5 inches tall, 16.5 inches wide, 3.5 inches deep (This is the minimum size recommended by bat conservation organizations to provide an ideal roosting location for bats)
Where do I place a bat box?
- On the sides of buildings or a pole - trees can also work, but pose a higher risk of predators and may take longer for colonies to occupy
- 10-15 feet high
- 6+ hours of sunlight daily
- Close to a water source (ideally less than ¼ mile away)
* Higher success for colonies to roost the more bat boxes you have (ideally up to 3 or 4 boxes next to each other, according to Bat Conservation International - a globally recognized conservation organization devoted to ending bat extinctions) Boxes can be mounted back to back on a pole or next to each other on buildings.
Bat boxes designed and built with love by Matthew - a stay-at-home Dad, nature enthusiast and bat lover with the help and company of his two children, Tigerlily (5) and Rowen (3)
What’s a bat box?
Bat boxes, or bat houses, provide a safe place for these furry little critters to live and raise their young. By installing bat boxes, we are helping bats re-establish their dwindling populations while also enjoying the protection they offer from mosquitoes and other annoying bugs.
Why a bat house?
Bats offer a natural solution to so many problems we have as humans and at the same time they are under unprecedented threat from widespread habitat destruction, invasive species, hunting, accelerated climate change and other stresses. As such an integral part of the ecosystem, any efforts we can do, plays a huge role in the revitalization of these special animals.
Benefits of having a bat box:
- Insect and mosquito control - each bat can eat up to 1,200 insects per hour!
- Pollinate plants - bats feed at night and carry pollen to other plants as they snack
- Distribute seeds - after eating fruits and nectars bats distribute seeds to other areas
- Fertilizer - guano (bat poop) acts as a super rich nutrient deposit for garden spaces and the environment
- Helps increase endangered bat populations and provides more balance in the ecosystem
- A double cedar bat box can comfortable house up to 120 bats!
Boxes include:
- A 2-chamber bat box made with western red cedar (Cedar is an ideal wood for outside, and is naturally insect and rot resistant)
- Over 120 total feet in surface area of individually cut wooden grooves for roosting space (durable and long lasting compared to mesh or fabric used with other boxes)
- Hardware and screws for hanging
- Directions for optimal placement of bat box
*All bat boxes receive multiple coats of natural amber shellac to darken the box for solar absorption - and all gaps and cracks are sealed with exterior caulk sealant to provide a dry and protected home that will last for years.
Dimensions:
- Main roosting space is 25.5 inches tall, 16.5 inches wide, 3.5 inches deep (This is the minimum size recommended by bat conservation organizations to provide an ideal roosting location for bats)
Where do I place a bat box?
- On the sides of buildings or a pole - trees can also work, but pose a higher risk of predators and may take longer for colonies to occupy
- 10-15 feet high
- 6+ hours of sunlight daily
- Close to a water source (ideally less than ¼ mile away)
* Higher success for colonies to roost the more bat boxes you have (ideally up to 3 or 4 boxes next to each other, according to Bat Conservation International - a globally recognized conservation organization devoted to ending bat extinctions) Boxes can be mounted back to back on a pole or next to each other on buildings.
Bat boxes designed and built with love by Matthew - a stay-at-home Dad, nature enthusiast and bat lover with the help and company of his two children, Tigerlily (5) and Rowen (3)
What’s a bat box?
Bat boxes, or bat houses, provide a safe place for these furry little critters to live and raise their young. By installing bat boxes, we are helping bats re-establish their dwindling populations while also enjoying the protection they offer from mosquitoes and other annoying bugs.
Why a bat house?
Bats offer a natural solution to so many problems we have as humans and at the same time they are under unprecedented threat from widespread habitat destruction, invasive species, hunting, accelerated climate change and other stresses. As such an integral part of the ecosystem, any efforts we can do, plays a huge role in the revitalization of these special animals.
Benefits of having a bat box:
- Insect and mosquito control - each bat can eat up to 1,200 insects per hour!
- Pollinate plants - bats feed at night and carry pollen to other plants as they snack
- Distribute seeds - after eating fruits and nectars bats distribute seeds to other areas
- Fertilizer - guano (bat poop) acts as a super rich nutrient deposit for garden spaces and the environment
- Helps increase endangered bat populations and provides more balance in the ecosystem
- A double cedar bat box can comfortable house up to 120 bats!
Boxes include:
- A 2-chamber bat box made with western red cedar (Cedar is an ideal wood for outside, and is naturally insect and rot resistant)
- Over 120 total feet in surface area of individually cut wooden grooves for roosting space (durable and long lasting compared to mesh or fabric used with other boxes)
- Hardware and screws for hanging
- Directions for optimal placement of bat box
*All bat boxes receive multiple coats of natural amber shellac to darken the box for solar absorption - and all gaps and cracks are sealed with exterior caulk sealant to provide a dry and protected home that will last for years.
Dimensions:
- Main roosting space is 25.5 inches tall, 16.5 inches wide, 3.5 inches deep (This is the minimum size recommended by bat conservation organizations to provide an ideal roosting location for bats)
Where do I place a bat box?
- On the sides of buildings or a pole - trees can also work, but pose a higher risk of predators and may take longer for colonies to occupy
- 10-15 feet high
- 6+ hours of sunlight daily
- Close to a water source (ideally less than ¼ mile away)
* Higher success for colonies to roost the more bat boxes you have (ideally up to 3 or 4 boxes next to each other, according to Bat Conservation International - a globally recognized conservation organization devoted to ending bat extinctions) Boxes can be mounted back to back on a pole or next to each other on buildings.
Bat boxes designed and built with love by Matthew - a stay-at-home Dad, nature enthusiast and bat lover with the help and company of his two children, Tigerlily (5) and Rowen (3)