Has a bat ever flown into your apartment at night? How do you deal with it?

A bat has never visited my flat but it did visit my daughter's house last year. It was in the night. It flew from one window to their bath room. It was a big one indeed. Somehow they made it go out by shoeing it away. What I was worried is whether any superstition was attached to it. Once a crow came into my house and everyone scared me that something bad will happen. I immediately went to the temple and offered prayers and oil for the light. People said I should vacate the house for three months. Fortunately anyway I was vacating it. But after a year or so, my husband met with an accident and became partially handicapped. I do not know whether there is connection for the crow coming in and this accident.

Hi william.. I run for my life when I see a flying cockroach. And if I ever see a bat flying straight at me, I don't know whether to faint or run screaming for the nearest exit.Well, I have never really experienced what you did though. But I have seen a bat when I was a kid. There was a particular month when bats were regularly seen at a lamp post in our street. Kids were not afraid of them for they stayed clear away from people.

Hi jisir, I understand that how worried you were when there was an unfamiliar and unwelcome “friend” visiting you in the night. More over, you were afraid that the creature with sharp teeth might attach you at anytime. You were still lucky my friend, for the strange visitor had left your apartment finally. I think to turn off the light off is the best way to cope with the bats. All the windows, doors and ventilation holes of my house are fixed with aluminum gauze to avoid the mosquitoes to come in. This also could prevent other unwelcome visitors like fly,wasp as well as bat to fly in our house. So there hasn’t any bat paid a visit to my house at night yet. Anyway during the rambutan fruit harvested season we could find a couple of bats resting on the ceiling of the car porch at night. We know this by seeing the disgusting dropping they left on top of the car. It’s fortunate that this would happen during the harvested season of fruits only Happy posting and have a wonderful summer holiday!

we've had this happen a few times. both times it was a pippistrelle, which is the most common species of bat in the uk, and is very small. the first time we opened the windows wide and just sat back and enjoyed watching the little bat flying around the room until he found the window and flew away. the more recent time, we found a grounded bat on the kitchen floor. he didn't seem able to fly off, but seemed uninjured crawling in the box we put him in with a towel, a heat bag and some water. we let him warm up and tried to release him in the evening. I had him on my hand and he would climb to the edge, spread his wings, flap, and then just drop. we had a towel held out underneath to catch him. when it was clear he couldn't get the energy to take off, we took him back in overnight to keep him warm and safe, and the following day took him to a lady that said that he's underweight and dehydrated. because we had a bit of good weather early in spring, then it got cold again, the bats and insects came out of hibernation, then the cold snap killed a lot of the insects, so a lot of bats were having trouble getting enough food. so she said she'd feed him up ready for release. I've always loved bats, evere since I was little, so I'm now about to start training as a bat warden.

hi williiam, so far i havent any experience to see bat on our apartment..but theirs a dove who often visit in my place and sometime do some business at my veranda,,

Hello my friend williamjisir Ji, Bats are bad omen to come to our domestic side of living. Further bats can see only in dark and not in light (As such the RADA theory came out by Dr bat, who observed something fluttering in his room during dark, he could come to conclusion that if bat can see in dark, why not some thing else). So let's drive out all bats from our domestic premises. May god bless You and have a great time.

How awful. That would be so scarey to have a bat in our house. I wouldn't go to sleep I'd get out of the house. They carry rabies and that's so dangerous. I would have called the police and asked them to help me. I have seen bats in our part of the country but it was when I was a kid. We would see them in public parks so I thought they flew around open areas. Hope you get the situation solved soon and you don't have a problem.

OMG this brings back memories of childhood days when we used to stand on our terrace at dusk and watch the birds and bats fly in the fading light. Not bats exactly, but a similar species…smaller in size. I don’t know what’s it called in English but in Bengali we have two different names for bats and this particular animal. Anyway, as I was saying we used to watch these creatures come out of their holes and fly about in hordes in the twilight and we would come inside and switch on the lights so that they did not enter our house (it is thought of as inauspicious if bats enter the house)…on some evenings however, some adventurous members did manage to enter our rooms and you should have seen us then…mother and daughter running in circles, with a long pole waving madly at the creature to fly away…the more we tried to scare it away the more it did not want to leave…in fact it changed rooms faster than us…and we both were just running round the house after a bat.

Actually I haven't seen a real bat yet, even in the zoo. If I were you, I would also feel nervous if there was a bat in my apartment. I am somewhat scared of this creature because it looks like a mouse but it has wings. And some bats also sucks blood and it's horrible. Although some bats are harmless, but we are still worried about them. I love China

When in college, a bat flew in to the dorm. We wound up chasing it out with a broom. We didn't want to get bit by it.. and we didn't really want to hurt it either.

Hi Williamjisir, We have never faced this problem. However, sometimes when we step out on our streets for evening or night walk, we sometimes have to turn our face downwards to save us from bats. I have however, heard news that when a bat catches on to someone, they need to be hit by something hot, say a hot rod to get them free .

Didn't happened yet but should a bat flown into our house of course, I would be frightened. I could not even sleep thinking it's inside. With some supertstitious beliefs perhaps I'll be worrying, when a black bird or even a butterfly comes along. Good you thought of turning the light that drove him out of your apartment.

OMG, last week I was on my garage, and a bat appeared from nowhere and flew around my car. My sister told me later it was in the hall a few hours at afternoon.

A bat? No. A bird once flew into my room one day, and I was startled to say the least. We cornered it in the bathroom, opened the window, and it flew out. It was a strange experience to say the least. It stayed upstairs the whole time so it was easier to guide it to a window. Now we have screens on our windows so it isn't a problem.

Oh its many times. Many evening the bats just fly into our room. Its very disturbing for us.My Mom tries to make it fly away mainly. It is disgusting. we have searched for any nest that can be there.But could not figure out why they come.

I would be very frightened!

Yes it did. It was summer 2003 my son was few months old, my husband was in the army it was pass midnight and hot and all the balcony doors were open I was having a smoke outside (I have given up smoking since then). Anyway I felt something fly pass but didnt pay any atention. When I went inside there was a bat flying in the room with my son sleeping directly under it. I ran in grabed by son and called my hubby (dont ask me why as if he was going to help me), I ran to my neighbour (lucky he wasnt home or I would have given him a heart attack) anyway I went in got my sons bottle and left it in there. In the morning it was gone.

I don't know what I would do if a bat flew into my house. I would be terrified. How did it get in? I would not be able to sleep. Good luck to you.

Ya you just leave the window open or the door an soon it flies out. Investing in screens for your windows will prevent them from visiting you again. :)

wow,a bat,i have never seen that before, no bat will be come to my apartment, so i don't know how to let them away.seveal years ago, when we lived in our old house, there is a bee lived on the top of our balcony,it seem very terrible, but if you don't touch it, they seem very salf,i think that your apartment have something attract the bat.if you know that, maybe the bat will be fly away. good luck!