Bat House with Hand Painted Bat; Bat Box

$78.00

The Salt River Bat House is handcrafted from rustic cedar and designed as a safe haven for this fascinating flying mammal. Every night, the average bat consumes its body weight in insects. They can eat up to 1200 mosquitoes an hour! How’s that for insect control!

The Salt River Bat House is handcrafted from rustic cedar and designed as a safe haven for this fascinating flying mammal. Every night, the average bat consumes its body weight in insects. They can eat up to 1200 mosquitoes an hour! How’s that for insect control!

  • Handsome construction with Cedar shake shingles on front and bat-like scalloped edged bottom.

  • Single Interior chamber has multiple strips of wood for the bats to hang on. Properly ventilated.

  • Landing Pad

  • Hand-painted Bat picture on front clearly identifies what box is used for.

  • Dimensions: 13.5”W (at roof) x 4”D (at roof) x 18”H (interior depth is approx. 1.5” ) Weighs: 4 lbs.

  • Bats prefer their house mounted on a building, NOT attached to a tree because of predators and also limbs get in the way of their flying in and out.

  • Place your Bat House in an area that gets at least 6-8 hours of sunlight daily.

  • Did you Know? Bats can live more than 30 years and can fly at speeds of 60 mph or more! * Baby Bats are called pups! * Most Bats have only one pup a year. * Some Bats us “echolocation” to find their way in the dark and to find their food. * Many Bat species in the US are in severe decline. * YOU can help them by installing a Bat House on your property! (Bat facts taken from Nature.org and nwf.org )

  • Individually crafted by David, our resident Carpenter of 40+ years and co-Owner of Salt River Home & Garden.