Bats in the Belfry is a saying that means someone is a little cray cray. But, are real live bats dangerous? It’s only vampire bats down in South America that suck blood. But, when it’s your attic floor that has a pile up of their dirty little calling cards, it IS a hazard to your […]
Raccoons Claim Squatter’s Rights in Crawl Space of Unfortunate Homeowners
Wildlife lover? Not so much anymore. I mean, can’t the critters be wild in the woods rather than in my house? Cute little masked bandits? Out in the woods, yes. But, raccoons in my Huntersville, North Carolina home? Not so much. These clever little rodents are adroit survivalists. As wooded areas are eradicated they migrate to […]
Squirrels Nesting in your Attic
Aww, the first signs of a new year and forthcoming spring… the weather is warming up a bit, the birds are tweeting, signs of new life are evident everywhere. Unfortunately, during February in North Carolina, you may find a family of squirrels nesting in your attic. Usually babies of any kind are cute and cuddly, […]
Squirrels in the Attic
My husband and I often joke about how watching squirrels frolic in our yard is more entertaining than watching prime time TV; there’s action, flirtation, silly antics etc. However, when the weather turned cold this fall and we discovered that we had squirrels in the attic of our Mooresville, North Carolina home we were not […]
Bats in Mooresville, North Carolina
Hello, my name is Bartolomeu Batley the III, and I am speaking on behalf of bats in Mooresville, North Carolina and the surrounding area. Sometimes I feel that my fellow bats are misunderstood, that we are thought of as pests, when we really are intriguing animals who like to glide through the night air and […]
Raccoons Inside My House
It’s hard to imagine that there was a time when I actually thought that raccoons were cute. I was aware that they can potentially carry rabies and that many people think of them as pests,but they seemed rather harmless. In fact, at times I found their antics to be amusing. I rather enjoyed watching the […]
Don’t Let the Bat Bugs Bite
“Goodnight, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite.” I used to say this as I tucked my children into their beds for the evening, as it was the same sing-songy phrase that my mother said to me when I was little. Well, ever since we had bats roost in the attic of our North […]
