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Bat attic entry in living space: What to Check and What to Do Next
Treat a bat that has entered a living space as a safety and public-health issue, not a do-it-yourself capture or sealing job. From a safe position, keep people and pets away, note whether anyone was asleep, unattended, very young, or unable to rule out contact, and contact your local or state health department promptly for rabies-risk guidance.
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Bat chimney in living space: What to Check and What to Do Next
Treat a bat in a living space or a bat emerging from a chimney as an urgent professional wildlife and public-health matter. Keep people and pets out of the room, close interior doors if you can do so without approaching the bat, stop using the fireplace, and record what you can see from a safe distance.
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Bat in living space: What to Check and What to Do Next
Keep people and pets away from the bat and do not touch, capture, release, feed, or corner it. From a safe distance, note where it is and whether anyone may have had direct contact, was asleep in the room, or is a child or otherwise unable to report contact.
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Bat room in living space: What to Check and What to Do Next
If a bat is in a living space, do not touch, chase, poison, trap, or manually capture it. Move people and pets away, close interior doors if that can be done without approaching the bat, and observe from a safe distance.