Okay, I am trying to build a bathouse. The design I am using has it to call for 2X6’s for the back. I have been searching other designs and they just use plywood as the back. Does it really matter on which one to use. My main concern is hanging the one design I am using. Does it really matter?
Bats like something to grip on to. Fencing material is very good, which would be 2 x 8, more than likely. Be sure to layer it so that each "unit" extends downward from the outside one by 1.5 inches or so, so the bats can land there and crawl up. If you intend to suspend it from a high perch, make sure it is not too heavy to handle. Board spacing should not all be the same. Some spaces 1/2 inch, some 3/4. They are messy devils, so put it somewhere with ease of cleaning up the guano. Also, they tend to squirt just before they land, so not near a window.
I see no problem in using plywood, except it does not weather well.
March 1st, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Bats like something to grip on to. Fencing material is very good, which would be 2 x 8, more than likely. Be sure to layer it so that each "unit" extends downward from the outside one by 1.5 inches or so, so the bats can land there and crawl up. If you intend to suspend it from a high perch, make sure it is not too heavy to handle. Board spacing should not all be the same. Some spaces 1/2 inch, some 3/4. They are messy devils, so put it somewhere with ease of cleaning up the guano. Also, they tend to squirt just before they land, so not near a window.
I see no problem in using plywood, except it does not weather well.
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Have lots of problems with bats.
March 1st, 2010 at 4:48 pm
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