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    • Florida Bonneted Bat Surveys
      • Complete USFWS compliant roost and acoustic surveys throughout South Florida
      • Acoustic Data Analysis Only - Florida Bonneted Bat Surveys - USFWS Compliance
      • Gallery: FL Bonneted Bat Surveys
    • Indiana, Tricolored, & Northern Long-eared Bat Surveys
      • Complete USFWS habitat surveys, mist net, acoustic and radio telemetry surveys since 2000
      • Acoustic Data Analysis Only - Indiana, Tricolored & Northern Long-ear Bat - USFWS Compliance
      • Gallery: Bat Trapping/Mist Net Surveys
    • Allegheny Woodrat Surveys
      • Habitat surveys, trapping, telemetry, and camera trap monitoring
      • Gallery: Allegheny Woodrat Surveys
    • Team and Project Experience
      • Meet our wildlife biologists and review BCM past project experience
    • Snapshots From The Field
      • Gallery: Bat Trapping Surveys
      • Gallery: Bat Radio Tracking
      • Gallery: Acoustic and Electronic Monitoring
      • Gallery: Cave and Mine Winter Surveys
      • Gallery: Bat Video Monitoring
    • Bat Detector Rental
      • Ready to deploy monitoring stations suitable for short term projects
    • Building and other Structure Survey
      • Excluding Bats from Residential & Commercial Buildings
      • Bat Exclusion Examples
  • Bat Houses
    • BCM Bat Houses For Sale
      • Backyard Bat Houses Compared
      • ColonyCabin - 3 chamber resin shell & assembled
      • ColonyCondo - 5 chamber resin shell and assembled
      • ColonyLodge - 4 chambers, resin shell & assembled
      • Super Rocket Roost (8''x56'') - resin shell & assembled
      • DayLodge DIY Kits
      • Mount Kit for posts or walls
      • Buffalo Bat Habitat
      • Bat House Installation by BCM
    • Big Bat Houses for Large Colonies
      • BCM's Big Bat Houses Compared
      • ColonyCondo Super Duplex - Supersize in a Small Footprint
      • Modular Condo 2x2 - Big Bat House
      • Modular Condo 3x3 - A Bigger Bat House!
      • Bat House Installation by BCM
    • FAQ: All About Bat Houses
      • BCM's Bat House Manuals
      • Your Backyard Bats: Species Profiles
      • Types of Bat Houses
      • Where to Install a Bat House
      • Installing on a Tree, Building, or Post
      • Maintaining a Bat House
      • What if my bat house is too hot?
      • Bats and Human Health
      • Helpful Bat House & Install Articles . . .
      • Videos: Bat House "How-tos"
      • Videos: Bat Houses and other Roosts
      • Photos: Bat Houses
      • Photo Gallery: Bat House Installs
      • Photos: Rocket Roosts
      • Photos: Roosts for Mitigation & Large Colonies
    • Get Involved and Register
      • Register your Bat House
      • Participate in the Appalachian Bat Count
      • BCM & Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation Special Offer
  • Bat Acoustics
    • Bat Detectors
      • Bat Detectors - Handheld & All-in-one
      • Bat Detectors - USB Microphones
      • Elekon BatSCANNER
      • BatBox Baton
      • Pettersson Elektronik
      • Binary Acoustic Technology
      • Buyers Guide - Active Detectors
      • Buyer's Guide - Passive Detectors
      • Rental Gear: Bat Detectors for Professional Surveys
      • Bat Detector Service & Repair
      • Deployment Supplies
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      • SonoBat 4 North America
      • SonoBatLIVE
      • BatSound & BatSound Touch
      • Myotisoft Transect
      • Bat Acoustic Data Analysis Manual Vetting
    • Lures & Deterrents
      • Apodemus BatLure & Accessories
      • Binary Acoustic AT100 BatLure
      • Pettersson L400 Ultrasound Speaker
      • PeerSonic Microphone Tester
      • Binary Acoustic BD100 Bat Deterrent
    • FAQ: All About Bat Detectors
      • How Bats Use Ultrasound
      • Types of Bat Detectors
      • How To Use a Simple Bat Detector - BatScanner
      • How To Use a Baton Bat Detector
      • How to Use SonoBatLIVE + Pettersson M500 USB microphones
      • Help Guides: All About SonoBat
      • Tips for Siting Microphones for Passive Surveys
      • Tips for Controlling Echo in Recordings
      • How to add a larger battery + solar to a D500x
      • Photos: Detectors and Deployments
      • Videos: Detectors & "How-tos"
      • Citizen Science Bat Acoustic Monitoring Portal
  • Capture Tools
    • Capture Gear
      • Triple High Mist Net Pole System
      • Mist Net Poles
    • Capture Accessories
      • North America Bat ID Keys
      • Bat Banding Pliers
      • Mist Net Storage Bag
      • Handy Rope
      • Triple High/Harp Trap Storage Bag
      • Mist Net Pole Bag
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      • Infrared Lamp System
      • Crevice Inspection Cameras
      • Portable Bat Counter
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      • Photos: Video Monitoring Examples
      • Videos: Survey Tools & "How-tos"
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      • Bat Capture and Handling
      • Bat Acoustic Monitoring
      • Instructor Team and Experience
      • Testimonials
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      • Workshop Policies and General Info
      • Calendar of BCM Upcoming Events
      • Register for BCM Events
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      • Weeklong BatSS Workshops in AZ, NV, KY, CA, & FL
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      • Types of Bat Houses
      • Where to Install a Bat House
      • Installing on a Tree, Building or Post
      • Maintaining a Bat House
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      • Can bat houses get too hot?
      • Bat Roost Free Advice
      • Bat House "How-to" Videos
      • Bat House Manuals
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      • What is a Bat Exclusion?
      • How to Find Bat Entrances in a Building
      • Q & A About Bat Exclusions
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      • Acoustic Monitoring Free Advice
      • Acoustic Monitoring "How-to" Videos
      • SonoBat Help and "How-tos"
      • 2018 Stump the Geeks Acoustic Analysis Show
      • Bat Survey Tools and Tips
      • Survey Tool "How-to" Videos
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      • Bat Houses and other Artificial Roosts
      • Merlin Tuttle Collection
      • Chenger's Favorite Flicks
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Bat House Mount Kit

$35.00 /
Choose the variation that best suits you . . .: Wood Post Mount Kit
Bat House Model: ColonyLodge
Bat House Mount Kit
$35.00 /
Choose the variation that best suits you . . .: Wood Post Mount Kit
Bat House Model: ColonyLodge
 
 
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Bat House Mounting Made Easy.

Our Bat House Mount Kit makes mounting your bat house to a wood post, building, or other structure quick and easy! Two slightly different sizes are for the ColonyLodge and the DayLodge/DayRoost series; please be sure to choose the matching mount! The purpose of this mount is to:

  • Provide provide the proper amount of support when used with a relatively narrow wood post.
  • Provide space behind the bat house for the rear vent to function as intended.
  • Provides an extra roost crevice -behind- the bat house for hot days, and is particularly effective when mounted on a building.
  • Reduces guano/urine staining on a building.
  • Greatly simplify installing on irregular stone or brick.

Our bat houses feature a rear vent / exit to help keeps bats cooler on hot days. If a bat house is placed directly on a flat structure or post, this feature is defeated as the structure will seal off the vent. The mount provides space so that the rear vent may perform as intended. We include a "Perch Panel" that can be attached to your wood post which provides protection against predators, while increasing the roost space to accommodate ~32 bats. Perch Panels are not needed when mounting to brick or stone, as those surfaces are already rough enough for bats to roost on. Three variations are available, choose the option most appropriate for your mounting surface:

  • Wood Post Mount Kit: This pressure treated mount is pre-drilled for lag bolts, cut to size, and includes (4) 3/8''x3'' lag bolts for mounting to a wood post. Includes a "Perch Panel" intended to be installed on your wood post creating more roost space. Kit includes pre-drilled Upper Mount, Lower Mount, bolts, washers, Perch Panel, and screws for the Perch Panel.

  • Siding Mount Kit: This is intended for vinyl, metal, and wood siding. Eight  (8) exterior grade coated screws 3'' long are included and intended to screw into wood material behind your siding. A Perch Panel is included as your siding is likely too smooth for bats to grip. Includes a pressure treated Upper and Lower Mount, (4) 3'' exterior screws, Perch Panel, and (3) 2'' exterior screws for the Perch Panel.

  • Back/Stone Mount Kit: This kit includes pressure treated Upper and Lower Mounts. Hardware includes six (6) - 3/16'' x 3 1/4'' long concrete screws and one 5/32'' masonry bit to drill into stone, brick, or block. Because stone is irregular it can be a challenge to find mount points, extra anchors are already provided. No Perch Panel is necessary as bats easily can roost on the rough stone and brick in the space behind the bat house our kits create. Anchors are rated over 600 lbs. pull out strength in brick and must be embedded at least 1''. A hammer drill must be used to drill the pilot holes. NOTE: one masonry bit will drill a large number of holes; multiple kits on the same order may not include a bit for every kit.


NOTE: Three slightly different sizes are for the ColonyCabin, ColonyLodge and the DayLodge/DayRoost series; please be sure to choose the matching mount!

 

What about mounting to a tree?

 While we do not recommend mounting to a tree (it may be too shaded in some regions or provide easy access for predators), we recognize sometimes an existing tree is the best option. The best kit for tree mounting is the Wood Post Kit because of the countersunk holes. The lag bolts that come with the Wood Post Kit are galvanized and could hurt (or even kill) the tree over time. We suggest you obtain stainless steel lag bolts locally (these are least likely to harm the tree) and only use two - 3/8 x 3.5’' bolts instead of the 4 bolts we normally use for a post. The tree's irregular shape will probably only allow one bolt in each the Upper and Lower bracket and fewer bolts is less likely to harm the tree. While unlikely, there is no guarantee this method will not harm the tree.

Please see these articles in our Learning Center for considerations for installing on posts vs. buildings, and how to install onto stonework.

To be used with: 

  • ColonyCabin
  • DayRoost
  • DayLodge 
  • legacy 3-Chamber Wooden Bat House and Kit
  • Four-Chamber ColonyLodge Universal Bat House

Note: the bat house is NOT included with the purchase of a Mount.

You don't need this Mount Kit with the Super Rocket Roost.

How size post should I use when mounting a bat house?

After 2.5'+ of the pole is cemented into the ground, the -bottom- of the bat house should be ~10' above the ground or higher. A 4''x6''x16' treated post is typical. If you live in the Gulf states, AZ, NM, and CA, you might consider an 18' or even 20' post for your Mexican free tail bats which like a little higher drop zone. The minimum length post for our bat houses is 14'. Be aware 4''x6''x16' posts are not typically stocked at big box home improvement stores, though they may special order one. Seek a local lumber yard, marine decking supply, or farm supply store. 

 

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