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  • Ecological Services
    • 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
    • Software & Analysis
      • 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
    • IR Lights, Cameras, & Counters
      • Infrared Lamp System
      • Crevice Inspection Cameras
      • Portable Bat Counter
    • Galleries and Free Advice
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      • Photos: Video Monitoring Examples
      • Videos: Survey Tools & "How-tos"
  • Workshops & Events
    • Upcoming Workshops & Events
    • Types of Events/Training Opportunities
      • Bat Capture and Handling
      • Bat Acoustic Monitoring
      • Instructor Team and Experience
      • Testimonials
    • Resources
      • Workshop Policies and General Info
      • Calendar of BCM Upcoming Events
      • Register for BCM Events
      • Workshop Participant Pre-Survey
      • Gallery: Nationwide Bat Workshops and Acoustic Courses
      • Video Gallery: Bat Workshops and Select Clips
      • Weeklong BatSS Workshops in AZ, NV, KY, CA, & FL
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      • Can bat houses get too hot?
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      • How to Find Bat Entrances in a Building
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Choose your Super Rocket Roost configuration . . .: 8'' Super Rocket Roost - Green
Buffalo Bat Habitat Super Rocket Roost - 8''x56'' Artificial tree bat roost
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Choose your Super Rocket Roost configuration . . .: 8'' Super Rocket Roost - Green
 
 
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10-year limited warranty, fully Assembled, no painting, simplest bat house to install

Related instruction manuals for the Super Rocket Roost: All About Bat Houses and Super Rocket Roost.

The 8''x56'' Super Rocket Roost is a no brainer for serious bat habitat enhancement and mitigation. Our Rocket Core mimics a dead tree with both "wedge" roost crevices and more traditional vertical baffles. This is a great choice in forest environments suitable for small colonies of a wide range of species. A 1/8'' thick heavy-duty custom outdoor UV-resistant plastic shell protects the roost for a no maintenance roost.  The larger mass of the Super Rocket Roost retains heat longer into the night and provides more roost crevices for more bats.

The BCM Rocket Roost is intended to be added to an existing 4''x6''x16' treated post. Bats may land on, but never roost against the treated post. For warm climates consider installing in part (afternoon) or full shade. As with all bat houses, multiple location or roost designs can increase the chances of occupancy. 

Thanks to "White Nose Syndrome" that has killed millions of bats in North America, the landscape of the bat population has changed. Rocket Roosts tend to attract small families of bats but of a wider range of species, whereas larger nursery bat houses tend to attract a large number of just a few species. Some bats prefer small roosts which end up being less obvious to predators and less prone to parasite overload. So, one bat roost does not fit all, and BCM Rocket Roosts are a great complement to nursery style bat houses especially on forest edges.

Rocket boxes are highly successful and perform better than many other designs. Our 4'' test units had big brown bats occupy in less than 10 days at one site, while at another location little brown bats were recorded the first time it was surveyed 45 days after installation. At one location, our Super Rocket Roost had little brown bats occupying in approximately one month. Rocket Roosts are great for large mitigation projects were a number of long-term replacement roosts are necessary, while being far more cost effective than other solutions

Contents: (1) 8'' diameter, 56'' tall Super Rocket Roost with heavy-duty plastic exterior and associated hardware. The Super Rocket Roost overall is almost 8'' in diameter, 56'' high, and weighs ~35 lbs.

Difference from 4'' Super Rocket Roost: The 4’’ Super Rocket contains only “wedge” crevices. The 8’’ Super Rocket contains both “wedge” crevices and more traditional “vertical” crevices found in nursery type bat houses. Super Rockets have the fewest steps for installation and simply slip over an existing post.

You supply: (1)- 80 lb. bag concrete mix. For the base use (1) 4''x6''x16' treated post. 16' is minimum length for the base, this will get the bottom of the Rocket Roost ~11' above ground, assuming ~3' is in the ground. Use a longer base post if you anticipate the vegetation to grow up and possibly shade the roost. Caution: a dry 4''x6''x16' treated post can weigh 80- 100 lbs. but is usually available at some local lumber yards. You can make a warp-resistant post by using deck screws to attached two 2x4x16' or 2x6x16' PT together; these are available at any lumber supply. In wet locations, you might possibly double the life of the post by adding a Post Protector to protect the ground-air transition zone where most base posts fail. 

How to install:  Optionally stain the post to extend its life even longer and/or for looks. In wet locations use this sleeve or this post protector to protect from long term moisture or enable easy lowering if desired. Slip on post protector (if desired) and drill out its weep holes. Place in a hole with 8'' of gravel at the bottom. Backfill a few more inches of gravel, then backfill with cement mix. Approximately 2.5'-3' of the post should be below ground. While the Super Rocket Roost may be intimidating, two people can easily flip the post upright. Once standing in the hole, it will not fall over, assuming the hole diameter was not over-dug. 

Prefer expert installation?

Bat Conservation and Management can deliver your bat house, assist with choosing an optimal permanent site, install and finish your bat house all in the same afternoon. See our delivery and installation page to contact us for a quote.

Overall points:

  • 8’’ diameter x 56'' tall Rocket Roost
  • 35 lbs weight without post, ~135 lbs. with post
  • 1’ of the Roost Core slips over and lag bolts to a 4’’x6’’x16' treated post (you provide)
  • Heavy-duty shell slips over the baffle core, no bolts are exposed
  • Diagonal "Gill Vents" provide lower level ventilation avoiding overheating
  • Roost Core features both “wedge” crevices (specific to rocket boxes) and “vertical baffles” (like traditional bat houses), which are attractive to a wide range of tree, crevice, and building roosting species
  • Designed so guano drops out; no cleaning required
  • Two people can easily stand the post up into a 3’ deep hole
  • Use a 4’’x6’’ post protector to double the life of the post; stain the post dark brown to extend even longer
  • Approximate safe capacity ~114 bats, more or less depending on circumstances
  • 10 year warranty against the exterior cracking or splitting due to normal weathering

 Related instruction manuals for the Super Rocket Roost: All About Bat Houses and Super Rocket Roost. See our Resources & Free Advice for step-by-step instructions on how to install this Super Rocket Roost on a post.

 Handmade in Pennsylvania, built for use everywhere in North America
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