They must be able to drop a few feet to catch air. This is one reason bats will frantically fly around when trapped in a building. They know if they end up on the floor they will be unable to fly again and escape. In the case of your bat, he was probably a juvenile that wandered into the wrong place. Once in the bottom of the hamper he was unable to climb the sides to get high enough to fly.... 8/03/2012 · Tonight our kids started yelling that our cat was chasing a bird around our house - we thought they were kidding. Turns out it was a bat!! My cat was going crazy chasing it, then kind of jumped up the wall and caught it under his paws.
I want the bat to seek shelter someplace other than my house, and make that their new home. I know if the animal has babies in my house, they will probably try to come back and that is probably best since I don’t want the babies dying in my attic.