Do you hear strange sounds coming from your attic? Are you pretty sure that you have bats up there and you want to do something about it? If you've got bats in your attic, then other pests can enter as well, including rats or mice, so you're going to want to get rid of the bats as soon as possible: While you might want to tackle this yourself, there are a number of reasons why you shouldn't be doing this. A few important things that should make you reconsider are as follows:

Disease

Bats can be host to a lot of diseases and you can become infected just by being exposed to their feces. Rabies is one of the most well-known diseases carried by bats but there are many other viruses and bacteria that you can catch by being around bats. For this reason, proper attic bat control requires specialized gear and knowledge on how to prevent catching and/or spreading any disease. Without the proper gear and other precautions, you could wind up getting sick or getting your family members sick enough to possibly lead to death. For this reason, it's a good idea to leave everything to a professional.

Legality

Despite the hazards associated with bats, they are essential to the environment. Without bats, there would be even more mosquitos and other insects to plague you. Despite their importance, many bat species are endangered because people have been thoughtlessly killing them. This means that correct attic bat control measures need to follow the correct legal guidelines or else you could risk serious fines or even jail for incorrectly evicting the creatures from your home. A professional will know how to do things properly without either of you getting into trouble with the authorities. 

Better Methods

Some methods that are touted as being effective forms of attic bat control could actually cause more harm than good. The last thing that you want to have to deal with is a bunch of dead bats in your attic. Other methods may not kill the bats but are going to be likely to do little more than annoy them. This is something that will still leave you with a bat problem in your attic. A professional will know what works and will be able to use this method or these methods to get rid of the bats as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

Contact a pest control service near you for help with attic bat control.