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Bat Removal in Tuscaloosa

Last reviewed September 8, 2026 against Alabama WFF published rules and federal statute. How we research this site.

Bats are the most legally constrained animal in this trade. Getting the timing wrong is not just inhumane, it is often illegal.

Tuscaloosa specifically

Older masonry buildings around the university and the historic parts of town are exactly what a colony wants, and Alabama’s maternity restrictions apply to all of them. The practical problem in a rental city is that bats are quiet and undramatic until the numbers build, so a roost can go several tenancies before anyone escalates it, and by then it is guano remediation as well as exclusion.

Bats in Tuscaloosa County: who does what

Alabama’s wildlife division does not remove nuisance wildlife from private property unless public safety is at risk. It permits Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators to do it instead, and the state’s own wording is that they do so at the landowner’s or tenant’s expense. In a city where a very large share of the housing is rented, that last phrase is not academic; it is the argument that delays the job while the animal keeps chewing, so settle who is paying early.

For identifying an animal or damage before anyone is paid to look, the Alabama Cooperative Extension, Tuscaloosa County office is at 1800 McFarland Blvd E #342, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404, (205) 349-4630 (office page).

What Alabama law says about bats

Alabama regulation 220-2-.92 protects ten bat species, among them the Brazilian free-tailed, gray, Indiana, little brown, northern long-eared, Rafinesque’s big-eared, southeastern and tricolored bats, and taking one needs a permit from the Commissioner. All Alabama rules →

The Alabama dates:

Exclusion avoided during maternity season: reported as roughly May – July

Sources: Alabama WFF: protected nongame mammals; Outdoor Alabama, Nuisance Animal Control. Checked October 2026.

Bats leaving a gap where the fascia meets the soffit at dusk
Illustrative A colony leaving at dusk: counting the emergence is how a job is sized.
Twelve month calendar showing when bat exclusion is restricted in Alabama A year-long timeline with the restricted and recommended bat exclusion windows marked. Alabama bat exclusion calendar J F M A M J J A S O N D Exclusion avoided during maternity season
Drawn from Alabama WFF guidance for Alabama. Red is restricted, green is a recommended window. Dates differ by state, so this calendar is specific to Alabama.

Signs, and why they matter

  • Bats seen leaving the roofline, a gable end or a chimney around sunset
  • Squeaking or rustling from a wall cavity or attic, worst on hot evenings
  • A sharp ammonia smell: accumulated guano and urine
  • Rabies: any direct contact, or a bat found in a room where someone was asleep, needs a call to your health department
  • Histoplasmosis, a lung infection from fungal spores in accumulated guano

How removal works

Bats are never trapped or killed. A licensed operator fits one-way valves at the active exits so bats can leave but cannot re-enter, seals every other gap first, then removes the valves once the roost is empty. Guano removal and attic decontamination usually follow.

Cut-away of a one-way exclusion door fitted over an entry hole A wall in cross-section with the attic on the left and outside on the right. A hinged flap is fitted over the entry hole on the outer face. An animal pushes the flap open from inside and leaves; the flap falls shut behind it, and a stop below prevents it opening inwards, so the animal cannot get back in. INSIDE: ATTIC OR CRAWLSPACE OUTSIDE WALL STOP: IT ONLY SWINGS OUT HINGED AT THE TOP OUT: ONE WAY AND NEVER BACK IN
A one-way door lets the animal leave and not return, which is why sealing the hole is the last step, not the first.
Illustrative An emergence count at dusk: the number decides how many one-way valves the roofline needs.

Bat questions

How much does bat removal cost in Tuscaloosa?

$400 – $600 small colony · $500 – $1,200 typical · $5,000 – $8,500 for a large colony, depending on access and whether young are present. After a long stay in an attic the cleanup is often the bigger bill (attic restoration).

Is there a wrong time of year to deal with bats?

Exclusion is restricted during maternity season, when pups cannot yet fly. Sealing a roost then traps them inside to die. The dates differ by state: see the Alabama law page.

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We read every request and pass it to a licensed wildlife operator covering Tuscaloosa where one is available. We are still building our list of operators here, so we cannot promise one is available or say how quickly they will respond.

We are an information and referral service, not a licensed wildlife control operator, and we may be paid for the introduction. You are never charged.

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