Does Fort Valley Animal Control handle bats?

Fort Valley Animal Control is part of the police department and enforces city animal ordinances, but its page says nothing about wildlife or bats, and the city runs no shelter. For a single bat, Georgia DNR says most situations can be handled by the homeowner; for possible contact, call your doctor and the Peach County Health Department in Fort Valley.

Are bats documented in Peach County?

An older specimen record places the Seminole bat in Peach County, cited in a 2008 Southeastern Naturalist study of Central Georgia bats. Georgia DNR's identification guide also rates the big brown bat as very common in buildings statewide and the Brazilian free-tailed bat as very common in the southern half of the state, increasing statewide.

Is bat work different on a historic Fort Valley house?

The steps are the same, but older wood and trim may need repair before a seal will hold, as Georgia DNR's exclusion handout notes. Ask for materials that suit the house, and ask the city whether exterior work on a building in a historic district needs review.

When should a Fort Valley homeowner schedule bat exclusion?

Aim for August through October. Georgia DNR rules out exclusions from April 1 to July 31, and the one-way exits need three nights in a row warm enough for bats to fly, which gets harder as nights cool in late fall.

Bat Removal in Fort Valley, Georgia

Bat removal in Fort Valley deals with the oldest housing of the eight towns we serve: the median home was built in 1969, and 15.5 percent of units date from 1939 or earlier. The city's three National Register districts, its rental houses near Fort Valley State University and the farm buildings of Peach County each bring their own gaps to find. The approach never changes: one-way exits outside the April 1 to July 31 pup season, at least five nights, then a full seal.

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How much does bat removal cost in Fort Valley?

For typical bat removal, HomeAdvisor's national average range is $232 to $755, with large colonies at $1,608 and up; neither is a Fort Valley price. Older houses can mean more gaps to seal and more wood to repair, and about 68 percent of Fort Valley's homes were built before 1980. One-way exits need five nights or more on the building before the final seal. The pricing guide lists every national range.

Bat Removal Services in Fort Valley

Every service has its own page; in Fort Valley each one has a particular fit:

Bat Removal: evictions from older houses in and around Everett Square and the downtown railroad district.
Bat Exclusion: sealing on a housing stock where about 43 percent of units predate 1960.
Bats in Attic: attics in the 1950s homes, 19.3 percent of the city's housing and its largest single decade before 1980.
Bat Guano Cleanup and Attic Restoration: cleanup in vacant houses, 20.8 percent of the city's units, where a colony can settle unnoticed.
Bat Proofing and Sealing: sealing the gaps between attics and living space in the duplexes and small apartment buildings that make up a quarter of the housing.
Bat Inspection: a check before buying or renovating one of the city's historic homes, which the county plan says often need significant investment to keep in use.
Bats in Walls, Chimneys and Soffits: chimney and wall roosts in pre-1940 houses, where tubes and hardware cloth fit openings netting cannot.
Commercial, Church and Barn Bat Removal: churches, downtown commercial buildings and farm buildings on Peach County's orchards.

Why Fort Valley Homes Need a Thorough Bat Inspection

By Census figures, Fort Valley has the oldest housing of the eight towns we serve: a median build year of 1969, about 68 percent of units built before 1980, about 43 percent before 1960, and 15.5 percent in 1939 or earlier.

The town's history explains it. Fort Valley began in the 1820s as a trading post where two early Native American trails crossed, was incorporated in 1856 with limits reaching a mile from the railroad depot, and grew into Georgia's peach-growing center on the Elberta peach and rail shipping.

Much of that history is still standing. The Everett Square Historic District covers 160 acres and the Fort Valley Downtown and Railroad Historic District another 52, and the county plan notes that keeping the city's historic buildings in use often takes significant investment.

Vacancy and rentals add to the picture. The Census counts 20.8 percent of housing units as vacant, the highest share of the eight towns, and 59.1 percent of occupied homes are rented, so empty and rented houses are worth checking before a colony settles in.

Common Fort Valley Bat Removal Projects

Everett Square homes. Older houses in the 160 acre Everett Square district beside the old Central of Georgia railroad tracks, where trim, vents and chimneys get a careful look.
Downtown and railroad buildings. Commercial buildings along Main, Church and Lowe Streets and Camellia Boulevard, plus the railroad-era structures from around 1900 that the city keeps preserved.
Rental housing. Duplexes and small apartment buildings, a quarter of Fort Valley's housing, and houses near the university such as those in the Willow Lake neighborhood.
Vacant houses. Empty homes, a fifth of the housing stock, where droppings can build up before anyone sees them.
Farm buildings. Barns and sheds on Peach County's peach and pecan farms, where open night roosts may only need moving ribbons or mylar balloons.

Fort Valley Neighborhoods and Roads We Cover

Coverage takes in Fort Valley and the surrounding part of Peach County: Everett Square, the downtown and railroad district around SR 49, Main Street and Church Street, Willow Lake and College Square near the university, and the roads north of town such as Woolfolk Road and Taylors Mill Road.

U.S. 341, GA 49 and GA 96 are the main routes, with GA 96 running east to I-75 and GA 49 heading toward Byron and Macon. Downtown, the county plan notes that slow or stalled trains at the railroad switch can block streets, so allow a little extra time for a visit.

Big Indian, Bay and Mossy Creeks run through the area, and Massee Lane Gardens, home of the American Camellia Society, sits about 5 miles south of town. Nearby towns are listed under all service areas.