3,500 lbs. of bat guano found in attic

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. - An upstate New York couple didn't think a few bats in the attic were much of a problem when they were buying a house last summer.

Months later, they found out how wrong they were when they discovered more than a ton and a half of bat droppings up there.

Nick LaBoda and Jenna Caputo say a home inspector informed them about the bats. They called an exterminator, who told them to wait a while before removing the bats because the babies were too young to fly.

Then they forgot about the bats until they smelled a foul odor in January. When they checked the attic, they found dead bats and piles of guano.

An exterminator says hundreds of bats had been living in the attic, leaving behind 3,500 pounds of droppings.

It cost $25,000 to clean up the mess, and the couple's insurance company wouldn't cover it. They're fighting it out in court.

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[~Chad~ 0]

Thats alot of bat poop!

[Niels Bohr 72]

3,500 lbs worth of poop in the attic! Geezes.

[JODO 2]

[almaty 19]

whoa...holy batshit batman!

[Bootylicious!! 2]

whoa...holy batshit batman!

:lol:

[Mags 112]

That's just gross. I've smelt pigeon poo in large amounts and that was bad enough.

[eau_xplain 2]

I heard that guano is actually very good fertilizer. They should have checked around coz I'm sure somebody would have been willing to buy them.

[Fandango 1,439]

Filthy people with bat sh!t in their attic. How do you miss 3500 fricken pounds? And the dead bats too!

They need their noses fixed....

[Otto 83]

Ok...who's the lucky guy/gal that gets to weigh the poop?

[Fandango 1,439]

the thing that chaps my hide is that they expect insurance to cover it!

[peejay 327]

Filthy people with bat sh!t in their attic. How do you miss 3500 fricken pounds? And the dead bats too!

They need their noses fixed....

The attic probably smelled better than the month old dirty dishes with mold on them in the sink and the rotten overflowing bags of garbage in the kitchen they kept forgetting to take to the dumpster for the last few months.

How else can you explain it?

[Fandango 1,439]

Filthy people with bat sh!t in their attic. How do you miss 3500 fricken pounds? And the dead bats too!

They need their noses fixed....

The attic probably smelled better than the month old dirty dishes with mold on them in the sink and the rotten overflowing bags of garbage in the kitchen they kept forgetting to take to the dumpster for the last few months.

How else can you explain it?

You're absolutely right...I can't see any other explanation for not noticing the smell from over a ton of sh!t and dead bats.

[Mags 112]

Filthy people with bat sh!t in their attic. How do you miss 3500 fricken pounds? And the dead bats too!

They need their noses fixed....

The attic probably smelled better than the month old dirty dishes with mold on them in the sink and the rotten overflowing bags of garbage in the kitchen they kept forgetting to take to the dumpster for the last few months.

How else can you explain it?

You're absolutely right...I can't see any other explanation for not noticing the smell from over a ton of sh!t and dead bats.

I feel REALLY ill. Just the thought of it.

[Robor007 0]

We took a canoe tour of the worlds largest underground river in Palawan (Philippines). There are *lots* of bats in the cave. The guide said to keep our mouths closed when looking up or we might get a surprise. If it's cool, it's water. If it's warm it's bat poop.

Edited May 3, 2007 by Robor007