Silver Bullet Pest ControlStraight answers from Silver Bullet Pest Control, a licensed exterminator based in Garfield, NJ, serving Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties. Call or text 973-510-2585. Hablamos español.
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Bat removal usually means getting one bat out of the living space. Bat exclusion is how a colony is moved out of an attic or walls: every gap is sealed except the active ones, one-way excluders let the bats leave but not return, and then those gaps are sealed. Bats are protected in New Jersey, so exclusion, not trapping or killing, is the legal way to deal with a colony. Silver Bullet Pest Control does both: 973-510-2585.
| Bat removal | Bat exclusion | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Getting a bat out of a room | Getting a colony out of the building and sealing it |
| When | Any time, often urgent | Planned around pup season and weather |
| How | Contain, then release or capture for testing | Seal inactive gaps, one-way excluders, final sealing |
| Stops future bats | No | Yes |
| Warranty | N/A | 5-year warranty on our bat exclusion |
A bat in the bedroom, living room or basement needs to be removed now. If no one could have had contact with it, it can be guided out a window. If someone was asleep in the room, or a child or pet was there, the bat should be captured for possible rabies testing. See bat flying in my house and emergency bat removal.
The three situations behind most of these calls in North Jersey:
Bats are protected, so the right way is exclusion: one-way devices let them out and they can't get back in. Our bat exclusion comes with a 5-year warranty.
Close the bat into one room and call. If it may have touched someone or was in a room where someone slept, don't release it; call your doctor or health department.
Bat guano builds up and should be handled with protection. After exclusion we can advise on safe cleanup and repairs.
If bats live in your attic, walls, behind shutters or under siding, removing one at a time won't help; they'll keep coming. Exclusion is the permanent fix: inspect the whole house, seal every gap that's not in use, put one-way excluders on the active gaps, and come back to seal those once the bats have left. It's the method wildlife agencies recommend for protected bats.
Bats are protected in New Jersey, and several species are endangered. Killing or poisoning bats is illegal and dangerous: poisoned bats can end up on the ground where pets and kids find them, or die in the walls. Trapping bats in the attic doesn't remove the colony and puts people at risk of bites. Exclusion avoids all of that. See NJ bat laws.
Stand outside at sunset and watch where bats leave the house. That spot is the entry point.
Repair torn window and attic vent screens; bats fit through very small gaps.
A tight attic door keeps a bat in the attic from reaching the living space.
In NJ, exclusion is timed around the summer pup season so young bats aren't trapped inside.
Tell us what you're seeing and where. A photo often lets us identify the pest right away. We answer 24/7 for emergencies.
A licensed tech finds the source: where the pest lives, how it gets in and what draws it.
We use the right method for the pest, placed where it works and kept away from kids and pets.
We close entry points and tell you what to change so the problem doesn't come back.
Call or text 973-510-2585 for the fastest answer, or tell us what's going on and we'll get back to you quickly.
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Removal gets a single bat out of a room; exclusion gets a colony out of the building and keeps it out.
No. Bats are protected; exclusion is the legal method.
Sealing and excluders take a visit or two; bats leave over the following nights, then the final gaps are sealed.
Not while flightless pups are inside, usually early to mid-summer in NJ.
Not if every gap is sealed. Our bat exclusion comes with a 5-year warranty.
Yes. We answer 24/7 for a bat in the house.
Spring before pups are born or late summer after they can fly. Exclusion isn't done while flightless pups are inside.
Not while bats are inside. Sealing them in can force them into the living space.
Bats are protected. They have to be excluded with one-way devices at the right time of year, not killed or trapped.
Most bats are harmless and eat insects, but they can carry rabies. Any possible contact with a bat is a question for your doctor or health department.
Yes. Bat exclusion from Silver Bullet Pest Control comes with a 5-year warranty.
Yes, through gaps around attic hatches, ceiling fixtures and pipes. Keep the attic door closed.
We can advise on cleanup and repairs after exclusion.
Based in Garfield, we serve these towns and the rest of Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties.
Updated November 2026 by the Silver Bullet Pest Control team, Garfield, NJ • NJ License 90568B
