Bat Guano! Helpful or Dangerous?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ม.ค. 2025

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  • @HoursFreeAOLsp
    @HoursFreeAOLsp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My buddy and a crew harvest 30k pounds directly from a cave and nobody has ever gotten sick. No masks. He said its when the guano gets wet that you can run into problems.

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for this comment!

  • @BatmanWangChung
    @BatmanWangChung 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Guano is a chief resource of the Wachati.

  • @billwarren8076
    @billwarren8076 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In Australia there is danger of alyssa virus (a relative of rabies), and horses are at risk of contracting Hendra virus from bats, so it would pay to be careful around bats, particularly in the Northern states of Australia

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We should always be careful around wild animals, that is very true, but carefully coexisting.

  • @susanholroyd2876
    @susanholroyd2876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video!

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much! So glad to hear you like it! :)

  • @rousefire
    @rousefire ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is an abandoned building close by with a pile of guano on the floor . Its been accumulating there for years. Whoever is reading this , with experience, would you harvest it for fertilizer and how much to put on a 3'x10'area for growing tomatoes?

    • @thomasbrown8468
      @thomasbrown8468 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes get it all one plant one teaspoon of poo one gallon water lightly once a week with the gallon really good sht

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You can definitely use that for fertilizer. Please ware gloves and a mask to harvest the pile. Guano is a very good fertilizer, and a little bit goes a long way. It is best for non-food plants as well.

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thomasbrown8468 Thank you for this info!

  • @Heavywall70
    @Heavywall70 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There was once a war fought over guano

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, that's true. Guano was also once Texas' largest mineral export.

    • @dogwalker666
      @dogwalker666 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      they used to sail to un inhabited islands to harvest the guano from the sea birds, It was extremely valuable.

  • @laximenezfyvie
    @laximenezfyvie ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How about viral diseases? Isn’t guano how COVID-19 finally spread to humans? What are the risks of viral diseases that can be spread to humans in gardening with guano based fertilizer?

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  ปีที่แล้ว

      www.merlintuttle.org/exaggerated-disease-warnings/

  • @RobinPoe
    @RobinPoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I heard Green Berets talking about making explosives with dried bat guano.

  • @badasswood
    @badasswood 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    lol... dust?? dang bats in the barn poopin sticky bat poo, sticks to everything, 😅friends come over snd go crazy over the stuff, they scrape the boards that i put over everything😅i sshould go in the bat poo business

  • @nyki7fykxtjxyi
    @nyki7fykxtjxyi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What about bat bugs that come from bat feces. Similar to bed bugs.

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This can be a possibility with larger colonies, but not always the case. Installing your bat house on a pole can be an option if this is a worry for you.

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  ปีที่แล้ว

      Great question. The bugs do not come from the feces, but are found where the bats are. If the bats are outside your house, you have nothing to worry about. That's why it's important to have bat houses like ours, to help keep bats comfy- but not in our own homes.

  • @Noone-rt6pw
    @Noone-rt6pw 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about putting bat houses in trees?

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You want to make sure that there aren't a lot of branches. Branches shade the bat houses too much, and can be a place for predators to hang out. We recommend bat houses being 15 feet from the nearest branches. That's why bat houses on a building or a pole tend to be more successful.

  • @coziii.1829
    @coziii.1829 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If your a farmer you deal either all kinda of poop 💩
    NO BIG DEAL

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So true! This is oftentimes the biggest concern people have, not realizing that they are surrounded by wild animal poop outside.

  • @thomasbrown8468
    @thomasbrown8468 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve been through a half mile huge bat cave / cavern. It’s full

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, it can accumulate when there are large numbers of bats in a cave. There are many places that will safely harvest that guano for fertilizer

  • @Socalcreditkid
    @Socalcreditkid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    its not phosphate its phosphorus

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you

  • @mizzmartinni6014
    @mizzmartinni6014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I use bat poo for my plants 🌱 🪴

  • @thomasbrown8468
    @thomasbrown8468 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes

    • @BatBnB
      @BatBnB  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, it's a great fertilizer for gardens. In fact, people pay money for it