Pesky bat... I think.

[Lindsey]

I think I have a bat in my storage shed outside. A few weeks ago there was one hanging around my deck in the evening. My shed door doesn't close properly and a couple days ago I noticed it was open. I went out in the afternoon and closed it. But for the past couple of nights I have heard rustling going on outside, and it seems like something is moving around inside, and running into some of the lighter stuff like Layla's old travel crate.

After being kept awake most of the night with it, I got brave this morning and went out to open the door, half expecting something to come out at me! But it was quiet. I looked inside and didn't see anything. I went back to my room where it was rustling just minutes earlier to see if I could hear it, but it was silent from there too.

So I'm keeping the door open for the day. Maybe whatever it was got scared and hid when I opened the door. If it's a bat, maybe when it gets dark it will go out and I can go close it when it's gone.

Has anyone had experience with getting rid of bats? Don't they hibernate? It's freezing here every night, we're expecting snow tonight and tomorrow. I don't know if bats can stand the cold!