Bonide 876, Bat Repellent - Pack of 4

Our house was once a barn so the cellar is pretty primitive (a near dirt cellar) but our cat loves it. But when he started to bring bats upstairs (either dead or pretending to be) I was a bit freaked out. After asking several people (contractors, exterminators, etc) who are familiar with bats in old (200+year) New England homes, the general consensus was that the only solution would be to not let the cat in the basement which, I guess, would have been doable if we had NOT just cut a hole to create a cat door and moved his litter box down there. Our vet said that any "machine" that sends out a high pitched sound which the companies claim doesn't harm a cat was false-he would hear it and be bothered by it. (And then she put him on a yearly rabies shot routine rather than once every 3 years). So these bags were my only option and I didn't have any high hopes that they would actually work since the exterminator said he had never even heard of them. But they were cheap enough so I bought a 4 pack and literally just tossed them in the one small room that I suspected was the only room the bats could be in and voila. No more bats. I bought a second pack a few months later because it says that the smell fades after a few but that was a year ago. I think the bats have left for good! After reading some of the reviews, I think that the scent bags are really made for somewhat hidden areas where bats have lived for awhile and which are kind of inaccessible for humans. I'm not sure the product would do much for the occasional stray bat that may be flying around one's home. Get a tennis racket and open a window for that scenario.

It does not work. We have 2 satchels inside an upside down yogurt container to stop them getting wet. We can smell it from 4m away but 1 bat comes in every night and eats all the ripening fruit. We have a CCTV camera monitoring the tree.

The product is good and effective but costly. It should be made in India.

I work at home and heard what I believe was a bat or mouse in my attic. After going into the attic, I saw 2 bats hanging on the screen of my gable vent. They were on outside but still a threat to get inside the attic. Whatever I heard was inside the attic. I bought 2 boxes of Bat Magic. I placed all 8 (4 per box) inside the knee walls and attic area......after 1 day, no more bats hanging on the gable screen or noises from my attic. It does leave a peppermint smell, but not overwhelming. I hope they are truly long lasting, if this really works, I will definitely purchase again. I also hope mice hate the smell as much as bats!........after 3 days the bats are back

I tried this product in my balcony which was visited by bats almost everynight. Tried this product with 1 sachet and even 3 sachets at the same time, but it didn't repell the bats. The bats kept coming. Not sure whether because it's a balcony and probably would have worked indoor.