That would be terrible for the bats who depend on this place to get through the winter. They are one of the cleanest animals because they groom themselves a lot. The Little Brown Bat may live up to 13-14 years in the wild but they usually live about 7 years. The males live longer. Bats make a chatter and sometimes a clicking sound.
Bats have many enemies.
They have enemies like mink, weasels, raccoons, snakes, owls, hawks, bad storms and especially people. Some people have the wrong ideas about bats. Bats can have rabies the same as other animals. Bats also use echolocation to help them find things at night. Bats will try to get into your hair.