Bat Removal Midland, TX

Midland Animal Services treats a bat loose in a home as an after-hours emergency. Not every Texas city does. This page covers that, the county and state contacts, the 2025 positive bat in Midland County, and how bats get into Midland homes.

Service areaMidland, Midland County, Texas

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Midland contacts

Midland Animal Services: 1200 N. Fairgrounds Rd., 432-685-7420.
After hours, inside city limits: 432-685-7108. The city lists any bat that has bitten someone or is loose inside a residence among the after-hours calls officers will respond to.
Outside city limits: Midland County Sheriff's Office, (432) 688-4600.
Midland Health Department: Wendi Lyle, (432) 681-7617, is the DSHS-listed disease-reporting contact.
DSHS Zoonosis Control, Region 9/10: Midland sub-office, 432-571-4118, where Kelly Spencer is the zoonosis control specialist. The regional veterinarian is Susan Schaff, DVM, in El Paso.

Rabies in Midland County

DSHS's 2024 county summary shows 2 Midland County bats tested, both negative. DSHS Region 9/10's Winter 2026 zoonosis newsletter lists 1 positive bat in Midland County for 2025. With so few bats tested, any bat that contacts a person or pet should be submitted.

Permian Basin bats

Brazilian free-tailed bats are the most common building bat statewide. Midland sits on the southern High Plains, where Texas Tech's Mammals of Texas notes that pallid bats roost in buildings, including attics. Pallid bat pups are born from early May to mid-June, which falls inside the TPWD pup season.

Midland housing

About 34% of its 57,725 housing units were built in 2010 or later, and about 38% before 1980. The median year built is 1992. On newer homes, bats get in at roofline transitions and ridge-vent ends. On older brick ranch homes, they use shrunken fascia and soffit gaps. About 4% of units are mobile homes, where bats use gaps in the skirting and roof seams.

Timing

At the Midland-Odessa airport station, average lows stay at 50°F or warmer from April through October. The average January low is about 33°F. TPWD discourages exclusion from May 1 to August 15, so plan for mid-August through October.

Midland housing and climate snapshot (Midland-Odessa climate station)

Housing units: 57,725 (median year built 1992)
Built before 1980: 38%; built 2010 or later: 34%
Single-family detached: 61%; buildings with 10+ units: 15%
Renter-occupied homes: 36%
Average January low: 33°F; average August high: 95°F
Months with an average low of 50°F or warmer: Apr–Oct

Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year estimates (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003) via Census Reporter. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Midland Odessa station.

Common questions

Who do I call about a bat in my Midland house at night?

Inside city limits, the Animal Services after-hours line, 432-685-7108. The city lists a bat loose inside a residence as an after-hours call.

Who handles bats outside Midland city limits?

The Midland County Sheriff's Office, at (432) 688-4600.

Have rabid bats been found in Midland County?

DSHS Region 9/10 reported 1 positive bat in Midland County in 2025. The 2 bats tested in 2024 were negative.

What bats live in Midland buildings?

Mostly Brazilian free-tailed bats. Pallid bats also roost in buildings on the southern High Plains.

When can bats be excluded in Midland?

Mid-August through October. TPWD discourages exclusion from May 1 to August 15.

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