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Uploaded by on Jun 16, 2007

My wife taking care of an orphaned bat.

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  • What a cute bat! Why didn't you take "Bat out of hell" as background music? ;)

    Cheers

    Lars

  • You're right that would have been a good choice.

  • He probably wants blended up mealworms.

    Was he released eventually?

    I rescued a brown bat from my apartment once, he flew through a window and was hidden under the furniture. I wore very heavy gardening gloves, and was able to get a really good look at the sweet tyke and his sharp teeth. I kept him in a shoebox with a nylon stocking over it and released him once it got dark again. He slept upside down all day, gripping the stocking.

    He did ok, but I only had him for maybe 12 hours.

    Very cute

  • I was going to start offering mealies to him but we were finally able to get a member of his roost to walk off with him after a few failed attempts.

  • Not offended at all, it is a good question and yes bats do often carry rabies. I was at some risk of exposure but I was not concerned about this baby bat biting me or breaking the skin. I did not have any cuts or open wounds. Though that is not to say that handling the bat was without risk.

  • The music is indeed perfect btw! I have a newfound fascination with bats... and watching them 'nurse' is simply amazing. Thanks for sharing. How did your daughter take to the lil' guy?

  • My daughter is a chip off the old block really, she is very much curious about nature and animals. She gets that same look in her eye that I did when I was young. I am still teaching her safety when it comes to animals because she is so young.

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  • Morcheeba - Living Hell

  • whats the name of song and nice bat its so cute

  • Bats are my favourite animal.

  • I love this song! And of course this small and cute little creature! :)

  • That is wonderful that he got adopted! I hope he did ok in the end. They are such wonderful and beneficial creatures.

    Thanks for responding.

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