Holy batshorts batman!

Amyjoe · Post by **Amyjoe** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 3:57 am

Okay..... corny I know... but if it gets someones attention.

Does anyone know what to do with an injured fruit bat? (am guessing at the type) found it on the porch this yesterday morning, put it in the dog bowl to get it off the hot cement. Really didn't expect it to be alive when I got home from work and it is. I saw it with its wing all the way open a few minutes ago when I changed out the soaking wet towel that was over it and it has a couple of holes in one wing. I hate to just let the little guy die but don't have a clue what to do with it... any suggestions? Got plenty of water today (still raining in Alabama) but no food.

Amy

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 7:48 am

I wouldn't touch that bat.

http://www.batcon.org/discover/species/al.html to see what kind it is.

Found this place in Gainesville: http://www.lubee.com/page1.htm

I personally would call the Department of Game & Wildlife or try and contact Fishfood/Drew (He works for them) and ask them if they know of a rehabber or what to do. People that do rehab for bats have to have pre-exposure rabies shots and maintain rabies antibodies in their system... so I wouldn't think there would be a whole lot of them.

I can't find the number for a local office for the Alabama Wildlife: just found this maybe they could give a local number: http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/agfd/email.html

Found something else:
Wildlife Rescue
Foley, AL 36535
(251) 970-4357

SaltnLime · Post by **SaltnLime** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 7:59 am

Yup, Prolly dropped out the sky cause he's got a bad case of the West Nile Virus.

Just put him on the neighbors porch!

Calling the Wildlife dept would be my call too.......... after I took some cool pics!

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 9:03 am

Yeah, get one with Kevin about to bite its head off Ozzy style. Just kidding. I used to know a guy that had a bat for a pet. I think they are easily kept. Maybe you should try and feed it a cricket or something. the main thing is not to get bit. If it had west nile virus it would be dead.

evermann · Post by **evermann** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 9:12 am

theres a good wildlife preserve off Girby rd..If I were u I would scoop him up and take him there, they would know what to do...The guy prob got into it with a local cat.

Amyjoe · Post by **Amyjoe** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 10:57 am

yeah knowing my neighborhood it is probably a cat issue.

reeferpuffer · Post by **reeferpuffer** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 7:22 pm

try and feed him some grapes, tomatoe's, and mealworms..also, hes not gonna drink out of a bow..take some easter nesting material and keep it misted with drops of water, they drink dew and water droplets from leaves and other things

Post by **snoopdog** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:38 am

I personally dont think it is going to make it. Only moves when you poke it, the it just twitches. They are playing around with it even though i told them to leave it alone. You know how women are.

SaltnLime · Post by **SaltnLime** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:40 am

snoopdog wrote:I personally dont think it is going to make it. Only moves when you poke it, the it just twitches. They are playing around with it even though i told them to leave it alone. You know how women are.

I decided not to remark since my mind is in the gutter.

Post by **snoopdog** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:51 am

Dead.

Amyjoe · Post by **Amyjoe** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 4:17 am

sux but I tried....