Baby Babies (pic heavy) finally

18 years ago

IÂm sorry to be so long in getting these on here. I donÂt get by the table as often as I would like.

I was so thrilled to see so many people with an interest in the little guys, they really are sweet and beneficial! Y'all really are the best.

Here is a baby Seminole bat Â they live in trees and are solitary except for mother bats with pups. There is also a Red bat that look almost the same but lighter in color. The fur on the mom is even softer than it looks!

This is the mama with all four (!!) babies Â there is one under the middle pup you can see. Together they out weigh her. After storms we get lots of calls about mamas and babies being down. We try to get them back in the nearest tree, but sometime we canÂt so they get released out by us.

This is a Big Brown bat who came in as a ÂretireeÂ. His snout was completely smashed by a homeowner who used a tennis racket to chase him down when he got stuck in their house. At least they felt bad about it and called us (not bad enough to make a donation though :P) He had to be tube fed for the first two weeks while the worst damage healed. We had him for slightly more than 2 years as a non-releasable due to a hole in his sinus never healing completely closed - thus killing his radar. His teeth were pretty worn so heÂd already lived a good while before coming in. He was very social and made a great education animal. Since he didnÂt fly a lot, he also got a bit chubby. Here he is eating dinner on the couch. He liked to be out and about when were home.

We occasionally do other animals depending on how many bats we have at the time and the season.

This is Norman the ÂkillerÂ woodpecker gnawing on DH.

A black crowned night heron.

This crazy raccoon had a thing about drinking upside down. Maybe he had the hiccups ;)

DH and a Barred owl that had been rolled by a station wagon. The lady was so upset, she was standing in the road waving cars around him until we got there.

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angela_nor_calif
18 years ago
I love all of your pictures. So are the bats not afraid of you - like the momma with all of her babies. They are all so cute. I can't say enough good things about you wonderful people that rescue and take care of animals until they can be released again. Thank you!
lydia1959
18 years ago
I think it's great that there are people like you that do these rescues!

The babies are really cute!
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socks
18 years ago
This is so interesting. I'd love to know more about your work. Are the bats kept in cages until they are well enough to be released? When released do they seek out their "flock?" Looks like one is eating mealworms; is that what they all eat? I wonder how they know it's food when they are used to catching food on the fly, right?

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pattico_gw
18 years ago
We once had a mama fruit bat and her four babies hit the window of our home...

We had a covered front porch that I put them on, in a box with the lid partially open (I can't remember anymore...but it may have been rainy)...I went back out to check on them later and she was gone...and had taken one baby with her. Later she came back and took them one by one.

I think when she hit the window it knocked her out..unless the play dead. But they must have all been okay.

This happened during daylight. I was surprised that she was flying around during the day...do they do that?

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gazania_gw
18 years ago
I love the pictures. Thanks for posting them. What a wonderful interesting life you have. My biggest life regret is that I did not do the things way back when I could have to get me into some kind of wildlife rehab. You and Marilyn who rehabs opossums are a gift to all beings, not just animals. Too many of us humans take wildlife for granted.
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18 years ago
Thank you for helping with the babies!! Animals are so at our mercy,and I love all of Gods critters.
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18 years ago
How kind and generous of you Chiroptera Mama. It makes me feel good to know there are so many wonderful and giving people who are willing to lend a helping hand to the tiny creatures of this planet.
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18 years ago
fantastic photos of all the "night creatures". Very interesting-thanks for posting them!

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