On the floor? I don't think I've ever seen a bat sitting on the floor. they're always flitting around scooping up the bugs or hanging from various perch-y type things. Get that camera.
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cow orker had camera and took pics, but her cord is at home so can't post right now. he is so cute. sigh. poor fella.
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Eh, you're probably just saying that while you're really thinking about all the various experiments you can run on him.
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Uh, you know he probably has rabies, right? Putting him down humanely is the best thing they can do for him.
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Why does he "probably" have rabies? Maybe he's just... lost?
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Bats are nocturnal. If he's out during the day, he is almost certainly sick. Rabies is the most likely choice.
Did you know Austin has the largest urban bat population in the country? |
(Maybe he got in during the night and can't get out?)
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Maybe he thought he was staying up for Father Christmas - bats are notoriously bad at making appointments.
However they aren't bad with dates - something you might like to try LabRat? |
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LabBat! |
Can't you hide him from the bad guys and smuggle him cookies or whatever cute/rabid bats eat?
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The only way to make certain the bat does not carry rabies is to chop off his head and examine the brain. If it hasn't bitten, drooled, or bled onto anyone then it could be turned loose, but one should only take that risk for oneself, and not others. The 10 day quarantine is a valid procedure only for dogs and cats.
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We had quite a few come into our old house too, that whole area was lousy with them... never heard of or saw any with rabies. |
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