I need a bat specialist to contact me A.S.A.P.?

Question

I HAVE A BABY BAT THAT FELL FROM IT'S MOTHER INTO OUR HALLWAY FROM THE ATTIC, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY EAT AT THIS AGE AND IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT WITHOUT IT'S MOTHER. SOMEONE PLEASE CONTATCT ME.

Answer 1

http://www.batrescue.org/

or Call Bat Rescue at 858-679-0211.

Answer 2

Bad news, if the baby bat fell and the mother did not come down to get it, she is probably already dead or in the process of dying.

Being a mammal, the baby will need milk from it's own species (humans drink cow milk, but it is not nearly as good for them as mother's milk.) If you insist on attempting to rear it, you will need a very small eye dropper and some milk, though you may try baby formula if it cannot hold it down. If it can survive long enough to move on to insects, you need to start small: misquotes, small moths - any tiny flying insect they would normally have access to in your area at night. The larger ones with a shell will not be edible until it is much larger. The only exception is if you have a fruit bat, in which case it needs something like a peach or other soft native fruit (bananas work usually, even if they are not local.)

It is also important to understand that they will eat hundreds and hundreds of bugs a night. You may need to visit your local pet store and buy some meal worms eventually.

If it survives, the fun part will be teaching it how to fly...

Answer 3

Please be very careful with bats! They are one of the most common carriers of the rabies virus. Take him to a wild life rehab center right away. Even though it would be really cool to have him, rabies is not a risk you should take. That disease is FATAL in people, and is incurable. If the bat bites you or anyone you know, you need to have it tested.

I'm not trying to be a downer, but this is a reality. Good luck, and I hope you get it to a wildlife place!