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09-09-2007, 05:35 PM
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taken in a bat
Today a woman came into my shop with a shoebox under her arm containing a bat , she found it on her doorstep this afternoon and asked if i could take it in as she dosent want anything to do with the rspca
 i think its a pipistrelle bat , what i was going to do was see if it was strong enough to fly tonight and if so id release it , but if it cant fly ill need to ring a bat sanctuary or something , has any one here have a number for a reputable bat sanctuary? ,im in Exeter , Devon and would ideally need them to pick it up as i dont drive myself. anyway heres the little dude  
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09-09-2007, 05:38 PM
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0845 1300 228 Bat conservation trust helpline
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09-09-2007, 05:42 PM
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Thanks guys , she didnt say if it was attacked by a cat , and tbh i didnt notice that before , i just took a quick pic of it as i didnt want to disturb it to much, she said it hissed at her when she caught it to put it in the box , so hopefully thats a good sign that it has some strength in it at least
anyway thanks for the number ill give them a ring
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09-09-2007, 05:45 PM
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Yup it is a good sign when they fight back, bats are amazing to hold they are warm and fluffy and their little wings feel bizarre.
Hopefully it will be fine and has just dropped for some reason i seem to recall hearing on a programme that bats cannot take off from a horizontal position they need to be vertical and warm. Marina
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09-09-2007, 05:54 PM
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How big is it and have you tried feeding it anything? If it's an adult and you've any mealworms you could give it some of those. If you think it's a juvenile or even younger (Pips are tiny anyway) you could try cutting the head off and squeezing the innards out (a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it!). If you're thinking of trying to release it, then you should try to feed it first. It could also be dehydrated if it hasn't fed for a while. Try giving it a drink of water. If it won't lap you could try dipping a small paintbrush into the water and letting the pip lick the water off the paintbrush.
It would be better if you could release it in the area where it was found. They do eventually fly back to their own roosts, but if you release it too far away it will be very traumatic for it to find its way home.
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09-09-2007, 06:02 PM
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it looks like an adult to me its about the size of adult mouse, i havnt got any mealworms , but got some med wingless crickets , ill try it with some to see if it has a appetite , im about a 10 minute walk away from where it was found so i can trot up there tonight if it seems to be healthly enough. thanks for the replies guys
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09-09-2007, 10:07 PM
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couldnt fly out of the box , i had to get up on top of someones shed lol so the pip was high up enough to fly out , it wasnt having any of it :/ was trying for the last hour , i will get in touch with the bct tomorrow and get him picked up
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09-09-2007, 11:32 PM
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Oh its always sad to see things having to go in to care. I hope its okay it def sounds like its had some damage do to it. Does it behav normally when its not trying to fly?
Marina
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