I have an injured bat in my backyard

**caseysmom** · 09-25-2010, 02:21 PM

Well I am not really sure if he is injured but it seems like it.

I came home and let potter out on the back patio, he kept staring in one direction so I went out to see him staring at a tiny bat. I locked potter in the bathroom and I went out to take a better look. I realize that bats are carriers of rabies so I called wildlife rescue.

They gave me the number for the bat person, I left a message but she hasn't called back. In the meantime I did get the bat into a little box with a spatula. He hardly moves, he is so cute.

I hope they will let me take him in to rescue and I hope he survives long enough. I know potter is due for his rabbies so I am going to take him in tomorrow to get a vaccine since it seems like we have bats around now.

**charlie116** · 09-25-2010, 02:24 PM

wow. that's crazy! it's a good thing you were smart enough to call wildlife rescue instead of handling it yourself

. i hope he/she gets better!!!

**Karen** · 09-25-2010, 02:37 PM

Awww, he shouldn't be out during the day, I hope he's okay! Thanks for caring for him. There is a sickness called white nose syndrome that is killing off bat colonies in some places, so we need to care care of these important critters!

**caseysmom** · 09-25-2010, 02:46 PM

I talked to a rescuer that doesn't do the rescue anymore but she wants me to try to get him in a tree at dusk with a pair of gardening gloves on and then bleach my hands and the gloves, I don't know its kind of scary. He did crawl out of the box I had and flew off the table and landed on the ground again, I guess they need about 6 feet to jump head down they can't "launch" like a bird.

If they are on the ground it usually means they are sick.