/r/batty
Batty for bats!
/r/batty is a place for appreciation and discussion of bats. If you have a health concern stemming from an encounter with wildlife, please contact a qualified medical professional.
What to do if you've found a bat.
UK visitors can also check out this page and hotline for bat issues in the UK.
Australians can report wildlife in distress to WIRES.
Also, check out /r/batfacts to subscribe to bat facts!
Live stream from Woodland Park Zoo
Live Stream from Bat World Sanctuary
Live Stream from Essex Wildlife Trust
Live Stream from Lubee Bat Conservancy
Live Stream from Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
More information on bats is available!
Information on White Nose Syndrome
Bat Conservation International
Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation
Buy cute bat stuff to support bat conservation:
Here's a huge list of other animal related subreddits that you should check out!
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Yes that is guano filling up in the space between the mesh and the vent. The red thing is a peppermint scent diffuser, I was hoping it would gross them out and they would leave. What else should I try?
Hey! Just curious about a potential situation: I got a bat box for our cabin Airbnb in a Vermont forest. In the past, we've had the occasional bat try to rest in a window, so I bought a bat box to hang on the side of the house in the future, to provide a home for the bats and help manage insect populations on our property, which also has several brooks. But yesterday, I learned what batbugs are, so now I'm a bit anxious to actually hang up the box in the spring, once the cabin's siding has been redone. Could a bat box on the side of the house lead to a batbug infestation inside the house? I got it in hopes of providing a home for a lucky bat family and to enjoy the fruits of their insect-chomping ways, but now I'm unsure. What do you guys think? Thanks!
Thanks for calling, Andy!
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At about five pm in Ohio I found a bat laying on my driveway next to my house. I went to pick it up with a shovel but it lifted its head and kinda hissed at it but then remained still afterwards so I decided to leave it be. At about 8 pm looked out the window and didn't see it there anymore. What would cause it to just lay there at that time of the afternoon? Rabies? Also would it have been able to crawl away and climb up something to fly off? Slightly worried that it would've have crawled to the backyard where my dog hangs out. It looked like a little brown bat. Thanks
I have a broken wing :/