We add the entire gang to the maternity colony, so males and females are readily
accepted. I do have a host 'mom' who puts out food and water for them because
it's over an hour from me. If you find a colony for him, especially if you can
find a nice property owner who will keep an eye out for him, he'll do fine!

Leslie
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol B.
To: worldbatline@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: WBL: Release questions





Actually I CAN'T try soft hacking, because the colony site is two and a half
to three hours east of where I live. I have never laid eyes on the colony, but
it's the only one I know anything at all about. I'm not even sure if the Tulsa
rehabbers know exactly where it is on the TU campus.

Big browns are not common in central Oklahoma, and the bat came to me from a
city about two hours north of me.

It's encouraging, though, that a young male can be introduced into a maternity
colony, since, unless someone in a nearby state is aware of an existing colony,
that will be my only possibility.

Thanks very much for your input. As you've seen, I need LOTS of information
in order to pull off this release successfully. Your information gives me hope
for Oso's future.

Carol Bunyard
Oklahoma

--- On Fri, 7/10/09, Patricia Winters <BATMAM@...> wrote:

You
could try soft hacking by leaving their food and water dishes (use the
same ones they have used in captivity so that they recognize them)
nearby and well up off the ground. Some of our bats use the food we
put out for about 10 days, some never use them, but are found later
doing just fine.

Patricia
Calif. Bat Cons. Fund

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