A few weeks ago I was asked to retrieve a Lesser Horseshoe bat from an archway underneath a small roost. It was a juvenile (2-3 weeks old) and at first I...
I believe Bob Stebbings once had a Horseshoe bat with wing deformities? regards Margaret ^._.^ ^._.^ www.nottsbatrescue.org.uk ... From: Sylvia Bevis To:...
Barbara, It has been quite a while since I worked with hummingbirds. I can't remember how to mix, which percentage, etc. and all the hummer info is packed. We...
Oh hell-now I did it. Sorry Corky. Is your hair OK?? You are having such a hard time up there and I am sympathetic to your plight even though it sure didn't...
Haven't experienced it in bats, but as far as other young mammals, sounds like metabolic bone disease (rickets) caused by calcium deficit. Janet Dunlap, Oregon...
jaygander@...
Sep 1, 2006 4:42 pm
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Thanks for the information. Is there another calorie supplement being used in place of nutri-cal? What was the change that made it so unusable? My freetails...
Is brewer's yeast still considered a good thing to add to mealworm media or to give as a supplement directly to bats in the blended diet? Dawn Soles Tracy, CA...
What I am mostly concerned with is them getting TOO MUCH vitamin A. I remember reading about that being a potential problem and causing toxicity. So, does...
I use vionate 2-3x per week and nutrical/energel (the preferred replacement) as a treat only. In cases where there are persnickety bats, I'll use nutrical as a...
the updated products page at www.batworld.org (under bat rehab data) says that nutrical in its new configuration can cause diarrhea. It's much oilier than it...
I use the nutri-cal as a treat also. They each get .1cc every fourth night. I haven't been using the avimin or avitron at all with them. However, one of...
Ok, one more question. It says to only mix Nektar Plus with "germ free" water. What's that? Distilled water? (I didn't know there was germ free water on...
Barbara French
batdoc@...
Sep 2, 2006 1:43 am
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I'm going to bet 'germ free' water is potable or drinking quality water. I hate the term 'germ' since is it technically meaningless but that's just me.. I've...
my reply this evening - Cynthia Myers San Diego CA http://www.BatRescue.org http://www.BatWorld.org http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare ... From: Cynthia Myers...
We've got three nectarivorous bats here in the US (generally just in the desert southwest), and one lonely fruit bat species in the Florida Keys. No flying...
Thank you for the info! I will mix as instructed. (And this is for Leptonycteris nivalis I will be caring for briefly in Mexico.) I cared for a couple dozen...
Barbara French
batdoc@...
Sep 2, 2006 5:25 am
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... Well, If the aunt is willing to move out of town ...... oh wait she wants the bats to leave. Unfortunatly for the aunt, San Antonio (and this entire part...
StudioDC@...
Sep 2, 2006 5:37 am
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Just one last check. If they can each drink one and half times their body mass of nectar solution each night...and if 13 grams of nektar is equivalent to 18...
Barbara French
batdoc@...
Sep 2, 2006 5:46 am
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In a message dated 9/2/2006 12:30:47 A.M. Central Daylight Time, batdoc@... writes: PS So I am assuming from your instructions that if I start out...
I have a MFT male that, in the last 3 weeks, has been manufacturing white stool. I have two vets in two states looking into the problem. However, research...
Hi, this from another list I'm on. Kathy Estes-Morgan Northern California BatCREW ************************************************************************** ...
___________________________________________________________ Sept. 2, 2006 Evicted bats may be making an encoreMore spotted in Lake Jackson, making some ask if...
An interesting site selling handmade fabric bats: http://www.theoccasionalbat.com/donations.html For every bat sold, they will donate $2 to Bat World...
Yes, the whole works. My personal thoughts, after going supplement crazy a number of years ago, would be to wait until you hear from Dr Cottrell. What sort of...
jaygander@...
Sep 4, 2006 3:17 am
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For info on liver problems and parasites, you should look at Bat World's diagnostic chart: http://www.batworld.org/worldbatline/diagnostics-medications.html I...