Uploaded June 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This little big brown bat fell out of his nursery colony and could not be returned, (Safety note: bats rarely have rabies, but bats found on the ground are more likely to be sick. Never handle a bat directly, and tell your doctor immediately if you are bitten. I have had my pre-exposure rabies vaccinations as a precaution before working with bats). He quickly learned to nurse from a small makeup applicator sponge. He's been transferred to a wildlife rehabilitator who specializes in bats and will be released back into the wild when he's old enough.
This little big brown bat fell out of his nursery colony and could not be returned, (Safety note: bats rarely have rabies, but bats found on the ground are more likely to be sick. Never handle a bat directly, and tell your doctor immediately if you are bitten. I have had my pre-exposure rabies vaccinations as a precaution before working with bats). He quickly learned to nurse from a small makeup applicator sponge. He's been transferred to a wildlife rehabilitator who specializes in bats and will be released back into the wild when he's old enough.
