East Dorset Bat Rescue and Rehabilitation

0 0 Saturday, May 23, 2015 Edit this post

What to do if you find a bat out by day
A bat seen outside during daylight on the ground or where predators can get it is in trouble.
It could be ill or injured and needs help if it is to survive.Put on a pair of gardening gloves to prevent yourself from being bitten.Any frightened wild animal can bite to protect itself.
Use a tea towel or similar to cover and pick the bat up with.The bat will need water for shock.This can be offered, put kitchen roll paper soaked in water into a clean plastic milk bottle top or similar, place into a small cardboard box e:g-shoe/cereal box with the cloth with the bat in it into thebox. Make sure the bat cannot escape through any small gap,taping the lid will prevent the bat from escaping.

Put the box in a warm place while you wait for help.
November to March, if a bat is found outside it should be left outside in the box until we arrive or advise them on what to do.The bat should not be warmed up unless cat attacked.

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