Because caves, subterranean canals, and rocky crevasses—places where bats prefer to roost—have stable temperatures, the same would be required for the bat if it lived in a cage in your home.
Some bats, like the common Fruit Bat mentioned above, need a steady ambient temperature right at 70 degrees Fahrenheit, in order to maintain proper health.
What would happen to a pet bat if it were to fall ill? Unless there was a veterinarian in the area that was specifically familiar with bats, chances are good that getting adequate care for the bat would be quite difficult indeed. Many bats also succumb to something called White Nose Syndrome , an especially destructive fungal infection that kills millions of bats every year in North America.
White Nose Syndrome mostly affects bats in hibernation, which brings up another point: what would be done with the pet bat when the time came for hibernation? When bats hibernate , they sink into a significantly slowed metabolic state. It would be very challenging to maintain a strictly quiet, temperature- and humidity-controlled environment that was also antifungal and antiseptic, so the bat could hibernate in peace. Wondering what spats are? Let us explain. When a fruit bat consumes fruit, it is only after the sugary juice, not the pulp.
It means that when your pet bats take a bite of fruits, they mash it up against the roof of their mouths to squeeze out as much juice as they can. When satisfied, your pet bats will spit the rest out just like that.
In other words, any space where you will keep your pet bat will be dirty with mashed-up bits and pieces of fruit. Their spat will also attract other insects who like to eat fruit, like cockroaches and fruit flies.
It only means that where there are bat spats, insects like these are sure to follow. In a natural ecosystem, it can be a great thing. But you do not want to create this kind of ecosystem inside your home.
Aside from their eating and digestive behavior, bats are also responsible for doing other activities that might be frowned upon by people. Bats are known to be very sexually active. Multiple masturbation a day, engaging in a sexual act with both male and female bats, and getting erections—these are all normal for them.
Some wildlife centers even have training sessions to explain these activities to children specifically. They or you may not be comfortable with the idea of witnessing bats do their thing. Ready for more?
If you do not know yet, a pet bat is exotic. If you are well-off, then the money may not be an issue for you at all. Still, there is no getting away with the special accommodations needed to house your pet bat properly—that is if you do want to house your pet bats appropriately. The first issue here is that bats fly. So, it does not matter how small the specific species of your pet bat is; they are still going to need a vast space.
The ideal one is an open space where your pet bat can fly freely, even if it is relatively small. Should you restrict their flying area, expect your pet bat to become overweight. Additionally, they might attempt to fly despite restrictions which could lead them to harm themselves.
You also cannot clip their wings just as you would a bird, so an escaped bat poses a danger. If you are still keen on owning a pet bat, then take note of the proper housing for these mammals. A suitable bat enclosure is about the same size as a bird flight cage. Bats naturally look for the highest points in a place.
Most probably, this area will be your ceiling, on top of your cabinets, or anywhere inconvenient for you to reach. If your pet bat is particularly small, expect them to slot into tiny crevices. So, imagine finding your pet bat situated in a very odd and unexpected place like in your stack of dishes.
If your pet bat is on the larger side, however, know that they will most likely be clumsy fliers. For them, a closed environment like your home would risk them always crashing into something. Bats are also nocturnal or crepuscular in some cases. Should you be unavailable to supervise their outside time during the night most likely , then they would spend their active periods cooped up in a small cage.
Okay, so it might take you a lot of space and materials to house your bats. Well, perhaps not. You see, almost all types of bats are highly social. Although they might need some solitary time for health reasons, it is just as critical to allow them to spend a part of their day with other bats.
If they do not get this time, your pet bats can then get extremely anxious about it. Most species are protected by law, with both state and federal regulations covering their capture and retention and usually restricting their legal ownership to institutions such as zoos, wildlife sanctuaries and research facilities.
To keep a bat in captivity, even these entities must be licensed by the U. Department of Agriculture and obtain the necessary permits. It is widely held notion that bats carry rabies, but in fact, the incidence is not greater than it is in virtually any other animal species — as low as one or two percent of the population.
But that's not the key issue, which is what is best for you and the animal. For one thing bats are not true domesticated animals and as a result, they don't have the normally passive temperament of cats and dogs. They may be inclined to bite when upset, excited or in pain and if they do so, they are subject to quarantine and possible extermination. And you are subject to the conventional rabies protocol, which is not pleasant. If you do decide that you must have a pet bat, know that it has requirements that while easily fulfilled in the wild, can be which difficult to maintain for a pet owner.
For example, feeding: in the wild, bats can consume to 1, mosquitoes and other flying insects in a single night, in two or three foraging expeditions. The pursuit keeps their fragile bodies strong while also satisfying the nutrition demands of their bodies' high metabolism. These animals can cause serious infections from bites, knock you down or break your legs with a whip of their tail, and kill you with their bite force of around 2, pounds.
You also don't want to be around a male gator during mating season. Red foxes can become very tame but never fully trustworthy. And they will bite if they feel threatened. They also have a musky odor that is far worse than a ferret.
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