yeah it's me... playing dad to three baby bats...
In the UK all bats are strictly protected and three orphans were recently handed over to be hand reared. The parents had been killed by a person who illegally blocked up a roost but was reported by a member of the public and it was investigated... court proceedings are to follow.
Anyway, here's some pics of the babies (2 of them) and I'll post progress on them as i go along, all three are feeding well on a special milk lapped off an artist's paint brush. (the milk is for insectivores, baby hedgehogs do well on this too)
The name for this species is Pipistrellus pipistrellus... AKA pips
In the UK all bats are strictly protected and three orphans were recently handed over to be hand reared. The parents had been killed by a person who illegally blocked up a roost but was reported by a member of the public and it was investigated... court proceedings are to follow.
Anyway, here's some pics of the babies (2 of them) and I'll post progress on them as i go along, all three are feeding well on a special milk lapped off an artist's paint brush. (the milk is for insectivores, baby hedgehogs do well on this too)
The name for this species is Pipistrellus pipistrellus... AKA pips