Cute little guy

3rensho · July 23, 2010, 07:59:21 AM

Went to the kitchen yesterday morning and found this this in the sink, sound asleep. I petted it and it woke up. Took it outside and set it on a patio table. After about 5 minutes of looking around, sniffing and probably echo locating it flew off into the wild blue yonder. Body was about half as long as my thumb and wing span was five inches. Normal size for a lot of bats in this area.

KevinG · July 23, 2010, 08:01:39 AM

You're pretty lucky it didn't bite you, I hear those things carry rabies.

3rensho · July 23, 2010, 08:04:52 AM

Being mammals they can have rabies buts it's far from the norm in this area. My wife and I took a bat course at the local univ. and handled a lot of bats. As long as they don't feel threatened they behave nicely - especially if you have a hand full of meal worms. ;D

squirtthecat · July 23, 2010, 08:05:22 AM

Geez, that would have been a shock around here... Don't see many bats.

KevinG · July 23, 2010, 08:06:33 AM

I get them around here all the time, just as the sun starts to set I see them flying around. It's pretty cool, especially around halloween.

3rensho · July 23, 2010, 08:54:05 AM

QuoteI get them around here all the time, just as the sun starts to set

Exactly the same here. They are pretty slick animals.

Sorce · July 23, 2010, 11:15:55 AM

Quote from: KevinG on July 23, 2010, 08:01:39 AM
You're pretty lucky it didn't bite you, I hear those things carry rabies.

Worse than that, I hear they carry Vampirism!

TestRocket · July 23, 2010, 11:18:44 AM

If it had been in our sink I would been awakened by a blood curdling scream!

OldHickory · July 23, 2010, 11:23:35 AM

We have a lot of bats around our home. We consider them an asset as we are told they eat a lot of mosquetoes. You have studied bats so I ask you, is this true?

ArnieM · July 23, 2010, 11:26:55 AM

I wonder how it got into the sink. Do you hear any strange noises at night ??? ;D

I like bats. They keep the flying insect population down. They live on the outside of my house in the smallest cracks and crannies.

Debbie bought a wooden "bat house". I almost killed myself putting it up on a big oak tree. The critters never used it. They like my house better.

Our "inside" problem was flying squirrels. We've had three of 'em in here in the last few years. The cats love to play with them. They are the cutest little things.

TestRocket · July 23, 2010, 11:28:48 AM

Yep! Even better then Purple Martins at eating those little blood suckers!

Check this out:How to build a bat house.

hal4uk · July 23, 2010, 11:31:40 AM

I absolutely MUST get my eyes checked again...
You ain't gonna believe this, but...
It looked to me like you wrote that you found a BAT IN THE SINK.

KyNola · July 23, 2010, 12:02:55 PM

Hal, thank God you read it that way too. I thought it was just me.

I can't believe I am the first one to ask this most obvious question. Just how did a bat manage to find it's way into your house and into your sink?! :o

Hal and I did read that right the first time, correct?

YEESH!!

Sailor · July 23, 2010, 12:03:17 PM

Holly cow! If my wife would find a bat in the sink I would be peeling her off of the ceiling. She hates any type of critter. She does the cutest little lizard dance when she sees one in the house and I can tell right off with the tone in her voice that I better get my butt in there right now and save her. I think if she went to the sink and found that little guy in there I would have to get a mop to clean up the mess after I pulled her from the ceiling. BTW how do you guess the little guy got into the house?

TestRocket · July 23, 2010, 01:54:00 PM

"Lizard dance" for some strange reason I would like to see that. Surely I'm not alone? I mean YouTube or something? ;D

Cute little guy

squirtthecat