Thursday, March 31, 2011

FQA (Frequent Asked Questions)


1. What is this disease call White Nose Syndrome? Bat Conservationist and Scientists are still trying to figure this out.

2. How can you tell the gender of a bat?      Turn the bat over, if there is something (penis) it’s a guy if there isn’t then it’s a girl.

3. Could a bat live if its wing is ripped?  The wing may heal so the bat can fly and be released

4. Are bats flammable? (Sorry friend got a little crazy thinking of questions) Bats can be burned. It is recommended to burn and bury a bat after it has died.

5. How many shots do you get for rabies shots?    If you get the shots before you get bitten just for the safety you only need to get 3 shots. If you get the shots after you get bitten then you will be getting 5 shots. You would get 4 rabies vaccine injections and then the gamma globulin shots

6. Do the shots hurt? Depends on what shot you need, who is giving the shots, and where the shot is being put.

7. Where do you get the shots? The rabies shots are normally given in the upper arm muscle like a flu shot. The gamma globulin shots usually are given at the site of the bite and the remaining dose amount in the buttocks, arm or thy.  

8. What temperature do bats prefer? Females and males have different requirements. Because the females raise the pups, they prefer warmer temperatures than do males who tend to live singlely or in much smaller groups.   

9. What type of bat prefers wooded areas? Slow fliers

10. What type of bat prefers open areas? Fast fliers

11. What type of bat prefers desert areas? Fast fliers  

12. What does a bat conservationist do? Studies bats, and all items about them to help maintain this species.   

13. What are the chances of a bat having rabies? It is less than 1/2 of half of 1 percent that bats have rabies. It is higher in raccoons and skunks

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