Mini Bat House - $23.00
ID: 0090
Mini Bat House
House a few bats in this small version of the BATchelor Pad. Comes complete with echo-location slot and screening against the back.
Same design as our Bat House Kit.
The Mini Bat House measures (16"h x 8"w x 3-3/4"d)
Bat Facts, Myths, & Truths
Contrary to popular
belief, bats are not blind and do not try to become tangled in hair.
Bats are not related to rodents! In fact, fruit bats may soon be
reclassified as primates. Bats are the only flying mammals in the
world. Flying squirrels do not fly, they glide! Seventy percent of all
bats eat insects, about 30% eat fruit, pollen and nectar.
Of the
world's 800+ species, only three are vampire bats, limited mostly to
Latin America. Vampire bats do not attack humans; they are very small
and generally drink the blood of animals. Bats are virtually disease
free. Less than one-half of one percent of bats contract rabies.
Nevertheless, a grounded bat should never be handled because it may
bite in self-defense. Call a wildlife rehabilitator or an animal
organization for help.
Bats are vital to the ecosystem! Fruit bats
bring us over 450 commercial products, including 80 medicines. Bats in
the US eat millions of tons of insects annually. Alarmingly, bats are
disappearing worldwide. They are now considered the most endangered
land mammal in North America.