Anyone have Bats for Pets??

[Brindlebtch]

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I never saw one that big! I thought they are roughly the size of a small cat (as the biggest species of fox bats).

That pic was photo shopped.

It is just perspective. The bat is bigger because it is closer to the camera. It is a pemba flying fox.


largest bats:
http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/a.../Pteropodidae/Pteropus/Pteropus-vampyrus.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Golden-crowned_Flying_Fox

Here ya go - Pemba flying fox - wingspan of 5 1/2 feet.
http://pembaflyingfox.wildlifedirect.org/

 

[Brindlebtch]

OK, here is one in perspective, but different species:

large flying fox:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sexecutioner/4846602178/

 

[Kassaundra]

Wow sorry, had no idea they got that large.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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[pinkfoxfarm]

flying foxes are amazing animals!

if it wasnt for the projectile poop that literaly sitcks to anything that it lands on lol
they would definatly be the best suited of the bat species as an educational animal.

 

[EweSheep]

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2x

Thanks for clarifying the size! I thought it was rather hoax looking LOL!

I love the fox looking bats!

 

[Brindlebtch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYrr_l3AUkM

Baby flying fox. Pretty big baby!

 

[stevenwamser]

I raised some orphan babies. Australian spectacled.flying foxes.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I raised some orphan babies. Australian spectacled.flying foxes.

Cool. Do you have pics of them?

 

[MargaretAnneHK]

I had an orphaned baby bat I bottlefed as a pet once. Only because I felt sorry for the little thing...