Emergency Prep · Wildlife
Bat Pups
Fallen Roosts and Rabies Protocols
A thumb-sized pup on the patio and a bite you'd never feel. 10 modules on why mothers drop pups in flight, the twilight reunion in a wall pouch, zero skin contact (Tupperware and leather), why feeding a bat pup is fatal, little brown vs. big brown bats, torn wing membranes, decontaminating gear for white-nose syndrome, the 90–92°F heat-pad brooder, the legal reality of rabies exposure, and why every bat goes to a specialist.
About this course
Bats are the one wildlife baby where the rule is simpler than people expect: never let it touch your skin, never feed it, keep it warm, and make two phone calls. The reason is that bat teeth are so fine a bite leaves no mark — and in public-health law, bare-skin contact with a bat means the bat must be euthanized and tested. This course shows you how to be useful without triggering that. You'll learn why mothers drop pups in summer, how to warm a pup and pin it in a pouch on the wall so the mother collects it at dusk, how to scoop one with a container and leather gloves, why a water dropper causes fatal aspiration, how to tell a little brown from a big brown, what a torn wing membrane means, how to decontaminate your gear against white-nose syndrome, and how to build the 90-to-92-degree brooder that keeps a pup alive until the specialist arrives.
What you'll learn
- Why mother bats drop pups: nocturnal hunting flights, heat, roost disturbance and fatigue
- The twilight reunion: warm the pup, pouch it on the exterior wall near the roost exit, watch from a distance
- Zero skin contact: container-and-leather capture, and why an unfelt bite changes everything
- Why eyedropper feeding floods the trachea — thermal support only
- Little brown vs. big brown identification, patagium tears, and white-nose syndrome decontamination
- The 90–92°F heat-pad brooder, rabies exposure law, and transfer to permitted bat specialists
Who this is for
Homeowners with bats in the attic, people who found a pup on the porch at dawn, pest-control and roofing crews, teachers whose students carried in a bat, and new rehab volunteers who want the RVS rules before they ever touch a container.
Course outline (10 modules)
Quiz & Certificate
Knowledge quiz
After completing all lessons, take a short quiz to test your understanding.
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$9.99 · Lifetime access · 10 lessons