Guest guest Posted June 14, 2003 Report Share Posted June 14, 2003 In a message dated 6/14/2003 7:33:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, UrthMan@... writes: > At our house, we must have 3-5,000 bats living in our eaves,. > Between the roof and ceiling!! We love them except when the newborns hatch > and at dusk. . . when they fly out in a group of 50 or more,,,we have to duck > because they swoop so low > oh, yikes!!! They have exterminators that can go into the attic with lights and once their al out you can screen your vents etc. Charlyne Mom to Zeb 10 DS/OCD ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 okay.... are you guys serious about the bats or are you kidding? i dont know if this is true or a joke. heck i would die if i saw a bat........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 > At our house, we must have 3-5,000 bats living in our eaves,. > Between the roof and ceiling!! We love them except when the newborns hatch and at dusk. . . when they fly out in a group of 50 or more,,,we have to duck because they swoop so low > > > > Kathy Whoa! Thats a pretty huge number of bats. If thats only your house, do your neighbors have them, too? Gosh, I would be afraid of them. Maybe, because I witnessed this person getting bitten by one and to had to have lots of rabies shot. Ok, I'm going to look at it differently, California bats are nicer than TX bats. Irma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2003 Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 In a message dated 6/14/2003 7:33:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, UrthMan@... writes: > At our house, we must have 3-5,000 bats living in our eaves,. > Between the roof and ceiling!! We love them except when the newborns hatch > and at dusk. . . when they fly out in a group of 50 or more,,,we have to duck > because they swoop so low Ick Kathy. There's something about watching it swoop above your bed though.....the last one n got out after it had lived with us for 24 hours. I watched from outside through the window as it knocked pictures off my walls and had my dining room chandelier swinging back and forth....NOT CUTE!!!! LOL There appears to be no bat...thank the Lord!!! Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2003 Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 Mine are real. . . Kathy Re: bats okay.... are you guys serious about the bats or are you kidding? i dont know if this is true or a joke. heck i would die if i saw a bat........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2003 Report Share Posted June 17, 2003 In a message dated 6/16/03 10:23:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Duffey48@... writes: << There appears to be no bat...thank the Lord!!! Donna >> LOL APPEARS is the magic word Donna! LOL We have a lot of bats here too. We live close to the river. We have a family of 3 bats living in our chimney. Once a year we have a bat party. We get snacks and invite friends over to watch the bats come out at dusk. Ummmm, can you tell I live in hicksville where there isn't much for entertainment? LOL Gail :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Recently there was information in the news that scientists working in caves with bats had contracted rabies from breathing the bat guano. Donna PickPinkFlowers wrote: > > I wonder how many people remove/handle bats > without realizing they should take precautions > or be fearful. For example, because of faulty > work done by a contractor, my cpa, who lives > in an historic home with her office on the > first floor, had many bats in her house > last year. They were a daily occurrence for > several months. She usually caught them in a tea > towel, and I think she got scratched at least once. > She has several cats who enjoyed them, but they > have been vaccinated and were in less danger from > the bats, I guess, than she was. Josie > > --------------------------------- > Don't pick lemons. > See all the new 2007 cars at Autos. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Re: Bats > Recently there was information in the news that scientists working in > caves with bats had contracted rabies from breathing the bat guano. > > Donna Donna, I'm curious where you heard this. According to what I've read on the internet, aerosol spread of rabies is rare. From http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcbats.htm : " Rabies is a viral disease causing encephalitis (brain inflammation) in humans and animals. Humans can become infected when bitten by a rabid bat. Transmission also can occur when an infected bat's saliva (but not blood, urine or feces unless these are mixed with spinal fluid - as can happen when a bat is beaten or crushed) comes in contact with a person's eye, nose, mouth, a scratch or wound. Contact with aerosolized bat saliva, especially where large numbers of bats are roosting, also can transmit rabies to humans, although this type of transmission is quite rare. " In contrast (again from the same site): " Histoplasmosis is a disease associated with bat guano and bird droppings. " Now here's an interesting story about " Mr. Batman " who gets rid of bats: http://nssmembersforum.proboards28.com/index.cgi?board=bats & action=print & thread=\ 1127433117 Best, Nenah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Hi Nenah Here's just one paragraph from one article. http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1974.htm Epidemiology and transmission Bat (avian) rabies appears to be widespread in the 49 continental states. Bat rabies has been implicated in most human rabies cases acquired domestically in the United States during the last 25 years. Cases of rabies have been reported in humans exposed to aerosols of bat guano during recreational caving or to aerosolized laboratory strain virus. Recently, rabies has occurred secondary to virus transmission from infected transplanted solid organs in the United States. Statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States confirm that almost all human deaths from rabies not associated with foreign travel are from bat strains of rabies. Donna http://www.excellentthings.com Nenah Sylver wrote: > > > > Donna, > I'm curious where you heard this. According to what I've read on the > internet, aerosol spread of rabies is rare. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 > Recently there was information in the news that scientists working in > caves with bats had contracted rabies from breathing the bat guano. > > Donna .......wonder what happened to them? wendy --------------------------------- Take the Internet to Go: Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/science/25bats.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Yes, mites may be causing bees and other creatures to have weakened immune systoms and be suceptable to virus, bacteria and fungi.. See this article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/05/050517110843.htm - requireshelp From: Bessie Glavas <bessieglavas@...>bird mites Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2009 11:13:58 PMSubject: Re: Bats This is horrifying, and mirrors what is happening with the bee populations. CCD - colony collapse disorder - has been going on for a few years, but is getting worse and is global. Just like with the bats, intensive studies have been taking place but they cannot figure out what is happening with these bees.Both bees and bats will have be impacting crops this summer. Bessie>> http://www.nytimes. com/2008/ 03/25/science/ 25bats.html> Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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