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callmechook · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject:

Peter those are great babes, we had a little pipistrelle fall in the paddling pool one summer and had it indoors in a box to dry and recover. It was fanscinating to see one so close up so I can imagine these are real time wasters (in the best possible way) Thanks for some lovely pics and good luck with the breeding hon xxxxxxxx

dangermouse · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:13 am Post subject:

i had no idea you could keep bats. i was actually going to ask before i found this thread. i've always wanted a bat since i was little and was told you couldn't keep them.

there gorgeous by the way.
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reeve105a · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:23 am Post subject:

A few years ago my wife and I went to Fiji for 3 weeks. we was lucky enough to see the Mir space station crash into the atmosphere. I don't know what species of fruit bat we saw. but they are massive. Every evening we could hear them calling/screaming before seeing them in the trees eating fruit and licking pollen from flowers. We even saw them during the day.
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JStroud · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject: Re: Fruit bat update

Congratulations mate, would love to come and see your colony well they're well on their way to establishment! But...

Peter Parrot · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject:

Absolutely no idea idea James! It was part of the article that I posted up that you quoted. How they would go about proving it I do not know. Confused

All I know is mine haven`t pollenated anything of late. I suppose it could be feasible abroad, but certainly not over here!
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reeve105a · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject:

When I was in Fiji we saw more fruit bats than we did birds. On the main island (Viti Levu) we saw rainbow parakeets and fruit bats but on the smaller islands we saw no birds just fruit bats.
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Peter Parrot · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject:

Would add weight to the theory then perhaps.

Would be interesting to know for sure.
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JStroud · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:27 pm Post subject:

It may be true but I just can't really see it happening, especially with the huge diversity of habitats global fruits are found in and the relatively small areas of the world within the range of fruit bat sp... Confused

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Peter Parrot · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject:

So how shall we find out then!? Laughing

Would be very interesting to find out whether that the article was correct for sure. Globally perhaps there is always the possability that there is a higher ratio of fruiting plants in the countries where fruit bats abound.

We need a bat expert!

(No thought police here to stop us discussing it James) Razz

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JStroud · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject:

Well as the resident Batman its in your hands to find out! Maybe try contacting some of the flying mammal/small mammal experts at the Zoological Society of London? Confused

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