bats

[rack_one]

Ok are you aloud to own a bat and are you aloud to catch your own because I see no licence requirement for them ???

 

[Stevo2]

No you cannot. It's pretty plain to see here - http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/wildlifelicences/MammalKeepersLicence.htm


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[butters]

Actually with the right licensing you can own them but getting the correct licensing is not simple and varies between states. Here in Queensland you would require a demonstrators license at the least.

A friend of mine has such a license and keeps a few species of fruit bats.

Keeping or even just handling bats has its own issues and you need to have good neighbors as they are noisy. It's a different experience walking into a bat enclosure and being mobbed by them. They feel the need to climb all over you and see your face as just as acceptable to climb over as your shirt. Aside from the claws the smell up close is something else.

 

[Stevo2]

Actually with the right licensing you can own them but getting the correct licensing is not simple and varies between states. Here in Queensland you would require a demonstrators license at the least.

A friend of mine has such a license and keeps a few species of fruit bats.

Keeping or even just handling bats has its own issues and you need to have good neighbors as they are noisy. It's a different experience walking into a bat enclosure and being mobbed by them. They feel the need to climb all over you and see your face as just as acceptable to climb over as your shirt. Aside from the claws the smell up close is something else.

But it is quite simple - the OP lives in NSW so the answer for his question, in his situation, is exactly as per the linked website.


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[rack_one]

Your link sent me to the home of the environment site but no is good enough for me thanks

 

[Stuart]

Your link sent me to the home of the environment site but no is good enough for me thanks

Page 16 of the link below shows the only two mammals you are allowed to keep. Bats are not listed and hence cannot be kept in NSW. Hopefully that helps

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/nature/CurrentSpeciesList.pdf

 

[rack_one]

Thanks snipercap kinda sucks to no that ppl on fruit farms shoot them but I can't care for one but rules are rules I guess

 

[joelysmoley]

You have to be vaccinated to rehabilitated them. and by the way you arent even allowed to touch them in the wild because then you have to be checked for lyssa virus if you do touch them. The bat is usually euthanised before you are even checked for it. Please correct me if im wrong. Thanks Joelysmoley

 

[Stevo2]

Your link sent me to the home of the environment site but no is good enough for me thanks

Not sure why that would be? *shrug* As you can see in the wording of the link it says Mammal Keepers Licence.. Whenever I click on the link it takes me directly to the relevant info. At least you have your answer


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[rack_one]

Thanks guys yeah I got my answer not the one I wanted but life is tough I guess

 

[butters]

But it is quite simple - the OP lives in NSW so the answer for his question, in his situation, is exactly as per the linked website.


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So you are saying that in NSW there is no equivalent of a QLD demonstrators license?

The answer is that without the required license they can't keep them. Not that it is impossible to do so.

You can with the right license. It's whether you are prepared and qualified to do what is necessary to get the license that is the limiting factor.

You are right the OP isn't likely to go to the trouble but it would be possible. Bats make terrible pets though as far as I am concerned.

Yes vaccination is definitely advised if you are going to handle bats, particularly in Queensland. The suggested vaccination is for rabies not specifically for hendra.
i have had the vaccinations as I come in contact with them on a regular basis.

 

[Stevo2]

So you are saying that in NSW there is no equivalent of a QLD demonstrators license?

The answer is that without the required license they can't keep them. Not that it is impossible to do so.

You can with the right license. It's whether you are prepared and qualified to do what is necessary to get the license that is the limiting factor.

You are right the OP isn't likely to go to the trouble but it would be possible. Bats make terrible pets though as far as I am concerned.

Yes vaccination is definitely advised if you are going to handle bats, particularly in Queensland. The suggested vaccination is for rabies not specifically for hendra.
i have had the vaccinations as I come in contact with them on a regular basis.

Yes, that's what I'm saying.

Rather than just assuming that NSW must be the same as QLD I suggest you educate yourself by having a read through the link I supplied. The only way to legally be in possession of a bat would to be part of a licensed rehabilitation group, and that would only be for the purpose of rehab and release - not to keep. Maybe the OP could get around the problem by moving interstate or by obtaining a zoo licence....


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[Tsubakai]

Yes vaccination is definitely advised if you are going to handle bats, particularly in Queensland. The suggested vaccination is for rabies not specifically for hendra.
i have had the vaccinations as I come in contact with them on a regular basis.

The rabies vaccination covers Lyssa virus. There is no human vaccination for Hendra but there has been no documented cases of bat-to-human Hendra transmission either so there is probably no commercial imperative to develop one.

 

[butters]

True the rabies vaccination is for lyssa not hendra. Late night brain fade.

Dont know why I put hendra as yes horse to human but not bat to human.

I would of thought for veterinarians at least a human vaccination for hendra would be viable and desirable.

 

[butters]

Yes, that's what I'm saying.

Rather than just assuming that NSW must be the same as QLD I suggest you educate yourself by having a read through the link I supplied. The only way to legally be in possession of a bat would to be part of a licensed rehabilitation group, and that would only be for the purpose of rehab and release - not to keep. Maybe the OP could get around the problem by moving interstate or by obtaining a zoo licence....


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Didnt assume anything and already knew the answer to the question. Was just seeing if you did.

You won't find anything on the website you linked to as, just like in Queensland, demonstrator licensing is not handled by parks but by DPI.

Still a lot of hassle to go through to keep a bat.

 

[ethapYtHn]

My neighbour had a. Licence to own a dolphin

 

[SteveNT]

We have bats but dont need a box to put them in.

 

[butters]

Yep that's the way I prefer them too.

Hey Steve, I have been working in the gulf region for a while and noticed something that I have never seen in SEQ but have noticed up there.
Do you ever see fruit bats caught on barbed wire fences? I have seen large numbers of dead fruit bats on fences in the general lawn hill area and wondered if it is because of a difference of food source?

Trees tend to be a lot shorter in the area and so the bats fly lower bringing them in contact with fences. Something that would rarely happen down here as the food source is higher.


Have you noticed this in some of the more arid areas with shorter vegetation?

 

[SteveNT]

Yep that's the way I prefer them too.

Hey Steve, I have been working in the gulf region for a while and noticed something that I have never seen in SEQ but have noticed up there.
Do you ever see fruit bats caught on barbed wire fences? I have seen large numbers of dead fruit bats on fences in the general lawn hill area and wondered if it is because of a difference of food source?

Trees tend to be a lot shorter in the area and so the bats fly lower bringing them in contact with fences. Something that would rarely happen down here as the food source is higher.


Have you noticed this in some of the more arid areas with shorter vegetation?

It's a regular occurance, especially in low light. I always have a towel in the vehicle to get them off with (definately dont want Lyssa).

This dry season waterhole on the Vic Hwy had a sad blanket of them constantly. I went past twice a week and rescued those I could.

I've watched thousands of them lining up and coming in single file to scoop a drink from a pool on the Katherine River and every sixth or seventh one was grabbed by a freshie.

 

[butters]

Now that would be an interesting thing to see.

All of the ones I have seen so far have been dead. May start carrying a towel too just in case I find a live one.

I have had my shots but I would rather not take a risk with a wild one.