The snake thread got me started on bats and I didn't want to hijack seedmamas one so here's one on bats:

Bakemom-don't give up on your bathouse just yet, sometimes it can take a couple of years for it to get spotted. Make sure it faces east and is in full sun. I think bats like a temp around 85 to 100 depending on if it's maternity colony or not.

newbie in nj-there are some bats that roost in trees(like the red bat) the mom can have litters of two or more, usually its just two. When she is hunting she leaves them at the roost but if she needs to move them or if she is attacked (freaking blue jays!) everyone climbs on mom and she takes off, too bad her wings can't take her weight and that of the babies! Very rarely will she leave them though. Do you remember what the babies looked like? Were they still pretty neckid(naked) or were they fuzzy??

And no I didn't get skunked-I got that sucker right between the eyes!! But as much as I'd like to take credit for the shot it was only by the grace of God 'cause that gun sucked and I'm sure I closed my eyes when I pulled the trigger!!LOL!!

-B