Flying Foxes

[pingu_slayer]

Hello y’all,

I was wondering if anyone in the US private exotics trade currently works with any flying fox species, particularly Pteropus rodricensis (dream species)? I know things are hard due to the Lacey Act, but I hope someone out there is working with a few in some warm state… rodricensis are so cute btw just look at this one he lookes like a teddy bear (CREDIT TO STEVE GETTLE)

 

[Len B]

Hello y’all,

I was wondering if anyone in the US private exotics trade currently works with any flying fox species, particularly Pteropus rodricensis (dream species)? I know things are hard due to the Lacey Act, but I hope someone out there is working with a few in some warm state… rodricensis are so cute btw just look at this one he lookes like a teddy bear (CREDIT TO STEVE GETTLE)View attachment 397842

I've always been fascinated by bats here in the eastern US. None are the size of what you are talking about. Back in the 1970s I came across a bat struggling on the ground trying to crawl. That's when I realized that a bat can't take off and fly from the ground. I picked it up and found a good place for it to climb up and then be able to take flight. That was my good dead of the day.

 

[KarenSoCal]

Where I used to live in PA my place was in the woods. I had a cinder block building I used for storage and a workbench, tools, etc. It had an open ceiling with the rafters showing. The adorable furry residents were Flying Squirrels. They ran all along the rafters watching me. I kept a window open a bit and they used the sill as an entry from the outside. So cute! And best of all....it only took about 30 minutes with a handful of bird seed to have them tame enough to sit on your finger while they ate. I loved them. I went out every night to feed and play with them.

 

[Len B]

Where I used to live in PA my place was in the woods. I had a cinder block building I used for storage and a workbench, tools, etc. It had an open ceiling with the rafters showing. The adorable furry residents were Flying Squirrels. They ran all along the rafters watching me. I kept a window open a bit and they used the sill as an entry from the outside. So cute! And best of all....it only took about 30 minutes with a handful of bird seed to have them tame enough to sit on your finger while they ate. I loved them. I went out every night to feed and play with them.

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Lucky You. Most people have never seen a flying squirrel because they are mostly nocturnal. They were quite prevalent back in the 50s and early 60s where I grew up.That was a small town just outside the main gate of Andrews Air Force Base. It was country back then. Progress changed that. The first big change was interstate 495 the Washington Beltway. It destroyed so many natural habitats I don't think it would be allowed today under any circumstances. The flying squirrels the spotted turtles and bog plants are just some of the things that disappeared in a short time.

 

[KarenSoCal]

Progress changed that.

I feel sick when I think of the slaughter that has happened in the name of "progress". Usually the only one to benefit from "progress" is the one whose pocket was lined.