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About the
Editor
Susan M. Barnard holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University
of the State of New York. She founded Basically Bats - Wildlife
Conservation Society, Inc. in 1993, and served as Executive Director
until 2008. Currently retired from her position as Assistant Curator of
Herpetology at Zoo Atlanta, Ms. Barnard has authored over 25 scientific
papers in refereed journals and 2 book chapters. She also co-authored
books on reptilian parasites and reptilian husbandry, and has appeared
in numerous magazines and on television, including the National
Geographic special, "Keepers of the Wild".
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A comprehensive work intended for anyone maintaining captive bats. Bats in Captivity is the only multi-volume series of its kind, detailing the captive care of bats worldwide. This volume comprises 26 papers by 22 contributing authors. It contains a comprehensive discussion on nutrition, as well as dietary information for bats that eat insects, fruit, nectar, blood, fish and other vertebrates. Other subjects include methods for rearing insects, methods for collecting wild insects, environmental enrichment, roosting ecology, and environment and housing considerations for all bat groups, plus much more.
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Contents
"Food" For Thought
Diet and Feeding
Rearing Insects for Bat Food
Collecting Wild Insects for Bat Food
Environmental Enrichment for Long-term Captive Bats
Roosting Ecology and the Captive Environment
An Inexpensive Humidifying Device for Captive Bat Colonies
The Laboratory Environment for Maintaining and Breeding Some Bats in the Family Phyllostomidae
Environment and Housing
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