I found a bat. What are the next steps to take for safety and rabies?

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I have found a baby bat in my balcony I don't know for how may hours it was there I took a shoe box and putted a towel foam paper and silk cloth there and a bottle cap filled with water,I also gave it milk by a sponge and it drank it too I also kept a small box for it to hide in dark......is this good for the bat....... Bats also cause rabies so what should I do next...... As my parents will only give me 2 options either keep the bat or throw it and I don't want it to die what should I do????

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

You should stop touching bat immediately and take it to a local law enforcement entity. This isn't a baby bat, and if you were able to catch it, it means it is ill and could already have rabies. DO NOT KEEP THE BAT.

I found a bat. What are the next steps to take for safety and rabies?

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