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>> Avocado, like most things, probably needs to be used with caution and
>> moderation. However, I've seen horses and cows using windfall avocados as
>> treat food and, based on advice from an American rehab line, have used it as
>> an appetite stimulant for severely underweight and debilitated microbats.
>> (Sounds impossible, doesn't it?) However, the little insectivores, given
>> about 1/4 teaspoon of avocado a day almost turn somersaults to get to it and
>> improve in weight, energy and fur condition within days.
Now... What to do with all the avocado the bat doesn't want. Hmmmm.
>> Avocado, like most things, probably needs to be used with caution and
>> moderation. However, I've seen horses and cows using windfall avocados as
>> treat food and, based on advice from an American rehab line, have used it as
>> an appetite stimulant for severely underweight and debilitated microbats.
>> (Sounds impossible, doesn't it?) However, the little insectivores, given
>> about 1/4 teaspoon of avocado a day almost turn somersaults to get to it and
>> improve in weight, energy and fur condition within days.
Now... What to do with all the avocado the bat doesn't want. Hmmmm.
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Date: 28 Aug 2004 18:00 (UTC)Granted, I don't know how this will affect the bats, but if you add a small amount of lemon juice to smashed avacado, it won't turn brown. So what you could do would be smash up the flesh of an avacado, add a few drops of lemon juice, and store it in an airtight container in the fridge. Then you could at least have it last a few days, I'd think