Rescuing a flying-fox in a construction site; this is Myrtle

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  • @wildflower1397
    @wildflower1397 Рік тому +53

    From beginning to end Myrtle's expression was "If I just pretend I am not actually here, nobody can bother me." 😂 What a sweetheart. ❤️

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +13

      Myrtle was a Meg. Meg likes to go into a corner and check things out before committing to the human sniff fest on her own terms.

    • @olivegrove2615
      @olivegrove2615 Рік тому +10

      @@Megabattie very wise.

  • @donnadixon289
    @donnadixon289 Рік тому +11

    Poor girl was so thirsty. Glad she made it into such wonderful care.

  • @lindam2090
    @lindam2090 Рік тому +8

    Thank you MOP for calling

  • @wolfangel369
    @wolfangel369 Рік тому +15

    I watch your posts from East Sussex UK every night before I go to sleep...seeing you rescue these adorable creatures melts my heart and makes me feel better about anything crappy that may have happened in tne day...tnank you Meg and team xxxx❤

  • @Dallamar88
    @Dallamar88 Рік тому +6

    I wanna give a BIG HUG to that big bat company! ❤

  • @robertotamagnini4891
    @robertotamagnini4891 Рік тому +10

    if you love dogs , you MUST love flying-foxes , they are nothing but little cute dogs who received wings from mother nature ..... 🙂

  • @lindahansen2778
    @lindahansen2778 Рік тому +18

    Really helped me to feel positive today. Thanks

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +3

      Are you OK or is life tough at the moment? Glad I could give you a positive video. I expect to hard release her today or tomorrow, which will make me very happy.

  • @keldaogg2157
    @keldaogg2157 Рік тому +26

    She really looks like "what the hell happened to me?" Especially at the end. She doesn't know how lucky she is.

    • @толикеремин
      @толикеремин Рік тому

      Она охренела! Огромное чудовище сцапало её, утащило и непонятно что делает!

  • @littleredflying-fox
    @littleredflying-fox Рік тому +34

    Myrtle seems to be such a sweet natured bat. It's good to see an easy, hopeful rescue!

    • @толикеремин
      @толикеремин Рік тому +2

      Да. Не орет и не кусается. Мне кажется, она в шоке.

  •  17 днів тому +1

    😍How precious you ALL are. Greetings from Sweden!

  • @merrylmarsh9037
    @merrylmarsh9037 Рік тому +12

    Lovely to see another positive rescue.

  • @Rozebunny14
    @Rozebunny14 3 місяці тому +1

    And she even got her nails done😊🙃💚🥰

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  3 місяці тому

      LOL. Need to keep them at least temporarily ID'd.
      I chip them now, but each chip costs a few dollars so I prefer to not chip a bat unless I know it's going to survive, and she was still a little iffy at this stage,

  • @anneterry3660
    @anneterry3660 Рік тому +28

    Oh, that chorus of faces, so innocent and curious. This video made a so-so day, a lovely day.

  • @darrylsmith7871
    @darrylsmith7871 Рік тому +31

    I was worried about Myrtle - she didn't appear to have much "cranky" in her. Glad to see she's doing well!

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +8

      Extremely well.

    • @wolfangel369
      @wolfangel369 Рік тому +5

      We like a cranky bat 😅 ❤

    • @RenGraes
      @RenGraes Рік тому +2

      You're right to worry about the lack of 'cranky' levels. Normally when that happens, it's indicative of head-trauma and possible brain damage.
      But in some rare cases, they're fine and they're realizing 'oh, they're here to help'
      Especially the precious 'Juice moments'

  • @JonahzVoice3-4
    @JonahzVoice3-4 Місяць тому +1

    I loved hearing you call Myrtle, "gorgeous girl" ❤

  • @dany.adelfinger
    @dany.adelfinger Рік тому +18

    Many lovely and helpful MOPs lately, that's good. Yay, Myrtle, a survivor!

  • @tamarrajames3590
    @tamarrajames3590 Рік тому +17

    Miss Myrtle is a very pretty little lady. She looks a little confused, but very accepting of your ministrations. Glad to hear she is doing so well she might be a hard release. Very nice MOP. She was precious in the aviary…and the little Gang all just waiting till you leave.🥂🖤🇨🇦

  • @PK-oy4fe
    @PK-oy4fe Рік тому +18

    Yeh Myrtle! Another survivor! Hey Meg...another light sold!😇❤️🖤🦇🖤❤️

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +3

      YAY Patti

    • @PK-oy4fe
      @PK-oy4fe Рік тому +2

      @Megabattie and its a gentleman from my hometown..Pittsburgh, Pa.! Will wait for more before sending toTolga!

  • @lindamitchell796
    @lindamitchell796 6 місяців тому +2

    You are so kind.

  • @AudreyLMcFarland
    @AudreyLMcFarland Рік тому +13

    Myrtle is adorable. Thank you to the MOP for helping her out, and Meg, Thank you for getting your butt out of bed and helping her! Wishing her a wonderful, long, and healthy life!! As well as all the others that are hanging around! Aren't they adorable!

  • @yvonneferguson8575
    @yvonneferguson8575 Рік тому +5

    Thank you Meg for all you do. You are an angel. Hope Myrtle will be OK. Lovely mop for helping.

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +3

      Myrtle's OK and feisty still.
      I'm not the faintest bit angelic, unless you call me smiting people with fiery (word) swords an angelic trait.

  • @marionbowler5440
    @marionbowler5440 Рік тому +19

    What a lovely gal, love your naming them Meg, hope you and your family are ok, and Maggie as well. Hurray for the batties, need a cape Meg, super hero bat lady.❤🇨🇦🦇🍁🙃

  • @gsdalpha1358
    @gsdalpha1358 Рік тому +11

    No cries of distress, no attempts to bite - Myrtle is a lovely serene girl! That was a very nice MOP, loved his sense of humor. It was funny to see the other rescues hanging out in the corner and watching you. Thank you for sharing!

  • @holidaymagic17
    @holidaymagic17 Рік тому +10

    SMART BAT AVOIDING THE SNIFF FESTIVITIES 🤣🤣🤣

    • @tamarrajames3590
      @tamarrajames3590 Рік тому +2

      They will get her as soon as Meg leaves lol.🖤🇨🇦

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +3

      She probably got into it in her own time after I left, on her own terms.

    • @tamarrajames3590
      @tamarrajames3590 Рік тому +1

      @@Megabattie She and Kirbi said hello…but Myrtle was being wary of her space, and getting her bearings. No doubt they got it sorted out.🖤🇨🇦

  • @thechariotcard
    @thechariotcard Рік тому +6

    I’m surprised at how fast she drinks and how much she holds!

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +4

      They can drink 10% of their bodyweight in one sitting easily. Their stomach processes it and moves it along, where the fluid is absorbed and sent to the kidneys who shunt it out really quickly.
      Think about it and work out how much fluid it would mean you would have to drink to emulate this.

  • @harrietking8768
    @harrietking8768 Рік тому +7

    What an incredibly sweet bat!

  • @tracyjacoby2382
    @tracyjacoby2382 Рік тому +19

    The MOP seemed very nice. Thank you Meg for rescuing beautiful Myrtle🦇💚🤗💕. You had a judgement stare session & a lovely greeter who tried to make Myrtle feel welcome but she's scared🦇🥺💕

  • @sonialignani
    @sonialignani Рік тому +1

    Such a pretty girl, I like her name so much. An uninjured bat, wonderful!!!!I just woke up and i' m so glad to see a pretty bat!!

  • @circeciernova1712
    @circeciernova1712 Рік тому +6

    The 'inspector' says those balconies need to be redesigned - they're far too hard to fly out of!

  • @ashleygreen5343
    @ashleygreen5343 Рік тому +5

    She seems very kind, although a bit frightened. Glad she's doing well.

  • @Lisa-eu9fy
    @Lisa-eu9fy Рік тому +11

    YAY! You survived darlin boy! 🦇💚💚💚🦇

    • @tamarrajames3590
      @tamarrajames3590 Рік тому +2

      Ummm, girl that would be, and I echo your YAY!🖤🇨🇦

  • @theresahart212
    @theresahart212 Рік тому +3

    Miss Meg you are so humble…😂😂😂😂you crack me up!

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +1

      Nah not humble; I put up my videos for everyone to admire me... perfect way to pretend to be humble

  • @miezepups15
    @miezepups15 Місяць тому +1

    I love the grabby feetses.

  • @pattyg674
    @pattyg674 Рік тому +10

    Gracias saludos desde mexico

  • @roxannesharbono994
    @roxannesharbono994 Рік тому +9

    She says I want grapes not oranges...😄

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +4

      They were mandarins, not oranges. The bats don't really like oranges; too acidic.

    • @roxannesharbono994
      @roxannesharbono994 Рік тому +2

      @@Megabattie in the US mandarins are considered a type of orange and are usually marketed as mandarin oranges.

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +2

      @@roxannesharbono994 Here mandies are disgustingly sweet and marketed as mandarins.

    • @roxannesharbono994
      @roxannesharbono994 Рік тому +1

      The mandarins here in the US are easier to peak than the large oranges but aste very similar if not the same.

  • @lymangreen5020
    @lymangreen5020 6 місяців тому +1

    Meg, good luck with Myrtle!! May she recover soonest and fly off to do bat things!!

  • @tracyjacoby2382
    @tracyjacoby2382 Рік тому

    Re-watching with total RESPECT and LOVE for you Meg and ALL you do to save the beautiful Bats!! Myrtle is gorgeous!!🦇🤗💕💕 The judgement stares are hilarious!!!😳🦇😳🦇😳😹🥰

  • @barbararussell9757
    @barbararussell9757 11 місяців тому +1

    I absolutely love watching your videos. When I feel downhearted about the world you and the bats cheer me up.

  • @carnerageno
    @carnerageno Рік тому +1

    Hopefully they added some bat friendly, bat environments to the park, great learning tool. It makes me feel better when you talk to the animals, thank you!

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +1

      I like to talk with the batties; it does several things, and one is to get them used to human talking noise, and the other is keep up a constant reassuring tone and conveying approval the entire time. I know they can't speak English but they can speak tone of voice, and intent behind my actions.

  • @FirefuryAmahira
    @FirefuryAmahira Рік тому +3

    She's certainly a very polite little lady for an adult (or close to it?) with only a mild headache. That level of quiet cooperation (aside from grabbing everything) I would have figured from a bat that had *really* knocked itself into next week or a juvie who was firmly in that "I have no idea what's going on and have no idea what to do so I'm going to do nothing" mode. Glad to see in the comments that you're expecting to release her today, though Maccas' fantastic takeoff is going to be a tough act to follow!

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +3

      I love the hard releases; it's going to be tomorrow (Monday morning AEST) because the labyrinth is too busy today; too many people.

  • @catherinehubbard1167
    @catherinehubbard1167 Рік тому +6

    Your story of this bat’s naming reminded me of something that happened a long time ago when I was in college. Students at that university had minimal appreciation for the process of electing student body officers nor in fact for the student officers themselves. Similarly, I didn’t know there was a football team for the first couple of years. The school colors were officially myrtle and maroon, but then someone cleaned the accumulated grime off the old sign hanging outside the main offices that featured these official school colors and it turned out they were actually supposed to be bright red and green. We had other interests.
    Anyway, that first year when we were supposed to vote for student officers, there was enthusiasm for only one candidate, a write-in: Myrtle the Turtle. There were several campaign events for this fictitious candidate, and she won by a landslide. An act of creative apathy.
    I hope this Myrtle gets her muscles and mojo back and can take her place back in the wild and thrive.

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +5

      Lovely story.
      Myrtle is going to be released today or tomorrow

    • @catherinehubbard1167
      @catherinehubbard1167 Рік тому +2

      @@Megabattie : good for Myrtle! And for everyone who played a part in her return to health and a free life.

  • @JenniMeer
    @JenniMeer Рік тому +1

    I love how she didn’t want her nails done. 💅🤣🦇

  • @dazylulu1832
    @dazylulu1832 9 місяців тому

    Hello from Texas. These bats are fascinating and beautiful! I love how sweetly you talk to them. You can tell how much you love them. Thank you for the as well as for what you do.

  • @erismana2105
    @erismana2105 Рік тому +7

    Beautuful Myrtle 💜

  • @anitamackinnon7975
    @anitamackinnon7975 Рік тому +3

    Aww she is beautiful!☺️❤️🦇🇨🇦 A few days at the spa and she is good to go!😉

  • @rosesperfumelace
    @rosesperfumelace Рік тому +1

    She is so cute. 😍

  • @chriscorbin2059
    @chriscorbin2059 Рік тому +1

    It always makes me smile when a MOP asks if Meg has experience rescuing bats.

  • @ja6368
    @ja6368 Рік тому +1

    You’re THE MEGABATTIE❣️

  • @SuziQ.
    @SuziQ. Рік тому +14

    Myrtle is calmer than my dogs are when I’m administering medical (usually ears) aid, or inspecting toenails for cracks.
    I hope she does well. Will you release her, or does her next carer get to do that? I love watching the hard release videos you make.

    • @chezmoi42
      @chezmoi42 Рік тому +5

      I'm hoping we'll see the release with Meg, since she did Maccas from this aviary the other day.

  • @leannericher
    @leannericher Рік тому +2

    I am so very shocked that Myrtle did not react verbally to the needlesticks and micro-chipping. Have a good and long life Myrtle

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому

      She is very tolerant. She isn't chipped (well she is now) so it's not that she's been in care before (or maybe she has and she wasn't chipped on release.

  • @Courtney8240
    @Courtney8240 Рік тому +1

    At one point she’s stretched out like a star fish. She’s beautiful. 🥰🦇

  • @Laura-tp8wz
    @Laura-tp8wz Рік тому +3

    Awww Myrtle heal well!!!

  • @MC-qb1jg
    @MC-qb1jg Місяць тому +1

    It's wonderful you take such good care of these bats. Over building and invading wildlife spaces needs to stop. In Florida, the construction is out of control. We are fighting the over growth.

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Місяць тому +1

      Too many people in this world all wanting to be in the same place. The housing crisis here is monumental; everywhere is going up up up, and not enough infrastructure to support the growing population centres.
      It's a nightmare.
      The building adjacent to our (small) apartment block went for 1.3 million 12 months ago, and it's a tiny terrace house which was derelict and has a tiny backyard. It's 3 rooms long, and that's it. It's ludicrous to pay so much money for so little.

  • @lauramcdougal3952
    @lauramcdougal3952 Рік тому +5

    YEAHHHHH.

  • @denisestover2416
    @denisestover2416 Рік тому +1

    Meg, you are the triager 😉
    ~~~OR~~~
    Meg, the "tree•ah•jger"
    😅😂😄😁
    yes, I am easily distrac............SQUIRREL!!!
    Thanks for sharing! I wish I lived there in Sydney so I could do what you do!
    I just found out that we have a few GHFF's at our tiny zoo and I'm going to see them! I'm so, SO very ExCiTeD😊😊😊

  • @cleckie100
    @cleckie100 Рік тому +3

  • @PaulG.x
    @PaulG.x Рік тому +9

    6:06 I think the correct term is "octopodic"
    Is micro-chipping a new thing you are doing on rescues? I haven't seen you do it routinely before.

    • @wildflower1397
      @wildflower1397 Рік тому +4

      Not octopusish? 😂

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +5

      I like octopussy better; it has pizzazz.
      I don't microchip at rescue, but we do microchip the bats to be released just before the hatch is open. The chips cost us about $4 each so if the bat isn't releasable we don't want to waste the money. They have to have passed a flight test first, but even though Myrtle hasn't been flown I thought that a positive ID was better than nothing. I don't know what's happened to my stash of collars but they've disappeared and the carer doesn't have any more (or can't find them) and the paint markers are only temporary.
      I couldn't release Kirbi because she got her paint off and the carer didn't know which one she was.

    • @anyagetman8596
      @anyagetman8596 Рік тому +3

      @@Megabattie can we order you more collars? What material, thickness, diameter, fastener?

    • @wildflower1397
      @wildflower1397 Рік тому

      @@anyagetman8596 If you look in the description of each Megabattie video, you will find information about how to donate to her. :)

    • @anyagetman8596
      @anyagetman8596 Рік тому

      @@wildflower1397 sometimes she doesn't have time to chase down the item

  • @tecacotes
    @tecacotes Рік тому +4

    💝💝🤗

  • @cyana5867
    @cyana5867 Рік тому +4

    I’m thinking that mandarin slices after juice tastes too tart

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +4

      Mandarins are really sweet, which is what they like about them - and they're in juice so it's really sweet as well.

  • @thechariotcard
    @thechariotcard Рік тому +3

    How do you use the data to collect in your notebooks? Are the data v transcribed into a sheet? Who does that? (Tedious) and then how is it used to help the bats?

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +2

      It's my own personal database and my day to day records of what I do.
      I fill out an online database for each bat with my organisation. It's better to have a hardcopy, because I accidentally deleted 4 years of my personal online database and didn't notice for a few weeks.

  • @LS-um3zq
    @LS-um3zq Рік тому +3

    Just wondering, is there any chance that the rabies virus can be transmitted to other bats through sharing the tube of glucose?

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +6

      I generally clean the tubes and squirt out a little of the glucose at least daily, and if I get a bat I think is really iffy I might throw away the tube if there's not much left in it.
      I don't know if it can be transmitted.

  • @anyagetman8596
    @anyagetman8596 Рік тому +3

    Will they give Myrtle extra fat (yogurt?) to gain weight? Besides Meep's old gf coming back to visit with his baby, have any microchipped come back to be rescanned and recognized?

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +2

      Banded bats have come back into care (none of mine), however microchips are invisible, and not everyone has a scanner, so often we don't know their fate. Eventually all the batty people will have scanners and register any returnees, however the public won't report dead bats because they can't see if it has a microchip, only if it's banded, so they can't see a reason to report it.

  • @missnaomi613
    @missnaomi613 Рік тому +1

    🦇🥺🙏❤

  • @tinawitte420
    @tinawitte420 Рік тому +1

    0:29 "I can cope with a playground" - I don't think so! Be honest with yourself! 😋
    Myrtle probably checked out the playground to see if they were adhering to inclusivity rules to make sure it's bat-friendly so she can take her kids there. But then she zigged instead of zagged... the age-old story...
    So nice how the builder cared for her!

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +2

      I can cope awesomely with a playground for human; it's not somewhere I will ever go, and since it's not a 10 (or 20) storey apartment block, I'm all for it. The more green space, the better.

  • @joerudnik9290
    @joerudnik9290 6 місяців тому +1

    What a valuable service you provide, not only for the bats, but involving the public. The knowledge you give, is a wonderful connection to nature!!!🥲💔😮🥰

  • @толикеремин
    @толикеремин Рік тому +1

    2:16-2:22-мышь:все свободны, я пошла! 😀😀

  • @толикеремин
    @толикеремин Рік тому +1

    2:02-2:13-милаха😘

  • @толикеремин
    @толикеремин Рік тому +1

    18:10-как вы их различаете? Их так много..

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +1

      Размер, пол, окраска, ошейники, повязки, цветные ногти на ногах или чипирование. Я мог бы сказать, был ли это мой вольер, но я не работаю в этом вольере, поэтому найти мою летучую мышь можно по ошейнику, окраске, полу, полосе, микрочипу или цветным пальцам.

  • @толикеремин
    @толикеремин Рік тому

    18:42-18:50-very cute 😘
    А почему она не орет?? Значит, с ней все хорошо?

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +1

      Она очень спокойна и слегка контужена. За время пребывания под опекой у нее развилось больше отношения

    • @толикеремин
      @толикеремин Рік тому +1

      @@Megabattie отношения к кому? К вам?

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  Рік тому +1

      @@толикеремин
      как правило, они развивают больше отношения и уверенности во время пребывания под опекой, после того как они оправляются от шока от несчастного случая, спасения и похищения бледным бесшерстным гигантом.

  • @julianneboys4062
    @julianneboys4062 Рік тому +2