Daily life with Mandi: Whiskers, Hector, Curly and Otto

I've revisited some of the last week's videos plus there are a few extras.
Whiskey, Florentine and Hazel are obsessed with the blankets taken out of the old dudes' cage for a wash. They're sniffing and thumb boxing and playing with the blankets; clearly the brown one is the most aromatic and fascinating.
Flooffy faced Whiskers had an eye issue, but in Mandi's care he's doing well and she's fallen in love with the little guy. We love how, after his milk feed, that he runs his tongue on the roof of his mouth and wiggles his jaw sideways, savouring and appreciation the remnants of flavour in his mouth.
A curlew, Curly, fell into a pit at her work, so he was fished out and reunited with his family. Heartwarming to see. One of the guys sacrificed some of his lunch to give the little guy a feed.
Hector hoons around the aviary after a few days with his emotional support sloth; broken leg? Nah, just a scratch, nothing to stop Hector's mobility.
Mandi sees a koala on a fence post and watches when he scampers into the trees; the wild bull who hangs out in the forestry area came up to see Mandi, then decided to charge her; she says she's never been so grateful for a barbed wire fence.
Clips of the old dudes and new boy Puddles getting Mandi's special scratches and back massage, and a repeat of Otto the paralysis boy's bath footage.
Thanks Mandi for the footage which is given in thanks for the continuing donations which help support the fruit costs for her bats.
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[@dyanalayng5507]

Measuring the brown towel … ❤❤❤

[@chriscorbin2059]

Mandy is a very special lady caring for so many different types of critters wild and domestic.❤❤❤

[@tracyjacoby2382]

Mandi's compassion is limitless! 🥰

[@tesskater]

They are so full of emotions and want to live but the world is so hard for them

[@kerrybetts-p2x]

It’s so cute how they’re fighting over those towels

[@marionbowler5440]

They are all just the sweetest 💕 🇨🇦🦇🍁

[@mariagonzalez5119]

Thank goodness for humans like you who look after these beautiful creatures and love nature!! I would love to do what you do!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Elly-fm3nx]

Each creature is special with it's own personality. It's always a ray of sunshine at Mandi's sanctuary. Thanks Meg and Mandi 🌞🌸🌺🌻🦇🦇💕

[@EA-kb9pr]

Lovely! A blessing!

[@nataliakhomenko5325]

Thank you, wonderful person, for caring about living beings

[@Megabattie]

Mandi is amazing with her diligent care

[@michaela7759]

Thank you very much 😊❤

[@carmen5585]

God bless the flying babies 💛✨

[@koppsr]

I love how curious they are and how they examine everything unusual or out of order. That alone should tell anyone how clever and inquisitive they are. Not to mention beautiful, gorgeous and especially as babies the ultimate personification of cuteness. Sweet Otto, soldier on, everyone is sending you tons of love and good wishes ❤️🦇❤️🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

[@diannabolden7378]

They are precious ❤❤❤

[@missnaomi613]

It's nice to see how the critters are doing. 😍😍😍

[@Kevin8-b2b]

❤

[@luvondarox]

Mandi searching for a koala but finding a wild bull has the makings of a children's story. What a crazy little adventure!

[@karentexas]

That's amazing.

[@luvondarox]

The batties checking out the Old Dudes' blankets looked like washer women setting the laundry out to air. They're so cute. I know it's projection, but Baby Hector almost looks like he's smiling as he's curled up against his Emotional Support Sloth.

[@Megabattie]

All the babies look like they're smiling when they drift off cuddled up to a teddy, all relaxed and replete.

[@A.L.Gardner]

Love the party going on around the old dudes dirty laundry 😅 So good to see Hector doing well, that curlew chick reunited with family, Mandi escaping that bull, adorable Whiskers and Otto in his bath ❤

[@razvandobos9759]

Cute cute bird puppies🥺

[@sonialignani]

Adorable Otto and his bath, i' so glad to see Curly and his family together again. Thank Mandi to share all the adventures of your batties!! ❤

[@tracyjacoby2382]

Whiskers enjoying his milk & the lady Bats enjoying smells of the old dude's blankets is precious!🤗💕 Melting heart❣️watching Curly Curlew bird being reunited with family, Hector hugging sloth plushie, Puddles loving those scratches and Otto🖤🦇 enjoying a nice bath, towel dry & warmth of sun.🌞 Adorable Koala🐨 and magnificent Bull!!😳🐂 I know Mandi loves ALL Animals! Thanks Meg for sharing Mandi's video.🥰

[@Megabattie]

She sends me great and random footage; I love the variety

[@tracyjacoby2382]

​@@Megabattie It's a virtual smorgasbord of heartwarming & heart melting precious Animal souls!🦇🖤🩶♥️🫎🐨🐾🥰

[@Megabattie]

@@tracyjacoby2382 She has an eye for the details, and the bizarre, and the behaviours.

[@AudreyLMcFarland]

Oh my word! All of you are amazing! - and yes - Sometimes the fence - barbed or not - is a good thing! : ) Those little batty faces are just too adorable!

[@MazzMaTazz]

Mandi gets all the adventures! Birds, bats, gliders, horses, cows, farm.....does she ever get 5 minutes to just sit in a chair, put her feet up and relax?

[@Megabattie]

I don't think she sleeps, but she does go for a horse ride sometimes, and she does wood work and stained glass for recreation

[@didurrozalina5449]

❤❤❤

[@wmden1]

Is there any possibility of Otto regaining more mobility? He seems to be in reasonably, good spirits.

[@Megabattie]

Yes, he's self feeding now and more mobile

[@karla2236]

@@Megabattie❤❤❤

[@JadeStrawberry]

Mandi's videos are always calming with many gorgeous faces. Curly's mommy was right there waiting for him. How long has the moody bull been out living wild?

[@Megabattie]

I don't know how long the bull has been there, maybe years. He's a good size and is probably looking for a girlfriend; Sherbet is female - Mandi's cow; maybe he lusts after her.

[@debbiefox6846]

​​@@Megabattiehahahaha you are so funny Meg. Love your sense of humor.😆

[@susanhopkison3363]

What is otto's future? Both otto & Hector are just so precious ❤

[@Megabattie]

He's improving and has a chance at release

[@mellie4174]

Omg! The bath time.... Jus hanging out in the hot tube 😂

[@lindayoung58]

Only thing to best say is 'Oh Boy(s)'! 🤩 .... Of course, no slight meant to darlings Florentine and Hazel 😍!

[@Megabattie]

WHiskey is female too

[@lindayoung58]

@@Megabattie Oops! My pardon dear Whiskey 🤭❤

[@Lisa-eu9fy]

💞🦇💞🦇💞🦇💞

[@shelbycat3843]

Your bats are just beautiful! We used to have bats in our attic eaves and I loved watching them fly out for food at dusk.

[@photonotavailable7936]

❤❤

[@Margaretodonovan]

That's an incredible video, I didn't realise you had curlews in Australia. We have them in ireland, thanks for sharing ❤

[@Megabattie]

Yep, various curlews in Queensland

[@tracyjacoby2382]

Curly Curlew being returned to family......❣️❣️❣️🥲🥰

[@AnniekinsMyshkamouse-r4j]

Hi Meg. Thanks for the fragile warning on recent videos. This is the worst part of my life so far. I hope you know just how much I respect you and support when I can. Never would I minimize your struggles and the negative outcomes. Although I cannot watch those type of videos at the moment, I am re-watching a lot of the past videos. As you know, I love the flying lessons, releases, Mandi and bottle feeds. So there is much to watch and I crack up seeing my old comments. Thank you for helping me during this time.

[@Megabattie]

I put up the warnings so I can keep the viewers who have difficulty with the death outcomes. I understand that people can be fragile for many reasons.

[@PaulG.x]

5:18 Cats and dogs take note: This is how you behave during bath time

[@Megabattie]

LOL; they never listen

[@ZombiePigman_892]

All of them are cute 0:17

[@KACn5582]

It's a regular Noah's Ark over there!

[@mariacav6662]

amori belli 🥰😘❤️

[@elenaandino]

Son muy graciosos. Me admira su curiosidad. ¿Qué le pasa a Otto? Espero que no sea nada grave y que se mejore.

[@Megabattie]

Otto tiene síndrome de parálisis; él está mejorando. Aproximadamente la mitad sobrevive y, de ellos, no todos pueden ser liberados. el esta bien

[@susanhopkison3363]

Will Hector's tibia heal & will he be OK ? What will happen concerning his future. ?

[@Megabattie]

Hector is a baby and his leg will heal; the fracture is midshaft so he will probably be completely fine; it it was near a joint he'd get arthritis early in his life which may have affected his survival in the wild. Mandi seems to think he'll be just fine.

[@JAKEss0]

I wanna adopt a bat si bad

[@Megabattie]

Bats don't make good pets

[@JAKEss0]

@ AAGGHG Idc I’ve been obsessed with Bats since I was a kid

[@Megabattie]

@@JAKEss0 So why don't you join a rescue and you get all the fun of working with bats and you can release them and then rescue more?

[@JAKEss0]

@ oh I will!!!!

[@swithinbarclay4797]

In the forestry preserve with the wild bull, it looks like some Western American Ponderosa Pines were planted. Stateside, they can grow 60 Metres or more, trunk diameters verging on 3 Metres. They grow all over the place in the mountains here in California, and elsewhere West of the Mississippi. Just as with "Wellingtonias"--we call 'em Giant Sequoias Stateside--once you have seen monarch-sized Ponderosas, you will not forget them. A broad pagoda-shaped crown. But their most impressive feature is their bark. Seen at a distance, the very mature trees have a very metallic appearance. Get closer, and you see that the boles sport these highly tan-to-scarlet alligator-hide-patterned plates, further subdivided into scales shaped like jigsaw puzzle pieces. Very impressive, craggy looking trees! I understand both Australia and New Zealand have several American coniferous imports, for your forestry industries, and recreational enjoyment. Douglas Fir, Lodgepole Pine, Monterey Pine, Coastal Redwood--Giant Sequoia's cousin, Ponderosa Pines, and Ponderosa Pine's close cousin, the Jeffrey Pine.

[@Megabattie]

Whatever (sorry I don't know); interesting

[@conniewolf7300]

Wow! Bathing a very dirty bat in a pan of water! He obviously liked it. I didn't understand what you said was wrong with him! You ladies surely have gold crowns waiting in Heaven, wherever that is!💜

[@Megabattie]

He's got paralysis syndrome; the adult males, usually Blacks, seem to get it after rains; as yet they don't know what causes it

[@janetsanders5356]

🌳🌲🌳🐂🌲🌳🌲

[@photonotavailable7936]

Do you sell T-shirts?

[@Megabattie]

Megabattie/Red Bubble and MegabattieBlue/Red Bubble

[@MinerBat]

does mandi have bats in permanent care, or just long-term but still temporary care? if so, what determines when a bat gets to go to permanent care, since there probably is not enough place for all non-releasable bats?

[@Megabattie]

Mandi has about 20 permanent care bats; she has a licence for them. What determines permanent care is an unreleasable bat who is fairly tame, who has maybe known nothing but humans (hand raised babies), and who can go to education and school talks to be a bat ambassador. You also need a licence, you need to jump through hoops (space, enrichment, presence of other bats...). Our group doesn't do permanent care at all; it's not part of our licence. I have to say I actually agree with no permanent care for wild bats, but Mandi does it well and her old dudes have great accommodation, great enrichment, variety and social and emotional enrichment. Two sides to every coin. Oh - the bats also have to accept care and not be stressed by life in captivity. Some bats who are rehabbed and still unreleasable, never settle into care and are always "pacing" the cage when anyone comes in our out, trying to get out.

[@UltimaSpark50]

Any word on what could be causing the paralysis syndrome?

[@Megabattie]

No; it has been investigated but there is no firm causation found. Mandi has abut 10 paralysis bats now; they are very high maintenance.

[@Sarah.Riedel]

Question, I assume that black and grey-headed flying foxes are two different species - do they often intermingle in the wild, or do they mostly keep to themselves? I noticed you had both in the aviary and was just curious.

[@Megabattie]

Yes, they're separate species; they hang out in mixed colonies where the territories overlap, and will be in the same trees but there are usually demarcations. However in care, the babies will play with each other; but if there are a group of blacks and a group of greys, they'll separate into colour groups. They smell different too.

[@karentexas]

Could you name one of your finds Brody or Brodie?

[@Megabattie]

Hi Karen; Sorry, I don't take name suggestions from my viewers; I did once and it led to madness with the comments all demanding I name a bat after them, or their girlfriend, and then wanting daily updates on their bat; the comments were spammed with requests of varying degrees of entitledness, so I stopped accepting name suggestions and name them myself, and I like doing this. Mandi names her own bats as well and has no problem finding names.

[@Megabattie]

Welcome to Megabattie, I'm Meg I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care. There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies. You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow. There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions. I put up videos from Mandi and my rescue and care videos, so look to the title or description to figure out the context of the vids. Mandi doesn't rescue but she does a huge amount of rehabbing and has a lot of permanent care bats unable to be released for various reasons. She sends me the most amazing videos of her old retired bats in care; they've all got individual personalities and adorable quirks. Mandi lives 1200 kms away from me so I don't get to visit there often. I raise money for her on the videos. The rescue vids from my point of view are all mine, and if you hear me talking and see my hands in the videos doing bat care, then that's me too.

[@karentexas]

@@Megabattie Hi, thank you for your reply. I understand about naming the bats. That's ok. Besides, you give great names. I am new here so I am just finding my way around.

[@Megabattie]

@@karentexas I'm always available to answer questions, but if I don't answer it might be because I don't get notified of comments on comments unless you're a public subscriber. So start a new thread if I don't reply. I also consider myself to be the naming queen; I consider my naming skill to be my one true superpower; I rarely use human names, but go a bit out there with weird names; Mandi also has a naming superpower; I mean, anyone who called a baby bat Captain Cornelius Spanglebottom is clearly exercising a superpower.

[@swithinbarclay4797]

@@Megabattie Now that name sounds like it's straight out of Charles Dickens . . . or Mark Twain!

[@MrBobconner1952]

Haven't seen much of Meep lately. Is he OK?

[@Megabattie]

Yes, he's just not meeping or doing anything cute that Mandi has seen him do and captured on video.

[@WCSBur]

Looks like she’s making bat soup

[@Megabattie]

Fortunately it was just a batty bath

[@tracyjacoby2382]

I had to re-watch this video.🩶🖤♥️🦇🐂🐨🤗💕💕💕💕💕💕🥰

[@Megabattie]

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