Juvenile flying-fox in care, day 2: this is Narnie Tootsie

Narnie Tootsie is a 17 week juvenile female Grey-Headed Flying-Fox who was found on the ground and dropped off to a vet.
I was on my way to visit my Mum so I swung by the vet and picked her up after they gave me some fluids and analgesia to give her till I got her home.
In care, she has survived the first night, has a twinkle in her eye which makes me believe she's totally untrustworthy and will attempt to escape at the first possible opportunity which makes me reluctant to give her some time on The Dressing Gown" unsupervised.
I decided she was probably almost ready to go to an aviary with other juvies where she could hang out in the near future, to give her the freedom and buddy support she needed.
This girl is a survivor, having spent 5 days in care already and is doing well.
Tolga Bat Hospital takes donations for our batties. Tolga is an awesome place in Far North Queensland, which has charity status. By sending donations to them, they get a percentage (and deserve every cent) and they can allocate money to me for batty expenses without it becoming part of my income stream (which makes tax time difficult).
tolgabathospital.org/donate/
Mention Megabattie or Meg in the PayPal message box and the money will find its way to me.
If no message box appears, please email Jenny to tell her that the money is for me.
IMPORTANT: If you pay through the PayPal Giving Fund, can you please email Jenny with the AMOUNT DONATED and the name under which you have donated, OR just forward along the PP receipt.
The Giving Fund doesn’t charge any fees (so the bats get more money) but PP doesn’t itemise out the amount, they just send a total every month, and we don’t know if the money is for Tolga or for Megabattie.
Here’s Jenny’s email.
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[@KACn5582]

She is making up for the recent heartbreaks. She is absolutely adorable.

[@penelopesheehan5927]

How wonderful to see bright-eyed little Narnie Tootsie blooming! After your run of grievously rotten luck, you surely deserve the joy of her!

[@sonialignani]

Narnie is simply adorable and i' m so glad she's a survivor!!!

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

Good to see she's doing well.

[@marisaera2353]

Darling little girl. She likes your stories, Meg. Narnie Tootsie. Xxxxx

[@debbiej.2168]

I can tell you're really happy to have a girl who's showing such good improvement.

[@cathrinewhite7629]

Many rescuers out there, but Meg you are still one of a kind.💛🦇

[@Megabattie]

Naturally; there can be no more Megs in the world because it would be too scary, let alone impossible.

[@cathrinewhite7629]

@@Megabattie 😅🙏🏼

[@mistwalker11]

Thank you for taking care of those little creatures. :) It is so touching to watch how gently you treat them and how much you care. Your motherly monologues make my mornings so much brighter. :)

[@Megabattie]

Thanks Mist I like them and I think if I talk to them they respond to my tone.

[@stone_me6849]

You're doing a fantastic job Meg, caring for all these little souls. And they know it!

[@marionbowler5440]

Meg you are incredible, please continue as always. ❤🍁🦇🇨🇦

[@mistingwolf]

Narnie Tootsie is incredibly adorable! Her mane is especially vibrant, and she's looking so alert!

[@koppsr]

Such a lovely little face ^^ and she's a survivor ^^ Thank you so much for this ! ^^🎉🥳❤

[@dianaceliz3096]

Narnie Tootsie's a beauty!!!! 😍💖🌟🍀🧡. Thank you Meg 🙏🏻💚👑

[@wharrington8587]

Think i cry happy tears more for the survivors. What a beauty.

[@PK-oy4fe]

It's exciting to see how alert and responsive Narnie tootsie is to your voice Meg.! It's also wonderful to hear the joy in your voice as you interact and care for her. I hope that's a sign you are feeling better! Hope your mom is well....😇❤️🖤🦇🖤❤️

[@tracyjacoby2382]

Meg does sound so much happier and it makes me feel happy too.🥰

[@darkrandom9947]

She's beautiful. I'm so glad she doing well❤❤❤❤.

[@murielmoloney1043]

Adorable

[@GlitzyWitch]

Thar defiant look in her eyes when you say no flying 😂😂😂 it's so good to see her bright eyed and eating. Yay for a survivor. Well done tootsie. Thank you Meg ❤❤❤

[@freefab-wt5rt]

So adorable little face with grey hair over the nose !!

[@keldaogg2157]

Narnie Tootsie. Another Aussie term I need to work into my conversation. Best to all.

[@Megabattie]

I'm not sure it's an actual Aussie term; I'd never heard of it till my friend said her friend called those shops Narnie Tootsie. I squirrelled the term away for the right batty to come into care who suited the name.

[@Shadowtrot]

That thumbnail pic is too precious! Still quite calm but I love to see her enthusiasm, however short it may have lasted before she tired out.

[@sallymyers4188]

You are so right about bat eating noises are adorable. I cannot stand listening to people eat. As always thanks taking such good care of them and your Mum too

[@JadeStrawberry]

Narnie Tootsie is ready for the aviary! She really is a very pretty girl. I remember whenever you had a bunch of babies hanging on clothes drying racks who ripped all the fabric out of the cupboard. It was the time you had one particular baby who screamed so much you needed to take him into your bed.

[@dyanalayng5507]

Oh, I loved all those baby bats on the drying racks, all amongst the colourful stuffed animals. That's about when I started watching Megabattie. And who can forget the collection of little bats sleeping on that enormous stuffed bear.

[@Megabattie]

Ah yes, one of the babies pulled out all the rolls and towels out of the cupboard, one was hanging in the corner of the room behind the curtains, one was hanging over the door but since I didn't look up I didn't notice her. Cassiopeia was hanging off the TV. One was hanging off the intercom, one in the recycling bin (probably sniffing the champagne bottles). Pussy's Bow and Fussbudget were the most stressed babies who cried all night unless they were with me, but there have been a few others who slept with me because it was the only way to get them to sleep so we could all sleep. My very first baby, Ditto, slept with me the first night; I had him awake for 24 hours and he was so exhausted he finally went to sleep; I had a sleep too, and when he woke up he accepted me as his mum and didn't cry again.

[@FirefuryAmahira]

That is absolutely a face that screams "mischief maker!" 🥰

[@Lisa-eu9fy]

Such a sweet pie!🦇🦇🦇😍😍😍

[@susanhopkison3363]

Nannies tootsie is just so lovely .I absolutely love bats ❤ 😍 love from England. What a blessing to know how to take care of these beautiful creatures.

[@turnbacktime65]

What a cutie. Loved how fast it ate grapes. Recovering happily. ❤❤❤

[@catherinehubbard1167]

“Narnie Tootsie” is now a welcome permanent addition to my vocabulary. Best descriptor ever of the too-expensive things nobody needs but someone must be buying. 320 exactly! We heard you predicting exactly that weight. She does have a look in her eyes. She’s not only planning mischief but how to get away with it under your nose. She REALLY enjoyed the juice syringe and recognized it immediately. “Maybe,” she thinks, “I will delay my Great Escape a bit.”

[@Megabattie]

LOL it was a total fluke, you know; I thought she was around that weight. Feel free to add Narnie Tootsie to your vocabulary; it's not a common Aussie-ism, and when my friend said it I hadn't heard it before, you know know Megabattie - she files these little gems away for future batty names.

[@lesal.1373]

On the nose, Meg! (320)

[@lindayoung58]

Love how nicely you cautioned Narnie Tootsie: "..Bite me at your peril by the way" . ( had to laugh out loud). Also hooray for her "twinkle"!!

[@Margaretodonovan]

Your wonderful Meg, truly and Ms. Narnie Tootsie, is very pleased to have met you😊

[@Megabattie]

Narnie Tootsie probably hates my guts, however it was needful that she came into care and got fattened up a bit before release.

[@donstor1]

These animals are so cute, I never would have known, i wish they lived here so i could see them around. Very nice to see her doing better and all the best for your Mom.

[@christinehivert-burvenique7499]

Elle est adorable.

[@lindam2090]

She looks at you saying thank you. She is !ovely

[@anitamackinnon7975]

Yaay!!☺️❤️🦇🇨🇦 Oh her little face is adorable!!🥰

[@BklynBeth]

She's so beautiful! Love her interested expression and waggly ears. In Brooklyn we call Narnie Tootsie shops "fronts for the Mob" lol xoxoxo

[@kina8786]

Looking through the incubator window just waiting for you Meg. 🥰 Such a sweetheart. 💕

[@Megabattie]

watching me go to the toilet while my eyes were still glued together in sleep...

[@kina8786]

@@Megabattie😆she was making sure you were properly hydrated.

[@Megabattie]

@@kina8786 LOL

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

You come up with the best names! Narnie Tootsie is adorable.

[@Megabattie]

(says Meg, modestly), yes, it's my one true superpower and how awesome am I at this?

[@uptoolate2793]

The juice syringe = mana from heaven

[@dyanalayng5507]

Smart girl, already used to grapes and juice feeding ❤. Clever dumpling, she will do well.

[@tracyjacoby2382]

Meg this really made my heart feel good for you.💕💕 Beautiful Narnie Tootsie is a Survivor, YAY! I am so very happy for this little lady!🩶🦇🤗💕 I hope your Mum is doing okay.🥺💕

[@Megabattie]

Mum's getting there; she had 70 years and one week with Dad; that's a long time with a lot of memories.

[@tracyjacoby2382]

😢 Bless your Mum's heart💕💕💕

[@AnneSmith-mu2ph]

Hi Meg lv Ann🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️❤️

[@dazylulu1832]

So happy to see she’s doing well! Such a pretty girl, beautiful face. That was a great accidentally right guess! But you do know you’re flying fox! You are fabulous!!! 💕🦇💕🦇💕🦇💕🦇😮

[@Megabattie]

I knew she was around 300g-350g but otherwise it was a total fluke

[@janegreen9340]

❤ Good work both of you!

[@aundrawatson439]

Mommy Meg I need some tape to hold my eyes open. I'm a sooooo Sleeeepy💤nite nite, I love you💖

[@Kim-lc3fv]

SO nice to have a survivor. 😊 Too bad I didnt stay long enough to do both sightseeing and more batty rescue tag-alongs. 😊 But I look forward to video of Narnie's welcoming party at the aviary. That's always fun.

[@Megabattie]

Oddly they wouldn't do "meet and greet sniffies" while I was there so there is no fun footage.

[@Kim-lc3fv]

@@Megabattie at least she's there in the aviary with her peeps. 😊

[@enricotoesca3941]

🤍🦇🤍

[@amandabriggs1210]

😊😊❤❤🦇🦇

[@missnaomi613]

💖💖💖

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

Are you developing a new superpower? Bat Weight Estimation Accuracy?

[@Megabattie]

Clearly yes

[@ravinhud4979]

Geebus i got a jump scare from thunder.

[@ravinhud4979]

My cat ran under the bed it was so loud. *snort*

[@Megabattie]

What thunder?

[@visigothsloth4819]

How do I volunteer for this around DC? My state probably makes it illegal or something

[@Megabattie]

There aren't any flying-foxes on the USA mainland; you can rescue microbats though; just google your local wildlife rescue group and ask for advice.

[@Megabattie]

Welcome to Megabattie, Visigothsloth, 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. Meg

[@visigothsloth4819]

@@Megabattie That's okay! I think the microbats are the cutest (and also vital to the environment) Thank you. This channel is such a great, honest look at animal rehabbing

[@Megabattie]

@@visigothsloth4819 Bat World Sanctuary has a list of all the batty rehabbers (or a lot of them) in the US and around the world.

[@mattador55]

I remember a bat named Maccas that got some air time in your kitchen and broke something of yours, might that be the one you were thinking of?

[@lobstermash]

And I think it might have been the Manxome Foe that flew to the curtain rail and pooed on the curtains.

[@Megabattie]

I don't remember Maccas doing laps of my kitchen, but I think Ouzo (a Black FF) broke my fave platter in the middle of the night, and one ended up in the bottle steriliser; and I think Lily the Pink and Velociraptor both created mayhem, and what about the one who hung out in the recycling box? THere have been so many...

[@mattador55]

I can't help but admire how chaotic they are when left to their own devices

[@Megabattie]

Total nightmares if they decide to fly.