Rescuing a baby flying-fox who was trapped in an atrium: this is Hecate

[@GlitzyWitch]

I love how all the bats remain so calm when you're caring for them. They're so sweet. Im so happy there are people around to take care of these beautiful bats. Thank you for caring, and sharing your experiences ❤

[@Megabattie]

They're not all calm; many of them swear and scream at me and are monumentally cranky; I usually ignore this. If a bat is really calm you can bet your boopity that they have significantly rung their bell (rattled their brain). Juveniles and babies, on the other hand, are often quite paralysed by fear of the unknown and the situation in which they've found themselves. They are passive and terrified on top of probably mild (or more) concussion. Hecate crash landed in an atrium and was stuck; she was kidnapped by a furless human and dumped into a laundry basket, then further kidnapped by another furless human who subjected her to further indignities. It didn't help that I thought she was female and she actually had a hidden penis in her fur which I hadn't noticed...

[@BaronessErsatz]

The look on that face just warms even the coldest of hearts!

[@PK-oy4fe]

I love seeing caring MOPS that not only call in the rescue but kept this little darling safe in a basket where she would not injure herself more! I can imagine how much damage she would have done to herself continuing to attempt to get out on the hard tile! Horray! A survivor! Happy dance🎉 .😇❤️🖤🦇🖤❤️

[@anneterry3660]

My heartfelt appreciation to the family that made rescue for this boy.

[@melbrod3868]

Those eyes peering up from the bottom of the basket! I'm in love.

[@marionbowler5440]

Meg you are absolutely the bestest 💗 🇨🇦🦇🍁

[@Megabattie]

Thank you; I accept the accolade

[@KACn5582]

We he got quiet and didn't fuss about being handled I was worried. So glad he's a survivor!

[@Megabattie]

It's 11 days now and he's still just fine, hanging out with Lilly who was also rescued in that building a few weeks previously.

[@sharonlyda5125]

I really appreciate how unique and magnificent these creatures are when she stretches the wings out you really see the complexity of their anatomy

[@marysalazar2870]

Thank you Meg for rescuing these baby bats.

[@Xix1326]

I haven't seen that before. Great idea writing the weight of the cloth so you don't need to weigh it every time. Saves a few minutes of your day. Thanks for these vids.

[@Megabattie]

It's easier if you just weigh the cloth first and tare it (make the scales go back to zero); that way you don't have to do maths or subtract either the bowl weight or the cloth from the tally. But I do have the weights on most of the cloths so I can always subtract it from the tally

[@Xix1326]

@@Megabattie Ah, OK. Math was my original major in college (switched to English when the numbers disappeared and math became simply theoretical).

[@Megabattie]

For me, words are memorable, malleable and infinitely variable and creative, yet numbers are blurred and hard work. Words are a pleasure; numbers are hard work. Words are people; numbers are a foreign language. @@Xix1326

[@zenster1097]

It's a little cutie monster.

[@irisjankowska9726]

Hecate, my sweethart ❤️🦇❤️

[@itkexperimentator1955]

So ein schöner kleiner Burrito 😍

[@CatsBirds2010]

Best wishes for these precious babies.

[@kathystuckless4715]

I absolutely love❤ the way you talk to these beautiful bats, I love watching your videos 😊❤

[@HappyCricketsSkywalker44]

Many blessings to you beautiful soul 💛

[@Rozebunny14]

I love their lil noises, except when they are hurting or have lost their mum of course🥹 ❤️‍🩹🩹 Bless you Meg🙏❤️

[@tracyjacoby2382]

Lovely MOP's, always warms my heart!🤗💕 Thank you so very much Meg for your wonderful rescue of first thought to be a girl then became a boy!!🦇🤗💕💕 Finally became a Survivor YAY!!🥰

[@LoriCurl]

I had forgotten how precious the little babes are, and I have really missed you, Meg! I hope all is well with you and life is treating you good. I've been gone and very busy, but I am back to see you and all our Battie friends. I love this ones eyes, what a doll! Thanks for all you do. The world is a better place because you are in it, doing your part, Thank You Meg!! Take care and will see you soon! Much love to you!

[@Megabattie]

Thanks Lori, all good here; welcome back

[@LoriCurl]

Thank You!! Glad all is good!@@Megabattie

[@stephanieb7311]

Wow you've been busy Thankyou Meg for your hardwork and dedication.

[@zamis21]

Thank you this was such a great video!!

[@Okie-Girl]

I think I can officially say Ive fallen in love with flying foxes!!❤🥰

[@Megabattie]

I accidentally fell in love with them when I joined wildlife rescue 17 years ago. I joined to raise parrot chicks in the season, but somehow I ended up caring for bats exclusively.

[@AnneSmith-mu2ph]

God bless you for rescueing these beautiful babies ,your so careing god bless Ann 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️❤️

[@Catherine-hf6zc]

The absolute magic of hydration!

[@Rozebunny14]

I know not all are so well behaved due the level of fear and injury etc., but you have to wonder.. Do they know to some capacity, that you are there to help and comfort them❤ Your voice is so so sweet. They seem to receive you quite well 🥰 Love your videos Meg❤

[@Megabattie]

They're socially intelligent (they have to be because they're colony animals and they need to be able to live together in harmony in the colony); they're upset and afraid when I catch them but they do rapidly sense that I'm trying to help them and give me a grudging degree of trust providing I follow the rules, no sudden movements and no taking liberties without asking (I always talk to them when I'm doing things with them).

[@sonialignani]

A girl?? No, A boy!! I love those eyes!!!!

[@anitamackinnon7975]

Very spacey and out of it! Glad to know she/he gets better!!😊❤️🦇🇨🇦

[@kina8990]

Awe that sweet little face.❤️

[@silky0439]

So sweet! His silence had me worried. So glad he’s doing better.

[@dany.adelfinger]

That was exactly what I thought why you had to change the name :-D. Yay for Hecate and Lilly! But that building's architecture is really stupid...

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

Little guy seemed so subdued and out of it when you got home, after the screaming at the mop's place. If I hadn't read the description first, I would have been worried about his future. Nice that he's friends with Lily. Maybe they knew each other at the colony, since they got stuck in the same place. I didn't catch what you named him instead of Hecate. It sounds like you've got a lot of video accumulated. I look forward to seeing it as you gradually edit and post it!

[@Megabattie]

You'll get Hecate's new name in the next video, possibly tomorrow. I also rescued another juvie on the same day, (well 2, but one had a really nasty fracture and was euthanased), so Hecate and the other one get their videos intertwined.

[@thechariotcard]

Thank you! This was a very nice video z!

[@Lisa-eu9fy]

🦇♥️♥️♥️🦇 sooo sweet!!!

[@irmawesterback2930]

Cute little boy, hope he is doing okey🦇💚. Sad they do those kind of trap buildings😢

[@Megabattie]

I think it's a fairly standard building design, however not every country which does this kind of building has flying-foxes whose flight is limited by their inability to take off from the ground or a surface because they can't stand up and get a wingstroke in; they also have a wingspan of nearly 1/2 to 3/4 even when they're a juvenile. It's a trap for flying-foxes but only an awkwardness for birds who may find their way in and not be able to find their way out easily, but also who didn't crash land and hit their head during their little mishap.

[@laszlomolnar298]

Amazing cute little boy. What a wonderful work you are doing. ❤️❤️❤️

[@Megabattie]

I like doing this Laszlo; it makes me feel right with myself. Hecate/Hector went on to be released. 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.

[@charlenetalmadge5877]

They seem to take a liking to you. It's your gentle touch and your talking makes them settle down. Love watching the posts.

[@PaulG.x]

8:22 -She- He looks at you as if to say: "Sorry Monster , I have no idea what you are saying."

[@irisjankowska9726]

😂

[@tracyjacoby2382]

Rewatching 10/19/24 This MOP absolutely loves Animals!👍🐾💕 A sweet smelling bubba with such a beautiful face, Thank You Meg for this lovely video.🩶🦇🤗🥰

[@melaniecurtin6402]

Nice apt complex.

[@Megabattie]

I think it's excruciatingly awful. Boxy rooms, tacky foyer decor, overpriced and poorly built. It's been open for not quite a year, and it's showing signs of decay already. I can't stand high-rise complexes; I live in a boutique apartment block and that's close enough for me; only 12 apartments and even then it's nearly impossible to get consensus at meetings for things needing doing. My next place will be a house again I think/hope. What I really liked best about my current place was the amount of light; the balcony doors are one entire wall. I liked that my first glimpse was of reddish floorboards and cobalt kitchen cupboards. Of course there was the obligatory neutral paint job, with common property paint the colour of all the other paints all just mixed together into an unappealing beige. The first thing I did when I moved in was to add colour, to get rid of the vertical blinds, and to create a jewelled oasis of light. Also added security fly screens and aircon. And while I was at it I changed pretty much everything so it was how I wanted it and not a generic box.

[@PamBishop-hl6ps]

You take such great care of the flying fox, and they know you care.😊

[@cyana5867]

Your rainstorm sounds neat!

[@Megabattie]

It started (fortunately) just after I arrived home. I adore thunderstorms; the weather has been really variable and randomly wild lately.

[@liviobabich952]

❤🦇❤🦇❤🦇❤🦇

[@annew8365]

You do math the same way I do, Meg. Start with 421 and rather than trying to subtract 180, subtract 200 and add 20😂 My math teacher father is turning in his grave 😂 God bless him anyway. ❤ The little battie has such big, beautiful eyes.

[@Megabattie]

I am pretty random in how I do it, but given that I'm wrangling a bat, videoing and chatting for the video, and trying to do maths at the same time, it's a miracle that I succeed in even one of the 3 things.

[@shirleyw8720]

Wow, is that wind and rain in the background about half way through? 🥶

[@SuziQ.]

It sounded like rain to me, though Meg was saying that it was hot and humid. I guess rain counts as humid.

[@Megabattie]

I think the "wind" noise (if it was in the bathroom only) is the bathroom fan. However yes it has been horribly hot, humid and stormy lately with squalls then return to status quo ante, then glowering clouds and threatening skies, then thunder, lightning and return to sunshine. Weird as.

[@wadilsono]

que lindo, Meg! ❤💚😸🦇🦇

[@francesfarmer736]

A cool looking building but not batty friendly…….was that an iodine swab for the knuckles? ….….Cute Bat 💞

[@Megabattie]

Betadine swab

[@francesfarmer736]

@@Megabattie oh yeah, that’s what I meant,,,we used to use them in the lab for swabbing the antecubital area for blood cultures when I was a phlebotomist…….

[@Megabattie]

Yep. I wasn't going to dress the wounds that night; I figure out it stresses them when they're newly in care and if they're going to die I won't have to do it at all; but I decided that more was needed than just a wipe with betadine.

[@SuziQ.]

He’s a cute little guy. Did you decide on `Wizard’ as his name? Somehow, I knew that was the reveal for the name change. He must have been very dehydrated, and too young to be stinky. That skylight is badly designed, and those yellow fake flowers belong in a preschool, not a condominium. The MOP was nice. She even took the time to video the spot where he was found. Yay for another two survivors. Why did Maggie fly to India?

[@Megabattie]

No, not Wizard; you'll get to find his new name in the next vid with him in it; maybe in 2 days. She/he was going to be Hecate because of the street being Heggarty Lane behind the apartment block; I thought witches and wizards but I came up with a better name. Even though I love yellow as a colour, those flowers are fugly as, and don't belong in that style of architecture. It's a light well, not so much a skylight; an atrium, but a third of the glass panels have been left open for ventilation, creating a place for them to crash land; even if they glassed in the entire ceiling, the bats will still get stuck there but above the glass which would be an order more difficult for me to rescue, with poles and nets, or having to get an abseiler in. Maggie likes to travel; I don't. She's doing India for a few weeks; sooner her than me.

[@SuziQ.]

@@Megabattie , Thanks, Meg. I’m with you on the travel thing. It’s a hassle, and I feel like I’m done with traveling, even though I haven’t been to many places I’ve wanted to visit. India is not on the list. I’ll patiently await the little guy’s new name. 💙

[@missnaomi613]

I'm behind (and out of order) on watching these, so I knew the surprise ending. 🦇🥰

[@kimlam4585]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@keldaogg2157]

Changed your sex? Oh dear! As you probably have heard there are people here in the States who get their knickers in a twist over that. Bats are an exception

[@SuziQ.]

Those people seem to focus on getting upset about men changing to women, but I haven’t heard a peep from them about women changing to men. I wonder why?

[@Megabattie]

Though she didn't actually change sex, I just didn't investigate closely enough.

[@virginieholmes813]

Hiya! Just started watching your videos. Wow! Absolutely fascinating what you do and thank you! Bats are such beautiful creatures. With heartfelt thanks from the U.S.

[@Megabattie]

Thanks Virginie Welcome to Megabattie, 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.

[@designprosb]

♥️&Tytyty Megabattie❣️

[@lesleachelf8507]

Sweet

[@unicorngj]

Unfortunately, Business don't think about the environment or habitat, just the High-rise condos and cement car playpens...

[@Megabattie]

The architects also don't think about the impact on wildlife.

[@KaylaBall-os3cr]

Cute

[@marisaera2353]

Sit! Sit! X

[@Megabattie]

I'm not a dog person; I do my very best to interact by requiring them (with an authoritative voice) to sit and pay attention. I don't know why people don't train their dogs right from the start; a dog who has been trained to sit and be calm is a pleasure.

[@marisaera2353]

It hurts when they jump on you. It's easy to train them. Love dogs. Xxx

[@yomama8873]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sharronkolb1447]

Do the dressings fall off on there own ?

[@Megabattie]

Sometimes the batty self removes it (Tinuviel chewed hers off and ate the dressing), sometimes you take it off when it gets too disgusting or before. It depends on the wound. The dressing absorbs moisture so it gets all goopy; it also keeps the healing goop in with all the white cells doing their job breaking down any infection and cleaning up the inflammation. To see Tinuviel self removing her dressing (she was very determined): kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnuXe3ucf7B3l68

[@Healer.moebius]

Lol, imagine, you are screaming for your life and someone just puts chocolate in your mouth and is like "Here, why don't u eat something" 😂

[@Megabattie]

Only the glucose is a life saver which gives the cells in shock some glucose, which they need, to continue functioning.

[@Healer.moebius]

I know, but I found it funny. I thought about how I would feel if I scream for my life and someone puts a snickers in my mouth 😂 I know you are doing a very good job, I have seen many of your videos. I hadn't known that bats are so damn cute.

[@Megabattie]

@@Healer.moebius LOL - I think you would feel very surprised and gobble it down fast before someone took it away from you

[@lesal.1373]

How about the name Hekatos?

[@Megabattie]

I've picked a new name which is also a cocktail, which is my current crazy naming theme.

[@shirleyrose3279]

What do you give them for pain?

[@Megabattie]

Hi Shirley; I don't discuss analgesia on the channel, other than it is prescribed by the vet for our bats. Analgesia is a can of worms amongst bat people, mostly the carers whose vets don't believe it's necessary, so they can't access decent analgesia. I am lucky to have enlightened vets, so I don't discuss analgesia specifics on the channel. My channel and videos aren't a "how to" tutorial on batty rescue and care, so discussing analgesia is moot. If you're a rescuer, you can consult your coordinator and your vets for how to manage pain within the framework of your organisation requirements and the attitude of your vets.

[@shirleyrose3279]

@@Megabattie thank you for your response. I had no idea there would be controversy. I’m a retired registered nurse and was just curious as to what kind of injectable med you could give a bat. I have an RN friend who was bitten while pruning shrubs. Thanks to you I have some insight as to why the bat was there n the first place.

[@Megabattie]

everything is a controversial can of worms with wildlife people with nobody agreeing with anyone else and everyone trying to control what other people are doing. I don't advise people not in my group or area or under my aegis, and I only work with people I can trust. I"m happy to show what I do but for the non bat people, the generality is enough without going into the specific, and for the batty people - they need to get advice from their coordinators.

[@shirleyrose3279]

@@Megabattie I worked 40 years in a hospital. It’s hard enough trying to get adequate pain relief for humans. I’m glad those little creatures have someone advocating for them.

[@Megabattie]

Unless the bat has their pain addressed they can't de-stress and can't heal well and quickly. Fortunately I have vets who understand this. @@shirleyrose3279

[@karifredrikson-lr1mm]

UGH! A BAT!

[@Megabattie]

You're watching a bat channel - it's kind of de rigeur to have a bat on at least 99% of the videos. f you think bats are UGH, then go find your jollies elsewhere. If you're scared of bats, don't blame the bat for this. Be an adult - if you don't like something - go away and find something you do like.

[@siti-hon-asi]

I'm afraid to read if there is no R.I.P. in the summary text every time... Get well soon! ❤️‍🩹

[@Megabattie]

He's doing just fine; I expect an update on the weekend on how he is 2 weeks after rescue, but I have plenty of vid still to go up where he features with the juvie girl I rescued on the same day, while they were in care with me over 48 hours.