Rescuing a flying-fox stuck under a pool fence: this is Wedgie

[@crochetology12]

Poor babe, he looked utterly confused.

[@suzyQ1999]

Yay. He's alive and trying. Brilliant rescue Meg. He is a darling, so passive and just taking things as they come. I love the glucose moment of friendship! Thanks for helping save these wonderful creatures ❤️

[@biokosmos]

don't be racist even with animals, bats are not dangerous ;) Good job by them!

[@catherinehubbard1167]

“Wedgie in the Human House of All You Can Eat Buffets” - I’d watch that B (for Bat) movie. (Who needs Bruce Wayne and man-toy batmobiles?) Boy did his life ever take two 180 degree flips, getting whacked on an invisible wall and stuck and then being borne away in soft cloths to the fabled HHOAYCEB. No wonder his head is still spinning. Great name, as always.

[@chrispi0199]

Clear glass panes are dangerous to birds and bats. glass is not visible to birds. For bats, echolocation fails. Thank you so much for everything you do for this beautyful creatures, Meg.

[@Megabattie]

Bats can echolocate the glass because it reflects sound like water does. The flying-foxes don't echolocate though - they navigate by sight. The reason there are these glass pool fences is so the yard doesn't look so divided - because they present no visual barrier for the owners.

[@Sasser2015]

Normally I don't care for wedgies, but this guy had zero complaints and seemed like quite an amiable patient to have. If he did indeed wind up in that predicament in the way you hypothesize, then that's gotta be one of the all-time comically unlucky bat flights.

[@tamarrajames3590]

It was quite a feat of contortion by the time he ran out of ideas.🖤🇨🇦

[@KrisThroughGlass]

I'm glad he's doing ok. Just be terrifying to have your head stuck and then hearing humans around you on top of that. All the best to Wedgie! 🍀❤️

[@LittleSister60]

Such a handsome lad. We wish you well, Wedgie. Make the most of those grapes and other items on the menu. Looking forward to seeing you recover and being set free.

[@tamarrajames3590]

He has landed himself in a mythic elysium fields for bats 🖤🇨🇦

[@wildflower1397]

Wedgie is the perfect name! At first look, he looked just about as stuck as a creature can be. So glad it was an easy rescue for this handsome man. ❤

[@Megabattie]

It could have been more difficult so I got some drugs from the vet - however I didn't need them. Sometimes you need drugs so you can reverse their entrapment without getting bitten and without them struggling so they hurt themselves more.

[@wildflower1397]

@@Megabattie I am glad you didn't need to drug him, but applaud your choice to have them with you if needed. I honestly love how you are so prepared with supplies and an arsenal of ladders, nets, poles, and who knows what else when you go to most rescues. Sometimes I think you deserve your own bat rescue truck for the tricky ones, lol. Hat's off to Lola as well. :)

[@Megabattie]

@@wildflower1397 I really don't want a rescue van - I like Lola (my car) and that I can park her nearly anywhere. If I had a van, I'd just have a van of more chaos than Lola and still wouldn't be able to find anything. I had to take all the rescue stuff out of my car for this trip north that I'm doing - and really it was endless. I just kept pulling out more and more stuff. Eventually I left all the towels (there are only about 30 of them strewn around) and packed everything on top of them and used them to stop things rattling. I had so much to bring north (haven't done a trip for 2 years) that Lola was stuffed to her gunnels.

[@mrst7831]

Oh, little Wedgie, how handsome you are!! He looks good & strong, so he should be out on the town after some time with Meg and Maggie. Thanks ladies for all your love & care. Sharon, Toronto

[@GlitzyWitch]

Poor little man, im glad you managed to get him out safely, he must of been so hot getting stuck in the sun for so long. I hope he made a full recovery and is now making friends in the colony ❤❤❤

[@AudreyLMcFarland]

Well Wedgie, you are a cutie, and I am so glad you are hanging in there! Meg you are amazing!

[@eileenlester4342]

Oh my goodness. He certainly did manage to get himself in a real jam. Thanks for saving him. Prayers for Wedgie's recovery. 🙏💜🙏

[@JF-kv1gm]

Glad that Wedgie got rescued okay...hoping that he'll fatten up okay and thrive in your excellent care. Looking forward to his release in due course. Thanks, Meg

[@brannon5311]

This one looked hopeless in the beginning but, Meg managed to figure our how to extract him from his precarious situation. I know we're all rooting for Mr. Wedgie to recover, gain some weight and fly free.

[@Megabattie]

He'll go out through the release aviary so I won't see him go.

[@brannon5311]

@@Megabattie I hope you will know when he goes.

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@Megabattie The important thing is that he WILL be released.🖤🇨🇦

[@Megabattie]

@@brannon5311 Probably not - he will be in the release aviary so he will be one of the crowd. I won't know which one he is unless I catch and scan him and he'll just disappear through the night when the hatch is opened and he's ready to go.

[@msmellenb55]

YAY! A survivor. Please keep us updated on Wedgie. I get a kick out of your little slang words that are the same as ours in the USA!

[@MorriAelthyn]

Those little ear wiggles at the end 😍 he's using all his senses to try to figure out just what the heck is going on.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

Yay for Wedgie! His situation looked so scary in the beginning, so I'm so happy he's doing well now. ❤️🦇❤️ Omg we did the same thing here in the US when I was a kid! My favorite swimsuit had a fringed trim all around the top of the bottoms -- it was made of swimsuit fabric, but it was supposed to look like ti leaves, like a "hip hei" -- and one day, a friend of mine grabbed part of the fringe to give me a wedgie. . . and suddenly that whole fake leaf came off in her hand! 😱 She was horrified and apologetic, and I was seriously pissed off at the time, but now we laugh about it. It's so funny kids were doing the same thing in Australia! 😂

[@sheilahperry-rosales8748]

What an uncomfortable position he put himself in.Glad he's a survivor.

[@tamarrajames3590]

I think he Moonlights as a Bat Contortionist.🖤🇨🇦

[@tamarrajames3590]

Mr. Wedgie is a very handsome gentleman, and was very well behaved (even if it WAS that he was too tired to fight you on it). The glucose was a win, and that was a smooth leg catch just before his fluids. He looked like,”Damn…just when I decided to like you…you go and stick me with a needle.”. I’m happy he is a survivor, and he should take your advice to bulk up while he recovers. Perfect name for him.🥂🖤🇨🇦

[@sonialignani]

Hi Tamarra!!!

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@sonialignani Hi Sonia, I hope you are enjoying the coming of Spring and that you and yours are happy and healthy.🖤🇨🇦

[@sonialignani]

@@tamarrajames3590 yes, Today it' a Sunny Day, a Little bit cold but sun Is Shining!! I' m Happy!!!

[@wendyporter1093]

WooHoo! A survivor! Hope he fills out and gets over his headache very quickly! ❤️🦇❤️

[@EveHyland-in8jb9ti9y]

Aww hes so handsome 🖤🦇 Amazing rescue as always Meg. Get well soon Wedgie. Blessings as always from Scotland. 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌺

[@drewbear1969]

Poor fella, I imagine his neck was rather sore for a while. Good to see him hanging out though at the end, hope he continues to recover and can get back to his batty business soon 🦇

[@Megabattie]

He'll go out through the release aviary now.

[@tamarrajames3590]

I was hoping for a hard release, but will take any release he can get. My neck was hurting in sympathy for a bit there.🖤🇨🇦

[@sonialignani]

@@Megabattie very good!!

[@kristee8402]

I would never have thought to lift him up that way..youre so clever.

[@Megabattie]

ah, I'm an engineers daughter - practical

[@theresahart212]

Agreed, I thought how did she think if that?

[@Megabattie]

@@theresahart212 LOL it's like a jigsaw puzzle - he got in so it has to be possible to get him out. You just have to undo what he did, in the reverse order. There was room for his neck in the angle between the 2 panes at the corner - ergo, he slid down that gap. There wasn't room for him to have put his whole head through at the bottom, so he has to have slid down. Solution - slide him back up again. Simple

[@theresahart212]

@@Megabattie I love how you think…I love all of the batties, all the different kinds, colors and watching them..so smart and fascinating. Thank you for all that you do for them and us.

[@ffeff8353]

We do love the survivors, so pay attention Wedgie!

[@allthumbs3792]

Poor frightened little creature. If only he understood you are helping. Good luck little fellow, hoping you make a full recovery and get back home soon. Thank you for your tender care and rehabilitation efforts for these interesting but poorly understood creatures. I'm sure public education is a large part of your program.

[@tamarrajames3590]

I loved the way he was shooting sideways glances at the other bats in the hanging cage…but no greetings yet.🖤🇨🇦

[@janetsanders5356]

He can tell himself He's nicknamed after Star Wars fighter pilot.

[@cunegonde4]

Thank goodness! Bless you Meg

[@TakoyaKyono]

What a handsome guy! Those eyes just make you fall in love with them ❤

[@tamarrajames3590]

Every time.🖤🇨🇦

[@romaschild3]

How wonderful for Mr. Wedgie! I love the way you never get addled no matter how often or how long they become octopus. You release their claws and another set grabs, release and repeat, on and on and on!

[@Megabattie]

I learnt patience from the batties, but if this was wrangling a human child into a car seat it would be a different matter. I have no patience for that.

[@zeldasmith6154]

@@Megabattie Yes. You have your passion and that's great for you and the world.

[@Megabattie]

@@zeldasmith6154 I like people who are passionate about things and can share their passion - or the interesting parts of it. I met a beekeeper yesterday over a hollow branch containing the microbats was being hauled back up into a tree so they could continue their life and times. When the branch came down a beehive in the fork also came down, and the bees blamed everyone but themselves for this, stinging the bats and the humans indiscriminately, and this awesome bee keeper and rescuer came and calmed the bees so the bats could be rescued. The beekeeper came back yesterday to see the batties raised back into the tree and we got talking and he was fascinating. I like the idea of bees and bee keeping, and apiarists and honey but it's never going to be my passion so my fascination is tangential to my real passion - but he was really interesting because he had great knowledge about sugars and glucose, fructose and the long chain sugars which some of the darker honeys have. Glucose is absorbed from your stomach and mouth and gums; fructose is absorbed from your upper gut and the medicinal honeys like manuka honeys have long chain sugars which are absorbed from your lower bowel and can be used to treat inflammatory bowel disease or keep it in remission. Interesting. Fascinating man with an accidental passion...

[@DenyDefendDepose358]

@@Megabattie loved reading about your interaction with and thoughts on the beekeeper Meg

[@Megabattie]

@@DenyDefendDepose358 People can be really boring or really fascinating, and the fascinating people are the ones who have great knowledge about their passion, and are able to relate the interesting bits in a way that engages their listener.

[@savatagesue6157]

He is gorgeous 🥰 thank you for all you do.

[@miketobin2324]

Was Wedgie a handsome and brave boy? Most indubitably!

[@JadeStrawberry]

Wedgie, I really hope you make it. You need to take advantage of the buffet of fruit you'll get, all the friends you'll make. the women you'll meet, the online shopping you can do...oh wait...disregard Wedgie!

[@tamarrajames3590]

LOL🖤🇨🇦

[@kristineteall368]

I love these survivor stories, they make my day brighter, and it's a win for you dear Meg. Yay!

[@angelicagaldos]

OMG! I'm glad Wedgie survived. Keep us updated on Wedgie.

[@lindam2090]

Oh I hope he survives... He is handsome and could use some weight. Good luck baby

[@heatherhalloween974]

Its like he took one look at the property and said " I wonder if I can get myself permanently stuck." How precious I can't handle the innocence in those eyes 😍 is this based in australia

[@Megabattie]

Hi Heather, are you new to my channel? Welcome to Megabattie. I put information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care. 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. If you want to find further videos of a particular bat, just search in the YT search bar for Megabattie/name of bat

[@piglette]

This rescue reminded me of Headlock who you rescued off of a similar style glass fenced balcony. I love the name Wedgie, very fitting & funny

[@em945]

Such a Pretty face for a boy, dear thing. Thank you!

[@laurametheny1008]

Yeah that was definitely scary at first glance. Really looked like the glass fell on him. Yeah he's still good! Fatten him up Meg! We've had to extra feed our pittie. He's 12 but he has arthritis issues.. runs in our WHOLE fam I guess. The pain just couldn't be managed with simple doggy aspirin so vet's got him on lots of stuff plus more food but of a low fat more nutritional variety. No more people food😔 I know that's right but it's hard not to slip him a treat. I've got the good people stuff tho. I'm so glad this was a good rescue and good mops. Thank you and take care lady🙏🦇🍾🥂

[@Megabattie]

Hope your pittie is feeling better soon; no human food.

[@laurametheny1008]

@@Megabattie Thanks Meg🙏

[@tamarrajames3590]

It is always hard to see a long loved furry companion having to deal with arthritis, especially if you are intimately familiar with the pain of it. I hope your Vet has it in hand, and he will soon be getting about in comfort.🖤🇨🇦

[@SuziQ.]

Laura, can he eat raw meat? Lily (my Lab) is reducing her weight with raw chicken, and lots of cooked veggies (mostly green beans and carrots), and raw fruits. I hope your Pittie feels better soon. ETA: apples are a favorite, but the seeds are toxic, so I remove them.

[@josephwisniewski3673]

Next week at the colony: Welcome back Death-fang! Thanks Razor-fury. I missed you and the gang. So, what happened? Oh, it was horrible! Wingless giant aliens captured me with their invisible barrier. They probed me, then they took me on a spaceship to the fattening farm to get me ready to eat. I finally seized control of a spaceship and was able to force them to release me. But the worst part, worse than the alien probe, worse than the spaceships, was they kept calling me "wedgie"! A horrible fate for a warrior of the Sky-raider clan, You're telling me! But this isn’t over, Razor-fury. What do you mean? The aliens still have Bite-storm, Winged-chaos, swarm leader Steel-talon, and Bubba. We've got to go back for them! I agree! Sound the battle cry, we swarm tonight. Death from above! Death from above!

[@Megabattie]

Bite Storm nearly got me - he's not a happy chappie.

[@josephwisniewski3673]

@@Megabattie Probably just trying to give you a little "love bite" in appreciation for all you’ve done.

[@tamarrajames3590]

Perfect.🖤🇨🇦

[@sonialignani]

Hi Joseph, i Like this Word: Sky Raider clan!!!

[@laurie2355]

Brilliant ❤

[@Omnihilo]

That thumbnail is absolutely heartbreaking. Happy to see the conclusion thus far is a lot more positive.

[@tuxitalk1World]

Wedgie is a lovely young man and so glad that he is a survivor! He looked like he was smiling at you when he was getting the glucose. Bats have the cutest little faces. Enjoy your time in care Wedgie, and eat to your heart's content!❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️

[@FirefuryAmahira]

Quite the trick shot he managed in getting himself stuck like that! Glad he wasn't too difficult to get loose from there and that he's recovering in care and looks like he'll be a survivor. I really have to wonder if there's something pool owners could add to their fancy glass fences to make it easier for bats and other wildlife to see. My sister's dogs would run right into our glass patio door at full tilt when visiting, so we put a couple of decorative window clings at their eye-level and that was enough for them to register the door was there and not smack into it when they were excited.

[@Megabattie]

The whole point of the glass pool fences is that it doesn't interfere with the look of the backyard. They don't want to put stickers on the glass because it would ruin the clarity.

[@9skyman945]

I really do wonder how he wedgied himself. Good to see he's alright for now.

[@beverlykrebs4372]

Wedgie will be in my prayers. I hope he recovers from whatever he may have done smacking his head. I look forward to an update. Thanks Meg! XO

[@Megabattie]

This was last week, and he's still alive. He'll go out through the release aviary.

[@missharry5727]

The problem is the number of appendages and extrusions which are all under independent control and thus hard to coordinate. The best solution as so often is a reboot, but the outcome is not always predictable.

[@Megabattie]

Hah - I just wrapped him to control the errant independent bits

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@Megabattie I was half amazed at how well that worked, to be honest.🖤🇨🇦

[@sidneygreenglass106]

Such a handsome fellow! ,I got a fantastic look at his wings because the sun was shining just right. He must've smacked his head on the plexiglass coming in,slid down it and saw the gap and tried to get out. He seems loopy but he will perk up in time ( fingers crossed).

[@tamarrajames3590]

He is very handsome, but he will do better with the ladies if he takes Meg’s advice and bulks up in care.🖤🇨🇦

[@BaronessErsatz]

He's embarrassed. Poor guy!

[@Lisa-eu9fy]

YAY! Keep surviving lil darlin! 💕🦇💕🦇

[@francisjohnson665]

Prayers for healing for Wedgie . 🙏🙏❤❤

[@thraciangrapes]

I love how their little ears twitch around.

[@gsdalpha1358]

Yay, a survivor! And quite a handsome fellow he is! You've been rescuing more skinny bats lately, it seems. Is this typical? IDK what residual effects you have in your part of the country from the fires, droughts, and so on. Or the pissing wet conditions have them not flying out for food? Well, Wedgie just hit the jackpot of all buffets now! p.s. I love that phrase "pissing wet" - can you tell? LOL! Thank you (and the MOP) for saving another one

[@Megabattie]

The rain washes out the nectar and pollen out of the blossom so the food value is limited. The Shoalhaven is experiencing a starvation event with about 60 dead adult males found on the ground in various places (separately) in the last week.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

Can food cages be put out to assist thru starvation event? Poor animals.

[@gsdalpha1358]

@@Megabattie 😭 Mother Nature, for all the beauty she creates, can be a cold hearted biatch. Poor batties can’t catch a break.

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@Megabattie Oh my Gods Meg. That is horrible what is happening in Shoalhaven. It is such a bad feeling when there isn’t anything you can do to help before it is too late. Not a good way to be heading into Winter.☹️🖤🇨🇦

[@Megabattie]

@@WindTurbineSyndrome It's logistically beyond our scope. Where do you put the food? Who pays for it? Who cuts it and hoists it into the tree; who does all the logistics? Local bat carers and aviary managers put out fruit for the wild bats, but they're already feeding a bunch of other bats inside their aviaries. We just hope the bats fly to where there is food in the wild.

[@EagleSoul]

Yeyyy🎊🎊🎊 Mr. is doing very well!!! Keep it up handsome 🥰.

[@madelineciresi4219]

I'm glad that Wedgie is going to be okay 👍 👌

[@debracrew3261]

so so very pleased Meg. Hes a right handsome lad.

[@dany.adelfinger]

That looked scary in the beginning, the fragile neck under the glass. Glad Mr Wedgie survived his wedgie. Now stuff your face and get fat and well again, handsome boy!

[@dazylulu1832]

Poor little Wedgie, he was in a predicament. Meg you are so sweet to them, and such a good teacher with people that call you. I learn something new with every video.

[@Megabattie]

I've rescued about 5 batties now who were stuck under or between pool fence glass panels.

[@sarahprice659]

Good lord that was a great outcome! It was a worrying position and he looked terrible. Love the name 😁 Wedgie, how did you manage to get yourself in there, you silly boy?

[@Megabattie]

I think he was trying to fly out and didn't quite clear the top of the glass in the corner so his head went above the corner angle but his body hit, so his head slid down - then he just turned himself around and snookered himself further.

[@tamarrajames3590]

Quite the acroBat.🖤🇨🇦

[@julianunes5516]

@@tamarrajames3590 LOL 🤣

[@sarahprice659]

@@Megabattie Ah yes… I can see that. Poor little guy. Meg to the rescue!

[@pixelgoat7317]

A brilliant rescue and another successful squeaky puff acquisiton!

[@Anna-oo3yf]

Love you and your amazing work... what would our beautiful bats do w/o you and the team. Thank you so much! 😀👍👍💜💜💜💜

[@marionbowler5440]

Absolutely, keep thriving Wedgie, hurray for Meg and bat. 🦇💜🍁🇨🇦🐘🤗

[@vivianmacbluff5285]

Poor little man... He looked so helpless, and he didn't even put up much of a fuss...

[@francesfarmer736]

A different kind of rescue, and a good rescue I understand the enclosed pool just too much of a gap for bats to get stuck….who would have thought? I’m glad he’s recovering and fattening up…yay Wedgie👍yes as a kid we had that game/prank here (US)too, had it done once but I steered clear of it after that …gee, was that the 60’s ? 😱

[@Megabattie]

They need the gaps for wind resistance - so the fences don't blow and crash in wild weather. They sometimes get stuck in the gaps - I had one stuck in a balcony glass gap. You can find the vid by searching in YT search bar for Megabattie/Rescuing Headlock

[@francesfarmer736]

@@Megabattie ok, I see……I’ll look up YT video….thanks

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@Megabattie I remember Headlock.🖤🇨🇦

[@keldaogg2157]

Reminds me of pictures you see of kids with their head through a stair railing. When you lifted him up he said "duh! Why didn't I think of that!"

[@Megabattie]

Only he couldn't have lifted himself up the glass like that. It's like paling fence entrapments. Once they're wedged in the cleft they can't climb out.

[@heatherreed2681]

You're amazing, Meg. Wedgie, you're in good and loving hands! ❤️

[@ravenpawfan1614]

You wonder how they manage to get themselves stuck in these situations. No pun intended. Silly boy. 🦇🦇🦇🦇 I'm glad he's okay.

[@SuziQ.]

Yay for the successful rescue of Wedgie. Do pools in Oz have to be fenced in? They do here, but I’ve never seen them fenced with glass. That’s more of a beachfront thing.

[@Megabattie]

The glass fences mean the yard doesn't looked boxed in and separated into areas - it makes it look larger. Yes all pools have to be fenced so kids can't climb them.

[@SuziQ.]

@@Megabattie , I get that, but as we waited for weeks before we could fill the new pool, it occurred to me that if a kid fell in, it would probably die from the fall.

[@CastOnCalamity]

Wedgie is adorable, what a predicament. I'm so glad you were there for him.

[@Aach_awaayy]

Wedgie is precious and so are you! I wish more people understood and cared about bats as much as you do.

[@PK-oy4fe]

Hooray for Mr. Wedgie who didn't survive an underwear wedgie, but more ultimate wedgie in a pool! When your free and back in the trees ...stick to relaxing at lakes instead of pools...lol.....no concrete or glass! 😇❤️🖤🦇🖤❤️

[@tamarrajames3590]

Excellent advice.🖤🇨🇦

[@theresahart212]

👊👊👊❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️great job Miss Meg, great job.

[@knittingyogi4975]

I loved watching his little ears moving around trying to listen in on the conversation 😊

[@miezepups15]

I don't know what I love more about these bats, their grabby feet or their twitchy ears.

[@LostHorizon52]

Poor little guy, his head and neck muscles were probably really stiff from being in that awkward position for a long time, thank goodness you were there to untrap him .. Fingers crossed for his continued improvement, would really love to see Mr. Wedgie 's release, when he is ready 💞💗💞

[@tamarrajames3590]

Me too, there is something really special about a hard release that just never gets old.🖤🇨🇦

[@LostHorizon52]

@@tamarrajames3590 Yes, indeed .. seeing the look in their eyes as they fly free .. so beautiful 💞💗💞

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@LostHorizon52 and the way their bodies move so artfully…like an Arial Ballet. Their eyes say so much.🖤🇨🇦

[@BLASTERX-nz5lk]

Muchísimas Grasias, otra vez,.

[@syrenamilani3115]

What a sweet boy, hope he just gets better ... 💙🙏✨🦇

[@oops6186]

I appreciate you Meg, you really are a wonderful human being. I believe these beautiful bats, very quickly know to appreciate you too! Those who have a longer stay must come to love you, as do many of us who watch your channel. On behalf of all the little ones rescued…thank you! 🥰

[@stackie10able]

I hope he enjoys the buffet! 🦇❤

[@annew8365]

Oh my, he really got himself stuck. I’m so glad you were able to help him, Meg. He is beautiful! Wedgie! 😜😜 He earned his name.

[@tracyjacoby2382]

Oh poor guy!🥺 So scary & exhausting for him not being able to free himself. Thank you so very much for helping Wedgie🦇be free🤗& no drugs needed, YEAH!! Thanks to man who called you too!👍🥰

[@mariannelebris1424]

He was certainly in a bad spot. Glad to know the youthful misdemeanors of the Aussie population. In France the delightful practice in school swimming pools is to pull DOWN the swimswear... Other hemisphere, other direction.

[@Megabattie]

That too - that was called Pantsing. Wedgies are pulling them up into your bum crack

[@sonialignani]

In Italy too!!

[@billchessell8213]

Love 💕 survivors!

[@zeldasmith6154]

Bats are just amazing. I didn't know anything about red bats until I watched KZbin videos. KZbin is a major learning medium and I'm so glad because I hated public schools. We were poor and kids would make fun of how I dressed because I didn't have many clothes. They talk about "mean girls" but boys are just as vicious.

[@wonderwend]

The queen of naming as always Meg 😅😅

[@Megabattie]

Sometimes I outdo myself...

[@wonderwend]

@@Megabattie 🤣🤣

[@carmelurbanoviezurbanoviez7437]

Ahhhh poor baby. How on earth did he get there? Bless his heart ❤️ xxxxx

[@Megabattie]

He would have tried to get out of the pool fence area after crash landing in the enclosure. These bats navigate by sight, which means they can't see the glass pool fence; they don't echolocate so they can't see the clear glass.

[@soniafrontera6040]

Sending love to Wedgie. Thanks for saving his life!

[@avacat8852]

poor flying fox!! what an awful position to be stuck in!! Thank u for helping him!! 🖤🦇

[@caveman3021]

Hes so docile! He didn't even try to bite. Great job..and cheers from Canada!🇨🇦😃👍

[@melissajarvis4829]

I know in a much older video, you mentioned that rescuers had moved from bands to microchips. Is that still true? Do they chip all released batties? If so, do you have access to a scanner/ has he been scanned by by someone? I know you quite reasonably said he was exhausted from being in the sun and from struggling to escape. But, I also wondered if he had possibly been in care at some point and maybe recognized that you were there to help? Maybe because he seemed to settle at your talking to him... I'm quite aware that he likely was just responding to your upbeat tone, his own exhaustion, and yummy sweet glucose, but I can't help wondering, all the same. 🙄 Wedgie: Is that scary furless human the wonderful Battie Mommy Meg?

[@Megabattie]

He wasn't chipped or banded. He was just exhausted. Some people don't band or chip their bats on release - but really this was just a normal behaviour for a newly rescued bat. They're either calm and flat (exhausted), or they're aggro and feisty, or somewhere in between.

[@melissajarvis4829]

@@Megabattie Thanks. It's too bad that not all rescuers band or chip. But, I can understand why. Part of why I asked is that he was an alert adult male that was quiet. I've seen so many of your videos where they are either combative or "flat" with a glazed look. But, then again, there was that one recently that was so very quiet and passive that he had you worried - you were even hand feeding him. But really, he was snookering you while biding his time for an escape! Thanks again for sharing!

[@Megabattie]

@@melissajarvis4829 Banding requires a licence, and that's not easy to get. Microchips cost money and not everyone or every group can afford it. The one who was fooling me into hand feeding him was a juvie who was just terrified. Wedgie was just a quiet and exhausted boy who had no oomph left in him. He's more feisty now he's with the other bats.,

[@melissajarvis4829]

@@Megabattie That's good to hear that he's doing better and with others! I figured cost played a major part. Like I said, it's too bad, but an understandable part of rescuing. When faced with either helping and feeding more animals that are in immediate need, vs banding/ chipping all, being able to help wins. Especially when faced with the extra challenges of the last few years - fires, heat waves and drought. Again, thanks for all you do!

[@Megabattie]

@@melissajarvis4829 To get a banding licence you need a supervisor/trainer and it has to be an A class bander doing this. I can't get anyone to actually commit to training and supervising. I gave up years ago. The problem with microchipping is that you can't see on the outside that they're chipped, whereas with the bands, the members of public may report dead banded bats on the ground, but an unbanded bat is just a dead bat on the ground.

[@user-md3tu2oo1i]

Aww precious boy. He was really stuck. I never saw one of these before i thought it was a bat which we have where i live every night. Good job rescuing him poor guy

[@thechariotcard]

You are so clever!

[@soniak5421]

Go for it Wedgie, you can do it ! 😊

[@paulg3336]

He's a pretty boy

[@evisabelgantes4618]

Omg this bat is really cute brilliant rescue Meg 👍

[@bridgetg1024]

I'm assuming the glass fence is for aesthetic reasons but it looks like it would present a lot of the same issues for window strikes.

[@Megabattie]

Yes, for aesthetic reasons. It doesn't make the yard look small, and it's the most common form of pool fencing now in Australia. The glass also cannot be climbed by kids. I guess there's bird strikes but I don't rescue anything except bats so I don't know the stats. We often get pool enclosure entrapments but they don't all hit the glass - they might come in and bellydip for a drink and end up in the pool and get trapped.

[@EchoTheBat.]

Awwwe that face he made at her after it was reduced ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 3:10

[@infinitocielo]

Wonderful Meg! I'm so glad Wedgie looks good😍let's hope he gains some weight❤️❤️❤️

[@georgia19801]

Oh Wedgie (I love the name), you really did get yourself in a pickle! Make the most of all the food you’re given and carry on surviving ❤️

[@Silver-rx1mh]

What a wonderful lady. :)

[@Megabattie]

Hi Silver. I'm Meg, the rescuer - thanks for the compliment. Welcome to Megabattie. I put information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I put the fate of the animal if I know it, in the descriptions. I also 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. 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.

[@quantumfineartsandfossils2152]

I looked up their frames again & they have extraordinary bone structure they almost look like they could walk around amazing they spend their lives upside down!

[@Megabattie]

Their legs are rotated 180º at the hips so the soles of their feet face upwards and their knees bend backwards. Their legs aren't designed for standing; they don't have the pelvic or leg musculature or bone strength to withstand compression stress.

[@quantumfineartsandfossils2152]

@@Megabattie yes wow evolution is extraordinary.. It tells us so much about all that is possible in selection.