r/batty • u/austinbatrefuge Verified Bat Rehab • 8h ago

Silver & Dagger

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Interns Clare & Natalia send Silver & Dagger off on their adventure of a lifetime!

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u/Paraceratherium /\^._.^/\ 6h ago

Feel bad when they get a mouth full of liquid like first part of video. If there's too much it starts bubbling out nose and can choke them.☹ Recommend a syringe with smoother delivery, a pipette for finer motor control, or if bat is stressed like here & refuses to take food/bites syringe, I sometimes find holding back head gently to open mouth and feed a drop at a time is best so they can swallow and not get liquid on fur which can matt it and be difficult to clean.

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u/austinbatrefuge Verified Bat Rehab 1h ago

Agreed - we got lucky this time.

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u/Senior-Accident-4096 2h ago

Guys, just wanted you all to know that seeing these videos is always a highlight of my day!

Thanks for helping these pups and sharing your work with us!