RESCUED!!

The little bat was rescued from the 3rd level in my school by 2 girls. There was no way of getting her back to her mother so I decided to bring her back and see if I could rear her. The kids were thrilled and tried feeding her but to no availed. After I googled some information, I tried to feed her by using a sponge to soak up the milk and attaching it to the wastepaper basket (placed upside down). It remained uninterested so I covered the basket with a cloth and let her go to sleep. Atlas her time with us was destined to be a short one. The next morning, after my son went to 'greet' the little bat, he forgot to place the basket properly and it crawled out and was gone!!

This is Flappy, a baby mynah which Meryl and I rescued while on the way back from school. She was bald and shivering in fright when we found her. We brought it back and nursed it back to health. Everyday, we fed it with bird feed mixed with water. Meryl was most diligent and so was I! The only problem was that she got hungry every so often and we had to feed her immediately when she started cheeping. The other problem was her poop. Everytime after she feeds, she will poop and the box will get dirty and so will she. I finally devised a way whereby I layered the box with newspaper and each time she pooped, I will fold it into half and then half again until it gets too small then I will throw it away and use a fresh sheet which is underneath.

In less than 2 weeks, the feathers sprouted (look at picture above) and she looked so different. The kids would play with it and pretend it 'nurse' it. It grew and grew and was hopping out of its box and attempting to fly. Finally we decided to bring it to their grandpa's house as he has a cage. He settled in very quickly and at one time, even flew to our hand when we beckoned it.

Our intention was to release him when he is fully independent but it happened sooner than we thought. He escaped one night when the maid opened the cage to feed him. We did not have a chance to say goodbye.