Turbo and Jazzy had their first bonding session yesterday and fair to say it went well! Turbo decided to speed up the process mid week and jump into Jazz's enclosure which startled her a tad but luckily it doesn't seem to have mucked up the bonding process too much! They're so cute together 💞
Welcoming committee 🥰
The sheep are agisted at our friends property and we try to get out there at least twice a week to check on them and give them some love and treats.
The littles poor genetics and breeding is becoming more evident as they grow. They are a lot harder to keep condition on, they're legs are bowed to varying degrees and they have issues with their hooves which mean we have to trim them every couple weeks. I suspect they may develop joint issues in the future, but we will cross that bridge when we come to it. I love seeing their big fluffy tails flapping in the breeze as they run 😍💞🐑
This lovely lady arrived today after she was found stuck in a local netball court. We have had multiple reports of a duck hanging around in this area looking lost, so we assume she has been around for at least a week. She is most definitely domesticated as she is happy to be handled, which unfortunately leads us to think she has been dumped 😓
I feel like we say this sooo often, but please don't dump animals! Domesticated animals do not survive in the wild, no matter what their species. Please reach out to a local rescue, and if we can't help we will always do our best to point you in the direction of someone who can.
Despite the person dumping her on a river, she has no road sense and has been wandering around seeking out human comfort, and is absolutely starving 😞 As you can see in the video, the first thing she did was have a nice bath and then enjoy some food. You are safe now lovely lady 💞
Little Joy joined Ruby over the rainbow bridge today. Unfortunately the deterioration in her eyes was too significant. Huge thanks to the wonderful people at @forthvalleyvets who fitted us in today and who assisted me in making the right decision for Joy. These guys do so much for Tassie wildlife, including offering free veterinary care for carers. After I mentioned talking to other carers who have had small Bennett's Wallaby Joey's developing cataracts in care this season, the vets are going to send some samples for pathology to find out more. Hopefully we get some answers, and it's comforting to think that Joy is going to help other joeys in the future.
Joy was the sweetest little girl and loved her daily head massages. Unfortunately, she was just too small, too vulnerable, and too pure for this world. She will be missed 💞
Please slow down and watch for wildlife. Their momma's pouch will always be the best place for them.
Attie had a playdate today with Pom and the quails from @bunniesoftheburrow 🥰
Taste testing with Attie 🐔💞
We named the mama rabbit out of the three dumped bunnies Jasmine. She is such a sweetheart and loves pats and treats 💞 the plan is to get her vaccinated and desexed, and then we will hopefully be able to find her a friend 🐰
Arya and Sansa are the chattiest piggies, especially around dinnertime! They are honestly the sweetest.
Unfortunately no one has expressed interest in these two lovely ladies 😞
They are both approximately 8mths old and are a bonded pair of sisters. For more info, find links to their Petrescue profiles below 👇👇👇
and if you are interested please send us a message including the following info:
🟣Housing situation
🟣family members (human and non-human)
🟣any existing enclosure setups
And please like and share!
https://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/1042440
https://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/1042433
We tried offering Attie some crickets, but I don't think she understood that she was supposed to eat them 😝 but she's so good at sharing!
Attie cuddles make everything better ❤️
So exciting watching the shed progress! We had a stressful week last week with our builder dropping out last minute along with Yoshi becoming unwell, luckily the guys from @select_building were able to squeeze us in!
We are so so keen to have this space finished and usable, and we are so thankful to all the people who helped us get here 🙏
It's all happening here! The builders started this morning, and we have just got back from taking poor Yoshi to the vet, who is unwell and needing some R&R so he is back at HQ getting around the clock care! Fingers crossed he feels better soon 🤞
This feisty butcherbird got dropped into our vet clinic last night and after being cleared for release spent the night here before being released this morning back where he was found!
These kind of cases are the best. Often if birds can be caught they are too ill/injured to be released. We suspect this guy had a mild concussion, possibly from a window strike and after sleeping it off is feeling much better!
Butcherbirds are closely related to magpies and are omnivorous, feeding on insects, lizards and mice as well as seeds and fruits 🐦⬛🦎
We are currently extremely limited by the wildlife we can take in as they need to be kept separate from domestics, especially dogs. We are hoping once we get the shed renovated we will be able to take in much more!
Raffle tickets are still available for our shed fundraiser. Tickets are on sale now, $5ea or 3 for $10. To purchase, transfer via our PayPal account [email protected] (link in bio)
Or via bank transfer
Name: Mighty Misfits Animal Rescue
BSB: 067603
Account number: 10521233
Please put your Facebook name and raffle as the reference and please message us with a screenshot of the transfer so we have a contact for you! Raffle will be drawn 1 July.
Pretty sunshine girl today 💞🌞
Everyone is out of surgery, recovering well and happily eating! Terrence tucked right into
food after surgery which we love to see!
Attie had a checkup with Dr Nikki today, and her lil stump is healing wonderfully! We have started trialling prosthetic leg v.1 and she already feels balanced enough to groom on it 🥰 she is such a fighter 💪
Laurie the musk lorikeet came into care around 8wks ago unable to fly with a suspected coracoid (collarbone) fracture. While he's been in care, we have noticed several other muskies hanging around our place. We've never noticed them in our yard before, but they obviously heard him calling. After passing his flight test today, we waited for his friends to come by and then opened the cage!
The best part of rehabilitating wildlife is getting to release them, and hopefully we might even see him around every now and again 💞 🦜
Volume up for chicky purrs 🥹🥰
We were contacted earlier in the week and asked to take this sweet little 6wk old lady after she was found with a badly broken and deformed leg. She is currently resting in our multipurpose bird/lamb wheelchair and is enjoying being able to take weight off her good leg, is happily eating and has had some pain relief to cover her till we can get her to our avian vet. Our hope is that we can figure out a way for her to live a happy and enriched life despite her disability.
We have dubbed her Atlanta or Attie after Atlanta Bradshaw, one of the great pioneering women of Australia who is featured in the book I am currently reading. She was one of the first white women to live in the 'never never' area of the Northern Territory who shared her medical knowledge with white and indigenous people alike. We think she shows the same stubborn determination and resilience 💞
