has anyone ever ordered from octopets before? im a little confused with some of the products like the pod farm what exactly is that and also the rainbow abalones.

thanks for your help

Hi and welcome!

I think there are 8 or so of us that have babies from Octopets!!! All are doing very well! Good experience too! As to the podfarm, not sure but abalone is a type of clam I believe.

If I'm noy Wrong the pod farm is a system that helps you breed amphipods. The abalone is a kind of shellfish (which I like to eat :) ), its shell colours depend on the food it eats, if you feed it different foods, layers of colours will be formed.

I have ordered from thee and would do it again!!

Jim will answer any questions you have if you email him.

Joel is right the pod farm is for amphis and is really benefically for newly hatched octos.

When you octo is big enough it would prolly eat the abalone.

I don't think the abalone would do well witht the octo, or me :twisted:

My octopus came the next day after I had ordered it. I ordered the "kit" so that I had clams to feed it. It's been 3 months now and he's doing great!

I just ordered the pod farm. It comes with a HUGE clump of macro and about 100 pods (guessing, but it's alot!). These look like a mix between a shrimp and a pill bug. Green, and the biggest is about 3/4 of an inch long.

I'd definatly recommend them to anyone as I've had tons of positive contact with them, and most importantly, my octo is alive!

Cheers!

:welcome: to TONMO, GwRulzMyLife! Good luck with your octo and keep us updated on it! :)

Seems like every person on TONMO.com who has ordered from octopets have good experiences.

I've been on their site before, but can't figure out what shipping costs. :?
Is it already included on the prices?

If I'm not wrong they'll tell you on enquiry, all I know is that shipping isn't included in the prices.

It doesnt show the shipping until after youve ordered it, but if you call Jim he should be able to tell you. :)

Could someone post a link to Octopets, please? Of course, now that I asked ... its probably a really simple site that I should have been able to figure out by myself. :roll: Where are they located? I'm on the west coast USA and don't want the package to travel 3000 miles.

Thanks!

Richard

www.octopets.com

They are on the west coast too, so you should have no worries.

Could someone post a link to Octopets, please? Of course, now that I asked ... its probably a really simple site that I should have been able to figure out by myself. :roll:


yep, you wern't far wrong there LOL 8)

They're in Carlsbad, CA near San Diego if I'm not wrong.

Inklet came from there! And I live on the other side of this country! Arrived in great shape!!

HEY GUYS, I LIVE IN NEW ZEALAND AND AM REALLY INTERESTED IN BUYING AN OCTO OFF OCTOPETS AS THEY DONT SELL OCTOS IN THE PET SHOPS HERE, AND I WAS WONDERING IF IT WAS A WISE IDEA IF I ORDERED ONE OFF OCTOPETS OR WHETHER I SHOULD TRY TO CATCH ONE MYSELF!!??????
REUBS

:welcome: to TONMO, Reubs!

I doubt that Octopets ships to other countries.

WELL WHEN I WENT TO SEE WHAT COUNTRIES THEY WOULD SHIP TO IT HAD A DROP DOWN MENU AND NEW ZEALAND WAS ONE OF THE INCLUDED COUNTRIES!

Wow then I guess someone might get lucky :) , though I'm not sure how well the octo would arrive, octopets does have a replacement guarantee.

I dont see that dropdown menu. :? Do you have a link?

https://virt2h.secure-wi.com/secure.octopets.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=0acda71a6b5afa1a 1f81061f9275a924&Screen=OINF&Store_Code=OctoPets

ITS DOWN THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT HAND COLUMN!

so with feeding do you just put in the whole bunch of the pods for the octo to eat all at once or do you put them in their own tank and feed sparingly every day? Also with hermit crabs, do you just buy a whole lot of them and throw them in the tank or only add a couple a day?, every other day? :goofysca:

I think the way most people do it is to add the amphipods to the octo tank. And add a few of the crabs. But then start keeping the food in a separate place and add it daily, even offering it directly to the ocotpus. This might be putting out some baby clams in a lid, or dropping a hermit crab in front of the octo, or offering a piece of shrimp on a feeding stick.

Many of our octo keepers have reported in detail on the first weeks with their octopus. You might want to go look at the Journals and Photos forum.

By the way, I found I could keep a small quantity of crabs in a large turtle bowl - no filter, just changed the water frequently.

Nancy

What size tank can the octos from octopets live in? and how often should you feed them?

Hi and welcome to TONMO. com!

We recommend at least a 50 gallon tank for bimacs (that's what octopets sells).

Feeding depends on how old they are - under three months, several times a day, after that, once a day.

You'll find a lot of good information about tanks and keeping an octopus in the Ceph Care articles. Just click on the Ceph Care button above. You might want to look at the Equipment List and the Checklist.

Nancy