I am way over due for posting in LittleBit's journal! She continues to be a special animal (of course Neal says I say that about everyone I keep
). She is less domesticated than most that interact and only wants to play for a few minutes at a time but her activity is more like a wild animal with curiosity about humans than a tank restricted one. It is hard to explain but, to me, she is the quintessential representation of an octopus.
As she has matured, she has started objecting to tank cleaning. Normally she will surprise me and sneak up and briefly grab my hand then go to her den. I piece the video to show what happened when I left the siphon in her tank unattended for a few seconds
Be sure to watch the very end! I was excited that I got that on video. I saw Octane (hummelincki) do that but in red several years ago and imagine it would be really freaky to see underwater.
Neal and I are both surprised at how strong she is. I let her pull on the back of my hand without keeping the skin tight and she left two arms of sucker marks! With all the handling I have done with these animals, this is the first time I have received a hickey :shocked:
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I still think she is joubini but she is getting larger than she should and often takes on the vulgaris look (especially the all white with brown eyes). At 6 months + there is no way she IS vulgaris but her size makes me question my identification.
I keep thinking about moving her to a larger tank (I have the tube tank unoccupied) but am worried a surrounding change might trigger brooding. She is not cramped in her current tank but if she grows much larger she will be.