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Hi I have a couple of questions about my new octopus I am hoping some more experienced owners can help with.
I've had Shaggy about 3 weeks. He was sold to me as a brown octopus, but I think he is a Vulgaris. He's shy but is coming around. He has used some barnacle shells to make his den. He has moved the cluster right up against the glass of the aquarium and he looks out at the world from there. He even broke one of the shells off and uses it like a front door. He is a bit on an interior designer, as he also broke off a feather duster and wedged it to the right of his "door" and uses it like a doorstop. As this den is so close to the aquarium glass algae is building up on the glass. I need to clean the glass but I don't want to disturb him, he seems to feel safe in his den and I don't want to distress him by pulling it apart. What should I do?
Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions,
Cmakki
I've had Shaggy about 3 weeks. He was sold to me as a brown octopus, but I think he is a Vulgaris. He's shy but is coming around. He has used some barnacle shells to make his den. He has moved the cluster right up against the glass of the aquarium and he looks out at the world from there. He even broke one of the shells off and uses it like a front door. He is a bit on an interior designer, as he also broke off a feather duster and wedged it to the right of his "door" and uses it like a doorstop. As this den is so close to the aquarium glass algae is building up on the glass. I need to clean the glass but I don't want to disturb him, he seems to feel safe in his den and I don't want to distress him by pulling it apart. What should I do?
Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions,
Cmakki