Hey All:
Tralfaz has started showing a new behavior and I wondered if any of his siblings have done the same. When he is hungry he starts pacing across the front of the tank. I generally open the top in preparation for giving him his food. In the past, he has squirted water at me and even stuck his tentacles out of the water into the air.
Now, if I put my finger on the edge of the tank, he will wrap his tentacle around it. He doesn't squeeze or try to pull it in he just holds it for a little bit, lets go and then squirts more water at me (it feels kind of strange to say the least).
He also did something else he has nbever done before this past weekend. My girlfriend was visiting (they had never met before). She was in the room when I fed him a crayfish (she found the hand shaking thing hilarious). Usually, when I feed him, Tralfaz stays in one place until the crayfish stops struggling and then takes it into his cave to eat. This time, my girlfriend stepped up to the tank as he grabbed the crayfish. Tralfaz flashed about 20 different colors, dropped the crayfish and splatted up against the front of the tank giving her the eyeball. He then zoomed over and grabbed the crayfish (which had tried to flee), brought it back dropped it againg and splatted back on the glass. He did this two or three times before he finall took it into his cave to eat. It was like he was trying to figure out who this strange person was and whether she was a threat.
I am going to try to get a picture of his "hand shaking" but its tough to hold the camera and get a good shot while he has ahold of me. Anyway, let me know If anyone has seen any similar behavior.
George
Tralfaz has started showing a new behavior and I wondered if any of his siblings have done the same. When he is hungry he starts pacing across the front of the tank. I generally open the top in preparation for giving him his food. In the past, he has squirted water at me and even stuck his tentacles out of the water into the air.
Now, if I put my finger on the edge of the tank, he will wrap his tentacle around it. He doesn't squeeze or try to pull it in he just holds it for a little bit, lets go and then squirts more water at me (it feels kind of strange to say the least).
He also did something else he has nbever done before this past weekend. My girlfriend was visiting (they had never met before). She was in the room when I fed him a crayfish (she found the hand shaking thing hilarious). Usually, when I feed him, Tralfaz stays in one place until the crayfish stops struggling and then takes it into his cave to eat. This time, my girlfriend stepped up to the tank as he grabbed the crayfish. Tralfaz flashed about 20 different colors, dropped the crayfish and splatted up against the front of the tank giving her the eyeball. He then zoomed over and grabbed the crayfish (which had tried to flee), brought it back dropped it againg and splatted back on the glass. He did this two or three times before he finall took it into his cave to eat. It was like he was trying to figure out who this strange person was and whether she was a threat.
I am going to try to get a picture of his "hand shaking" but its tough to hold the camera and get a good shot while he has ahold of me. Anyway, let me know If anyone has seen any similar behavior.
George