Latest Ollie report:
Ollie is doing fine, but he's trying some new things and in the process has inked three times in the last month or so. The most recent was yesterday, and it was my fault. I got up early, turned on the room lights, and found Olllie stuck onto the front glass. Up until this event, Ollie on the glass means he's awake. Well, apparently he was sleeping on the glass, and when I turned on the tank light, Ollie freaked out, let out a lot of ink, and disappeared into a small side entrace to his den (yes, he actually went to the effort of making himself smaller!). Fortunately I had water ready for a water change, and the skimmer removed it all in 3 hours.
I tried the pantyhose net during the last two inkings and have unfortunately found it useless. The ink is too dispersed, like a smoke cloud and it not at all sticky. Maybe it would work for a younger octopus.
I've also saved the ink that the skimmer collected. Perhaps I can make a paint or an ink from it, like is done with cuttlefish ink (or used to be).
Here's a pic of Ollie, facing sideways on the glass.
Nancy
Ollie is doing fine, but he's trying some new things and in the process has inked three times in the last month or so. The most recent was yesterday, and it was my fault. I got up early, turned on the room lights, and found Olllie stuck onto the front glass. Up until this event, Ollie on the glass means he's awake. Well, apparently he was sleeping on the glass, and when I turned on the tank light, Ollie freaked out, let out a lot of ink, and disappeared into a small side entrace to his den (yes, he actually went to the effort of making himself smaller!). Fortunately I had water ready for a water change, and the skimmer removed it all in 3 hours.
I tried the pantyhose net during the last two inkings and have unfortunately found it useless. The ink is too dispersed, like a smoke cloud and it not at all sticky. Maybe it would work for a younger octopus.
I've also saved the ink that the skimmer collected. Perhaps I can make a paint or an ink from it, like is done with cuttlefish ink (or used to be).
Here's a pic of Ollie, facing sideways on the glass.
Nancy