[Octopus]: Ripley - Abdopus sp My 'cephalopodic' journey-a beginner's progressive notes
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She looks a lot like Espy (species unknown, hence the name SP). I never saw much of this one and suspect something similar but never saw eggs or hatchlings.
She has some really fun behavior. Just a shame I found her so late in life. Or perhaps it was meant to be as she is teaching me a lot
She really likes to use shells, rocks, and anything small to stack up and make a barrier.
She displays a lot of different patterning and colors.
I'm enjoying the time I have with her.
She really likes to use shells, rocks, and anything small to stack up and make a barrier.
She displays a lot of different patterning and colors.
I'm enjoying the time I have with her.
very cool. it's awesome that she's been comfortable enough to have such personality after such a short time. it suggests that you're a ceph-keeper who know what you're doing!
Is she still eating and does she leave the eggs often?
I can not tell if she is eating. She does not eat anything I offer but there is a lot of life in tank for her to munch on.
She sticks pretty close to her eggs and even the brief moment she leaves them she always keeps one arm up next to them. Usually when she leaves, it's to grab a shell to pull it back over and put up. Building herself a little pile of shells there for protection.
I sometimes think she may be laying more eggs but I think she is done now. You can just barely make out small yellow spots in the eggs if you look really closely. Talk about itty bitty.
She sticks pretty close to her eggs and even the brief moment she leaves them she always keeps one arm up next to them. Usually when she leaves, it's to grab a shell to pull it back over and put up. Building herself a little pile of shells there for protection.
I sometimes think she may be laying more eggs but I think she is done now. You can just barely make out small yellow spots in the eggs if you look really closely. Talk about itty bitty.
As luck would have it- I put out a small piece of shrimp after holding it near where she could see it before putting it down for her. She eventually grabbed it and possibly ate it as she moved it asking her arm and it disappeared.
She has a lot of eggs and they all seem to be doing well. It's been fun watching her and each day is a true treasure.
She has a lot of eggs and they all seem to be doing well. It's been fun watching her and each day is a true treasure.
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I've been taking a lot of photos of the octopus as she is very photogenic and has been pausing for be to get some photos.
That's funny- I just updated my phone so I was wondering if it was something to do with a setting I had. Good to know!@KD5054 - sorry about the file attachments here. I have configured the server so that even very large image files will convert into Thumbnails (so that they won't show up as generic icons going forward).
I've been taking a lot of photos of the octopus as she is very photogenic and has been pausing for be to get some photos.
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Awesome! Yeah I have a good video of her as well. Just needing to figure out on my phone and how to upload it. Lol!
First video I took of Ripley.(not sure if this is posting right)
She is more active than most records we have of a brooding female. You might try offering very tiny pieces of shrimp.
This was the day I was able to get her to take a piece of shrimp.
She hasn't taken another offering since then. But stays and continually works on placing and replacing her 'barricade'.
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