thanks for sharing this! It's a terrible condition by all accounts. I hope your octo finds peace soon.
haven't seen it since so I presume it has and it is very sad.thanks for sharing this! It's a terrible condition by all accounts. I hope your octo finds peace soon.
Unfortunately I cannot answer with accuracy but since the day we brought it home it began to do this. I don't know how long it was in the shop before we went and purchased it but they posted about it like the evening before on Facebook and we were there the next morning. I think they had just gotten it in but from what we observed it didn't move around much at the shop and I noticed the tip of one of it's one arms was missing. Didn't think anything of it until later when I noticed another so then I started to panic and it's hard watching an animal do that to itself and I have no way of helping it. One note I do have regarding all of this is during acclimating it we noticed a dramatic difference it was moving around and changing color and pattern. We both thought that was good news but that's where the good news stops. It was interesting to see it move around with only part of one arm though. It has no issues but it's very morbid looking and I feel bad even watching because I feel so helpless.I’m sorry for your situation. I’ve just gone through that earlier this month with an octopus who was in senescence. Is there a possibility that is what is going on here? Unfortunately, if that is the case there is no way to stop it...
Boy, do I know that feeling of helplessness! It’s excruciating. I wish there were something I could do or say to make it easier for you. Most likely, there is absolutely nothing you did to cause this – it sounds like issues had started before you got it.Unfortunately I cannot answer with accuracy but since the day we brought it home it began to do this. I don't know how long it was in the shop before we went and purchased it but they posted about it like the evening before on Facebook and we were there the next morning. I think they had just gotten it in but from what we observed it didn't move around much and I noticed the tip of one of it's one arms was missing. Didn't think anything of it until later when I noticed another so then I started to panic and it's hard watching an animal do that to itself and I have no way of helping it. One note I do have regarding all of this is during acclimating it we noticed a dramatic difference it was moving around and changing color and pattern. We both thought that was good news but that's where the good news stops. It was interesting to see it move around with only part of one arm though. Has no issues but it's very morbid looking and I feel bad even watching becuase I feel so helpless.
Thanks for your kind words. We believe so too and I mean they were calling it a Zebra octopus at that. Although this was a different shop than the one I posted about regarding the "Giant Florida Octopus." We don't know what ended up happening to that one. It was there for over a month and I didn't ask the last time we were there, it most likely died and we have not gone back since.Boy, do I know that feeling of helplessness! It’s excruciating. I wish there were something I could do or say to make it easier for you. Most likely, there is absolutely nothing you did to cause this – it sounds like issues had started before you got it.