Ordered the octo a couple days ago from octopets but still have herd nothing from them like when it's coming and shipping coasts anyone else have any experience with octopets.
orderd my octo
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ok thanks man
getting ridiculous still have herd nothing
just herd from them today my octo comes tomorrow yes it is very hard to get a hold of them their service sucks
Yea he looks really sweet I only took one pic though of him and it's not very good.
with shipping and everything he was $75 he was packed well and the water that he arrived in was ice cold but he still surrvived and is already eating
with shipping and everything he was $75 he was packed well and the water that he arrived in was ice cold but he still surrvived and is already eating
YES! it ate frozen and heres a pic of the lid
I attempted to feed him from the tongs but he did'nt go for it so I just set the krill down and he snatched it. I got the little white flipper things just from a local hardware store. Some things you can't see in the pic with that lid is that I have mesh all along the filter and the lid itself is Velcroed to the top of the tank.
flipper things screwed in and knobs glued to glass on top
now eating from the feeder tongs
My friend ordered his Octo from Octopets last Friday... no email or phone call. Their voicemail box was full!!
Talking with the LFS close to work, they said octopus breeders and collectors (for resale) need to get certified every year, and could be what's causing the delay. I dont know if this is true or not, but we may be waiting a while for the octo to show up
Talking with the LFS close to work, they said octopus breeders and collectors (for resale) need to get certified every year, and could be what's causing the delay. I dont know if this is true or not, but we may be waiting a while for the octo to show up
Rumor has it that he doesn't currently have any stock. For the last couple years Octopets has had winter dry spells, especially with the flooding and landslides, etc. My first order was last January and it arrived in late March. Now I make contact before ordering There are also a few places that raise their own octos from Octopets eggs (Fishsupply, Liveaquaria), so if they have stock you might consider cancelling with Octopets and ordering from them.
I don't think the certification thing is true. O. bimaculoides isn't an endangered or uncommon species--I'm sure when Octopets needs new breeding stock he just heads to the tidepool. The company is also a large seafood breeder (not the octopuses!), so I imagine he does need some sort of inspections for that.
Dan
There are also a few places that raise their own octos from Octopets eggs (Fishsupply, Liveaquaria), so if they have stock you might consider cancelling with Octopets and ordering from them.I don't think the certification thing is true. O. bimaculoides isn't an endangered or uncommon species--I'm sure when Octopets needs new breeding stock he just heads to the tidepool. The company is also a large seafood breeder (not the octopuses!), so I imagine he does need some sort of inspections for that.
Dan
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I placed an order through octopets on monday the 16th... obvioulsy havent heard anything.... but that kinda worries me that they might be out, i figured since Carson just got his, they might have some available... I just emailed to inquire, but doubt I will hear anything back.... I called fishupply, and they said that their stocfk is still young, and to try back in a month...
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