u/lisa-ookami

I'm sorry, did Mars just show his first sign of intelligence?!

He loves taking those thumb grips off and throwing them on the ground. Uuhm, did he just try to put them back on? He did this consistently and after a while he just gave up. Tbf those caps are a pain to put on.

I might have to start thinking of ways to challenge my boys more. But him forming a thought is terrifying to me lol. It's like a toddler finally gaining conscience. So, any suggestions of activities are appreciated. (He knows a few very very basic tricks already)

u/lisa-ookami — 3 days ago

Is my pitcherplant salvageable?

I've had this plant for years, I've named it Gregory. It was doing amazingly for the first few years. My student room was basically an oven, great for my plants and horrible for me. This one always had beautiful pitchers as long as I lived there. Then I moved and the plant didn't get pitchers anymore. I figured my new apartment simply doesn't get enough light. However for the last 2 years it did look nice, very green and grew exponentially.

Then it started looking absolutely horrible like in the picture. Maybe the last 3 weeks? At first I wasn't worried, leaves die of sometimes. But this is getting worse. It did grow a pitcher out of nowhere, for the first time in 2 years (even a second pitcher i just noticed).

What can I do? I don't want to give up on Greg

u/lisa-ookami — 8 days ago

I was so worried about Mars barbering. He seems to have grown out of it at least a little. He looks so much better!

I hope it'll stay this way. In the picture on the right he still had to go through his very first adult molt.

Are there still signs of barbering? I'm always looking out for those, just in case.

u/lisa-ookami — 16 days ago

Sorry, the pics are quite blurry. I needed to be fast but not scare him off somehow.

He's never stepped up or interacted with me in this way. I cannot touch or relocate him, but he will eat and drink from my hand or lightly chew in my fingers.

I don't know what came over him.

He tried landing on me so many times in the last few evenings, but would give up and put himself to bed.

Mars sleeps in that blanket, and at one point, Mellow stood on top of him by accident lol.

He also seemed quite confused about what he was doing here. However, he waddled around for a bit and investigated my face from close by. He didn't seem scared at all! (I think)

Mellow my boy, now you have no more excuses to avoid training with me. You shall learn to step up

u/lisa-ookami — 19 days ago