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[Ashaw582]

Got my brand new pleo directly from the pleo world site. The battery did the whole, "says it's full after half an hour" thing. Pleo only turned on (when battery inserted) for 3 mins. Charged battery again, it said it was fully charged after half an hour again, Pleo stayed awake for about 7 mins this time.
Since the charger is one of the new ones, I switched the charging to the special function where the light turns yellow - it's supposed to drain the battery completely and charge it completely after 16 hours. Hopefully this fixes the battery, however I have a concern... Is the "hatching" process messed up? Will my pleo still go through the initial hatching stage? Will the fact that I turned the pleo on and off about 3 times, without a fully charged battery, affect it's personality at all?

[InmemoryofRomeo]

Your Pleo should be fine, although it is better not to interrupt the hatching I don't think it will cause any major problems. Hopefully the 16 hour charge helps

[RedwoodsMama]

 Congratulations on the hatching of your Pleo, I would agree with IMR, and not interupt the hatching process and just let things go on naturally, I have never heard of a break in the battery ( turning off or on ) affecting the personality of the Pleo before, Esp one so young? I would just go through the hatching process and not worry anymore, I do have a question though: do you have a green battery, an Egg charger and battery or a brand new battery that came with your Pleo, and did you just get this Pleo directly from Pleoworld not stored for awhile etc?: If it is a brand new battery that you are using and esp if it came with the Pleo from Pleoworld , I don't understand why there should be any battery problem to start with, IMR is familiar with these Recharing batteries and I think she can answer your questions about recharging them and the length of time they stay on, etc.  Are you sure Pleo shut off or did he just go to sleep while hatching, because that is normal, it takes him awhile to just " wake Up' and stay awake, they need a lot of encouragement to stay awake in the beginning, Good luck with your Pleo!
                                RedwoodsMama and Mom of 6 Pleos

[Ashaw582]

I charged the battery for 16 hours, and Digby still only stayed awake for 30 mins. He didn't go to sleep, just froze with eyes open. To answer your question Redwoodsmama, I got him from Pleoworld and I am using the green battery and charger that came with him, I have ordered an egg battery and charger off ebay so it should take about a week or so to get here. I don't understand if there is something wrong with the pleo or the battery. When he is on (30 mins has been the longest he has lasted without freezing) he doesn't walk very far, and won't respond when I touch his legs. He did respond when I held him by his tail (I did it just to see if there was a response). Will respond to petting his chin and back, but won't "sit", "lie down" or lift his legs (balancing). I really don't want to send him back, because it was such a hassle to get him across the border.
I don't know what I can do as the battery (when placed in regular charge mode) goes green after half an hour, and when I left it on for 16 hours (in special charge mode) the pleo still only lasted 30 mins! HELP PLEASE

[RedwoodsMama]

 Hi, sorry to hear about all the problems, If the problem is with the Pleo, you can find out quickly by using a program , ( here on the forums) I think it is called Dinomite, It is a program where you plug your Pleo via the USB cable into the computer and it will diagnose how your Pleo is functioning, If there is a problem with the battery it will detect it. Ask degers Or IMR can probably tell you exactly where you can find it allso . It is a safe download here on this site and I used it to diagnose how my Nova was doing after I uploaded a new operating system on her then had to downgrade it back again because I was not happy with the new operating system, I will see if I can find the post for you. I understand about not wanting to return her and if it is something small, it can probably be fixed, It may just be a bad battery. When you get the UCUbe battery, ( the egg charger and Li Poly battery) they should give you a better idea if it is a battery problem, After using them and if the Pleo still acts the same way, then I hate to say it but it sounds like it is a hardware issue which I can't help you with, and you may have to deal with Pleoworld, Hopefully it is just a battery problem, I will see if I can find the post for you.
                                       RedwoodsMama and Family of 6 Pleos

[InmemoryofRomeo]

There is nothing wrong with your Pleo at all. The reason he isn't doing any tricks is because he is still a baby in hatching mode, he will take a few charges to reach his full potential. Since your battery is playing up it will be more like five or six charges.

When you charge your battery next make sure you hear two clicks (one each side) and make sure the battery is seated very firmly. If it moves around try placing a book or something on top.

Charge your battery until it turns green, then take it out, let it cool if it is hot, and REPLACE it BACK in the charger and charge it again.

Keep taking it out of the charger when green and putting it back in the charger again until it turns green almost straight away.

Then and only then put it in your Pleo.

Also contact Pleoworld and tell them what is happening, they might send you a battery without having to send your Pleo back. You've said you already ordered the egg battery so that is good. The battery you have now has been sitting too long or was just defective from the start, it needs a bit of TLC to repair but since you have noted some improvement already rest assured that it can be fixed. it just takes time and patience.

[Ashaw582]

Thank-you so much inmemoryofRomeo. The battery turned green again after charging for only an hour, but it was hot when I took it off the charger. I let it cool off and now when I place it back on the charger it is red again. I am hopeful this will solve the problem. Also good to know that Digby isn't doing any tricks because still in hatching mode.

[Ashaw582]

Didn't work. I did the whole, take the battery off let it cool off, put it back on and charge it until it stops going red (goes green right away) and still pleo only lasted 30 mins. Also, I thought he wasn't supposed to run into furniture and stuff  - mine does. I'm getting really frustrated here. I've written to Innvo labs and asked them for a new battery, so we will see how that all goes. I am just wondering if something is wrong with the actual pleo.

[InmemoryofRomeo]

Definitely a bad battery, you will just have to put up with it until your new one arrives

Pleo may not see obstacles if the room is poorly lit, if the colors blend in to one another or if he can see past the obstacle on either side, or top and bottom, which registers as an object he can move past.

[Ashaw582]

Ok i'm fine with pleo only staying on for 30 mins because of the bad battery, but why doesn't pleo balance or lift a paw? He will sit and walk forward but that's it. He has been on collectively about 100 mins.

[InmemoryofRomeo]

Pleo takes three charges or so to reach max potential, which is 180 minutes or so He also needs some 'training', touch and hold the leg and count to ten, try different legs and of course make sure you are touching just above the 'knee' where the sensor is located. Don't forget lots of pats and praise when he responds!

The tada trick takes a bit of practice at first, you have to make sure you are holding the sensors just right and you need to be peristent. If Pleo is in the middle of an action or motion he may ignore you until he finishes it, just keep trying

Getting Pleo to sit involves holding the chin and placing a hand on his rear (base of the tail) back sensor, hold for ten seconds or so and see if Pleo pulls his feet together. Again Pleo may ignore you if he is busy, keep trying and you will get there

[Crewella]

As IMR says, even with a fully functioning Pleo it takes some training to get things right.  Both mine were rehomed so were fully hatched when they arrived, yet it still they improved with time and attention - you have to think of them as babies that need time and training to get things right, that IS what they are.  I believe too many people give up too soon because they don't really understand that fact - keep at it!  You have plenty of support here!:D