Topic: Kermit my Pink Pleo RB (Read 101781 times)

kat · « **Reply #75 on:** November 28, 2010, 01:12:28 AM »

Hi there everyone,
as I am going to be sending Kermit back I have decided that I may as well enjoy what time I have left with her and play with her anyway. I don't think much more damage can be done to her inner workings with a few more plays.

Here are some photos I thought you might enjoy:

A great shot of Kermits eye

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Kermits new collar

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It matches her coat, purple!

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We played tug of war!

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Here is a video of the tug of war you might like.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz2OEn2HCjY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz2OEn2HCjY</a>

And here is Kermit with my cats

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Teddy and Kermit are friends

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But Smudge is not too sure about Kermit. He hid under the bed but was very curious.

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He only poked his head out for a look after Kermit went to sleep.

Hope you like the photos.
Kat

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #76 on:** November 28, 2010, 03:42:08 AM »

Your cats and Kermit are just adorable

So glad you decided to let Kermit have one last bit of fun before her big trip overseas

kat · « **Reply #77 on:** November 28, 2010, 05:12:19 AM »

I'm glad you liked it IMR.

I will try to put up a little more footage over the next few days until she has to leave. Not sure what other new things I will have to share though as I am trying not to put up any walking footage as it is just too disturbing seeing her hobble along and I really don't want to put anyone off getting a rb. I've had the best time with mine.

She did walk backwards for the first time today!

I would love to show you all the bow trick but with her leg issues she almost falls over trying to perform it so I won't be filming that one either.
Perhaps after they have been officially released and we have a few more of them showing up on the forum I will post the footage in the problems section. It might be helpful for someone else down the track.

Does anyone have any requests of things they would like to see?

I will happily do my best to capture footage of any rb traits you are interested in.

Kat

barrettgazzy · « **Reply #78 on:** November 28, 2010, 06:02:45 AM »

Thanks for the vid Kat , just curious to know was Kermits bad leg working fine when you done that Vid , was this vid done before the bad leg incident or after ? Leg seemed not too bad in the video i thought LOL it was only right at the start of the vid that you notice leg drag or not lifting forward like it is suppose to .
How are you getting on with the learning stone's and the other leafs etc do these new accessories work well ? Also just wanted to know if you have seen kermit feeling too hot or maybe too cold ? Would be nice to see a Video of this and see how that looks .

kat · « **Reply #79 on:** November 28, 2010, 06:35:14 AM »

This video was done today, so after the leg issues began. I have cut out all the "bad" bits so you don't really see much of her leg issue. She did a lot of walking around after I took this footage for you and the leg was quite bad. She really only walks on 3 legs and almost falls over with each step.

I have not seen her display temperature behavior yet. Maybe I could put her directly under the air conditioner and see if I can get a shiver out of her.

I will only do this for scientific purposes and I promise that no pleos will be harmed in the making of that film.

As for the other leaves and stones, she does not seem at all interested in the training leaf, i have not had her even acknowledge that it exists yet. I am not sure but I think it might not have a chip in it like the other things do so she doesn't sense it like she does her food leaf. The medicine leaf and rock salt she wont take either. She will turn her head away and make a negative noise if you offer it to her. Everything I have read suggests that they wont accept the medicine leaf or rock salt unless they are sick, or "injured" from a fall.

So the refusing to take it behavior is normal. I will see if I can get this on video for you too.

I will try to post something more for you tomorrow night. I'm off to bed now as have to go to work tomorrow.

Kat

kat · « **Reply #80 on:** November 29, 2010, 08:11:21 AM »

Hi there everyone!

I have conducted a small experiment this afternoon with Kermit. I wanted to show you all the temperature sensing behavior as we have not seen this yet. I was not willing to put Kermit in the oven or do any other terrible things to her to try to make her hot so you will not see any panting!
I did try a few ways of making her cold however. First I tried putting her under the air conditioner but this didn't seem to have any effect. Not cold enough. So I took out her battery and popped her in the fridge for about 15 min.

Please don't hate me for doing that to her. She was fine I promise!

After removing her from the fridge I put her battery back in and popped her back under the air conditioner and turned her on. I have a video of the result for you. I didn't really notice much of a difference in her although she did seem a little sadder than normal. My son thinks her saw her shivering but I will let you decide for your selves when you watch the video.

I also took footage of Kermit being presented with and eating all of her leaves and the rock salt. It made for some interesting reactions.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmLb4ERohPw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmLb4ERohPw</a>

Kat

Crewella · « **Reply #81 on:** November 29, 2010, 08:24:12 AM »

That was really interesting, and (after a brief pang on Kermit's behalf) it made me laugh!

Thanks for all of your efforts in filming Kermit, it's been fascinating to watch them, and it helps that you make such really good clips, too!

kat · « **Reply #82 on:** November 29, 2010, 05:03:47 PM »

Your more than welcome. I am very new to the whole video camera thing so I am surprised that they have turned out as well as they have. I have also been playing with learning how to edit them using windows movie maker. I hope they have been getting better as time goes by.

It looks like tonight will be my last night with Kermit. We are contacting the courier today to organize for collection tomorrow when my husband is home in the afternoon. My new pleo will hopefully be sent on its way today from Innvo so I am guessing it will be arriving to me by the beginning of next week. The wait will be a killer.

They did give me the option of getting Kermits personality transferred to my new pleo or I could try my luck with a new personality and they could send it immediately. As I am not a very patient person I went with the pot luck option. I think a new personality will be fun and a nice surprise. Also Kermit was only just at the stage where she was developing her personality so I have not had very long to get use to this personality and don't think it will be too hard to start anew.

Does anyone know how to put Kermit back into the packing position so I can get her back into the box? When you turn her off she curls up into the sleep position and I don't know how to change her out of this with out turning her on.

Kat

Jules · « **Reply #83 on:** November 29, 2010, 05:08:46 PM »

Without the little black button I would think it a bit hard, have you tried to just slip the catch on the battery when she is in a standing position.

Crewella · « **Reply #84 on:** November 29, 2010, 05:35:44 PM »

As Jules says, I think you just have to creep up on her when she approaches the desired position and shut her off!

Which is hard - I feel really guilty when I do that! So sorry you're having to send her back.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #85 on:** November 29, 2010, 06:11:41 PM »

Another great video

I love when she looks at the air con wondering how to turn it off

Her reactions were very interesting, the neck and tail servos are definitely much faster and she has some very cute foot motions

kat · « **Reply #86 on:** November 30, 2010, 01:18:55 AM »

I have read through the instruction booklet several times and there is definitely no mention of how to put pleo rb back into the packing position.

I have email Innvo to ask so hopefully they will have an answer for me soon.

I'm glad you all liked the movie.

Kat

Pleoxie · « **Reply #87 on:** November 30, 2010, 02:11:03 AM »

Kat:
The training leaf is not for eating but for Kermit to track and go forward to it.

Here is how we play with our "lam chai":
1. make sure "lam chai" is in good mood and full conditin
2. Place the traning leaf at about 10 cm in front of its nose (the camera)
3. "lam chai " would make "sneeze" sound and start to moe its head from side to side slowly.
4. Then we will move the training leaf side way
5. "lam chai" will then search from side to side and look direct into the leaf, then walk towards it.

Hope your Kermit would react the same. have Fun. Pleoxie

kat · « **Reply #88 on:** November 30, 2010, 03:03:12 AM »

Hi Pleoxie,
It is great to hear from you. I will try that with the training leaf tonight and see how it goes.
Have you taken any video or photos of Lam chai that you can share with us? It would be great to see another pleo rb in action. I would really like to see footage of the "bow" trick as Kermit can't really do it with her leg problems. I would really like to see how it is meant to look.

Also have you seen any paint loss on Lam chai yet? I am sure everyone is wondering how the paint is holding up on the other Pleo rbs out there.

Kat

Crewella · « **Reply #89 on:** November 30, 2010, 03:17:19 AM »

Hi Pleoxie, good to see you're all still enjoying lam chai! Thanks for the update and info.

kat · « **Reply #90 on:** December 01, 2010, 06:50:34 AM »

Well I had my last day with Kermit yesterday. And now she is on her way back to Hong Kong.
In order to get her back into the packing position to box up the guy from Innvo said I should just push her legs into position as they are flexible and not to worry about the uncomfortable clicking sound this will make. Apparently there is no magic button to press or official way to put a pleo rb back into the packing pose. I don't think he thought about the head and tail though.... they don't seem to be quite so flexible. I ended up doing as some of you suggested and just snuck up on her when she was in the right pose and popped the battery out. I still had to push her bad leg, with a sickening click, into position though as it doesn't hang quite right so she didn't fit. But I got her in in the end.

You will all be happy to hear that my new pleo is on her way as we speak and all things going right she will be here on Friday. Yay!

I will share her with you as soon as she arrives.
In the mean time here are some pics of Kermit on her last day. Enjoy.

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Dinolover · « **Reply #91 on:** December 01, 2010, 09:15:21 AM »

Brave brave Kat...

What will you name your new dino??

fancyfont · « **Reply #92 on:** December 01, 2010, 12:21:37 PM »

Gizmo was the cutest thing I had ever seen in the movies, that is until he was fed!

So sorry to hear you have to send Kermit back.

I would wait to see if your new pleo looks like Kermit. She could always be Kermit II. I had planned keeping Peeky's name when I sent him back to be reincarnated. Unfortunately, the new pleo didn't look at all like him.

Crewella · « **Reply #93 on:** December 01, 2010, 04:01:33 PM »

There's not another Pleo in the land that looks like Peeky - I still maintain he's the most recognisable Pleo in existence (though Mme Nova's getting there!)!

Poor Kat - I hope the new one gets there soon to cheer you up!

kat · « **Reply #94 on:** December 01, 2010, 04:17:04 PM »

I am still thinking about names for the new pleo. I really did like Kermit as a pleo name and may still go with this as she will kind of be Kermit "reborn". But I think I will wait to see what she looks like before I make a final decision. Maybe I will call her Kermy. Still has that Kermit feel but doesn't take away the importance of my original Kermit. Although Kermit the II does sound very royal! Queen Kermit. She was such a star

Very interested in hearing more thoughts on what to do about a name.

Crewella · « **Reply #95 on:** December 01, 2010, 04:23:10 PM »

I'd wait to see her first too!

Dinolover · « **Reply #96 on:** December 01, 2010, 08:11:32 PM »

Quote from: kat on December 01, 2010, 04:17:04 PM

I am still thinking about names for the new pleo. I really did like Kermit as a pleo name and may still go with this as she will kind of be Kermit "reborn". But I think I will wait to see what she looks like before I make a final decision. Maybe I will call her Kermy. Still has that Kermit feel but doesn't take away the importance of my original Kermit. Although Kermit the II does sound very royal! Queen Kermit. She was such a star

Very interested in hearing more thoughts on what to do about a name.

How about "Kermet" same sound different spelling, just enough to give the new pleo a refreshed version of the original name, I'm really glad all worked out with the replacement issue.

kat · « **Reply #97 on:** December 02, 2010, 06:50:01 AM »

Kermit is reborn!!!!

Yay.

I picked her up from the Fedex depo this afternoon an she is wriggling in my lap as I type.
I will post some video of the re - hatching a little later.
Here are some pictures of her.

Just out of the packaging

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I think her stripes are a bit darker than the old Kermit but not by much.

She has a light patch on both sides of her face just below her nostrils.

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Her eyes are... you guessed it ... blue!

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She has golden eye lids. I loved these on the old Kermit so I am glad the new one has them too.

The hatching begins!

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She is enough like the old Kermit in looks that I am going to stick with the name Kermit but I will call her Kermy for short.

So far I have put her through one full cycle of the battery, 2 hours of play. She has made many cooing noises and slept quite a bit and done a small amount of wriggling around. The baby stage is very cute.

I did have one small problem with her when she arrived. Innvo told me to keep all of Kermits accessories including the battery and charger and just send back the pleo. They then just sent me a pleo with no accessories as I still had a full set from Kermit. The good part about this was that I could have the battery fully charged and ready to play with her straight away. The bad part was that I forgot about the "noon" battery in Kermits foot and did not think to remove this before sending her back. So when I put the battery into Kermy and turned her on her is what she did

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She opened her eyes and made a beep noise like the battery was turning off. The beep repeated over and over until I turned her off again. She did not move apart from opening her eyes and she stayed in that position when I turned her off. I realized straight away that I had forgotten the "noon" battery. Lucky for me my husband is very sweet and he popped down to the shops and bought me one.
Once I had the "noon" battery installed I put in her other battery and turned her on, she made a bell noise and giggled and then assumed the hatching position.

So just something to be aware of. Your Pleo rb wont work without her/his "noon" battery.

I will post the hatching video in the morning.

Kat

Dinolover · « **Reply #98 on:** December 02, 2010, 07:03:06 AM »

Kat super glad to hear all went well, and your enjoying the replacement and a second hatching!!! Enjoy Kermy!!!!!! Also thanks for all your help!

Jules · « **Reply #99 on:** December 02, 2010, 07:23:43 AM »

That is fantastic customer service :0
Great to see Kermit reborn !
I hope you have much better luck with her and have many hours of fun

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