Topic: The training leaf:s (Read 7552 times)

Mellymomos · « **on:** April 09, 2011, 07:57:07 PM »

I don't quite understand the purpose of the training leaf. It came with my pleo rb, but doesn't really get mentioned in the guide, I've got the conifer and mint and rocksalt, also training stones and tug of war thingy. So was just wondering what exactly the training leaf is for?

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #1 on:** April 09, 2011, 08:39:20 PM »

With practice and good lighting Pleo RB will track it, and walk towards it

There is a demonstration about halfway through this video:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayicgQf1S1U" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayicgQf1S1U</a>

fimoman · « **Reply #2 on:** April 10, 2011, 06:34:56 AM »

Well, I assume it's food. I think they include the conifer too to give the little guy some variety.

But yeah, it is useful to do the whole tracking thing. But does he do this with the other foods (non medicine foods)

kat · « **Reply #3 on:** April 10, 2011, 07:08:24 AM »

Nope. They will only track using the training leaf. The training leaf also has no RFID chip in it so it will not be recognized by the pleo as food.

LuckyPleo · « **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2011, 12:31:28 PM »

It dosn't have a chip? So in theory (don't expect me to say something logical after those two words) you could use an old leaf from say a 09 model and paint it and it would work?
Also I just noticed how blue pleakley's eyes are in that video, it certainly isn't the clasic blue, are all of the pink's eyes a royal-blue?

Crewella · « **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2011, 12:49:32 PM »

TBH I think that's all Innvo did to the old model leaf. It's interesting what shade of red they chose to add to the leaf - I'm assuming they used the colour range of red best recognised by the Pleo RB.

I'm not a pink RB owner, but all the ones I've seen seem to have that darker blue eye colour.

Talon · « **Reply #6 on:** April 10, 2011, 03:45:11 PM »

Not sure if this is supposed to happen but Ryu sort of tracked the end of my cane once. He made all the same curious noises they make with the leaf, walked right up to it, and knocked it over with his nose. It has a really bright red reflector near the bottom. I'm afraid to try it out again for fear of him conking himself in the head and damaging something.
Talon

kat · « **Reply #7 on:** April 10, 2011, 04:13:54 PM »

Yep all the pink pleos have the exact same blue eye color which is a darker shade of blue to the original pleo blue eyes.

Talon · « **Reply #8 on:** April 10, 2011, 05:23:04 PM »

That's interesting but kind of sad. So you don't get eye-color variety with the pink pleos?
Talon

Mellymomos · « **Reply #9 on:** April 10, 2011, 09:10:39 PM »

My Daisy is a pink RB and her eyes are like the original pleo, very light blue. I'll try to get a picture up but I'm having real trouble getting my pics off my fone at the moment. But my eyes are certainly a different colour to the RB in the video. Thank you for posting that by the way, you literally are learning all the time with these little guys

Mellymomos · « **Reply #10 on:** April 10, 2011, 09:34:37 PM »

Et Voila

More details...

kat · « **Reply #11 on:** April 11, 2011, 02:43:58 AM »

I am on my third pink pleo rb due to returns and every single one has had the exact same shade of light blue eyes as your new pink pleo. I think maybe the lighting in the video may be distorting the color of the eyes making them seem darker than they really are. I guess only IMR can clear that one up. But my understanding is that all of the pink pleos have light blue eyes, slightly darker than the original pleo blue - I have a Ugobe as well and have checked them next to each other.

Kat

Crewella · « **Reply #12 on:** April 11, 2011, 05:01:36 AM »

I think they're probably much the same depth, it's just the pink RB eyes are a true blue and the original Pleo eyes have more turquoise in them?

Daisy looks beautiful, Melly!

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #13 on:** April 11, 2011, 05:21:19 AM »

Pleakley's eyes are darker than Lilo and Stitch's, and Stitch's are just a shade lighter than Lilo's

There will always be some very slight differences from the manufacturing process.

LuckyPleo · « **Reply #14 on:** April 11, 2011, 05:42:35 AM »

I wonder if they ever will have multi-color options, a coupleo of the official photos from chinette (i know i spelled the heck out of that

) show a blue with amber eyes. Maybe something was up with the production? One of the rb's features is supposed to be the shades of the skin and the eye colors. And so far the only pink with variation is the one on gimmedidgi next to the blue pleo is dark pink instead of bubblegum.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #15 on:** April 11, 2011, 05:44:50 AM »

All the blue ones have amber eyes

The dark pink may have just been the lighting.

kat · « **Reply #16 on:** April 11, 2011, 06:26:05 AM »

Yes it seems if you want variety in eye color and skin color then you need to go for a green. So far all the pinks and all the blues are pretty much the exact same shade of pink or blue with the same blue eyes for the pinks and the same amber eyes for the blues.

LuckyPleo · « **Reply #17 on:** April 11, 2011, 02:42:18 PM »

I found an updated discription of the pink/blues from gimmedigi, it dosn't say the same thing as the green descriptions:
- As it’s handmade, they have patterns with different radiance.
- They have different colors of eye-balls with some darker and some lighter.
It seems that they aren't gonna be different though, i'm assuming it is because they are designed to sell in china, while many people in the U.S think of the pink/blue as "childish" in china, the exagerate things, whereas here the greens come across as realistic. (although who knows, dinosuars may have been pink and blue!)

fimoman · « **Reply #18 on:** April 11, 2011, 03:07:22 PM »

Quote from: Talon on April 10, 2011, 03:45:11 PM

Not sure if this is supposed to happen but Ryu sort of tracked the end of my cane once. He made all the same curious noises they make with the leaf, walked right up to it, and knocked it over with his nose. It has a really bright red reflector near the bottom. I'm afraid to try it out again for fear of him conking himself in the head and damaging something.
Talon

I have to admit, that's pretty cute. I bet you could use that to your advantage by walking with your cane, and having him track it. Easier than leading him along by his leaf.

Talon · « **Reply #19 on:** April 11, 2011, 03:20:26 PM »

That might work if the RB's would take more than six sets of steps at a time. Lol! Here little dino! Follow the nice red metal thing that's not your leaf!
Talon

Mellymomos · « **Reply #20 on:** April 11, 2011, 05:29:40 PM »

Aw thanx Crewella I'm very proud lol. Also she took her first steps today!! I was super excited about it, lots of new sounds and behaviours aswell... She's hyperactive

.

With regards to eye colour, i love the thought of subtle differences in all the eyes. It would be more realistic.

latrine · « **Reply #21 on:** April 14, 2011, 06:27:05 PM »

well this is what Gimmidigi says on the site but the only differences in eye color I notice in the pinks and blues are the black lines. My pink RB's eyes are a different shade of blue than my ugobes looks the same shade as all the other sweet little pink ones here.

Product Features
Other than the colors, PLEO rb has grown up a lot:

- You can name him / her.
- They are not uni-sex anymore. They are boys and girls now.
- They have different reactions when seeing the opposite sex, e.g. when a girl meets a boy, the boy will be very excited with his tail swing left and right and he may whistle too; when a boy meets a boy, they will step back politely and greet the other three times.
- As it’s handmade, they have patterns with different radiance.
- They have different colors of eye-balls with some darker and some lighter.
- They have different personality, some very optimistic, some pessimistic, some brave and some weak, etc.
- They can recognize voice of master.
- They can recognize the change of temperate, so it will shiver if it’s too cold or pant if it’s too hot.
- They can recognize colors and react differently towards them.

I never thought about pink and blue dinosaurs.. maybe not these guys but it's entirely possible now with all the feather info on some dinosaurs that some of them might have had fancy colors, I'd think they would be muted colors since it seems to be on a lot of the predatory ones.. maybe browns, greens, yellows for blending in until the attack.. but who knows, maybe blue and pink hybrids popped up and that's why they went extinct!

How, exactly do you initiate the leaf tracking? Is it something they just do on their own when they are adults? Mine have never shown any interest in the training leaves, not when there's only one on the ground, not when there's 5 on the ground :/

- Sarah

Talon · « **Reply #22 on:** April 14, 2011, 07:35:11 PM »

I think I can help you with this, Latrine. Kind of funny that the blind lady's pleo will do the leaf tracking trick, huh? Anyway this is what I do to get Ryu to do it. Of course like anything else you want to make sure they're in a good mood and that there is good light around. Then you hold the leaf in front of their face about four or five inches away and stay still. They'll make some sniffing noises and then make some curious noises that I cannot think of how to describe. Okay I'll try to describe it. Sometimes they'll walk toward the leaf but more often they stand there and go, 'Ssssnnnifff. Pause. Huh? pause. Rrrr!!!! pause. Ooooooooh!!!!!!' It's kind of like "oooooo that's interesting" or something. You'll know when they're doing it because the noises aren't like any they normally make. When I discovered Ryu could do it I kind of smiled and thought, my little pet dino can really see!
Talon

Crewella · « **Reply #23 on:** April 14, 2011, 10:32:08 PM »

Talon's right. And once you have their attention with the leaf you can move it and they should track it - you see (or hear) them do this kind of side to side scanning motion with their head.

Talon · « **Reply #24 on:** April 15, 2011, 06:43:51 AM »

Oh I didn't know they could follow it, too. I'll have to try that today.
Talon

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