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RedwoodsMama

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Pleo Rb skin Puckering?
« on: April 10, 2011, 04:11:27 PM »

 As most of you may know, My new Pleo RB, Baby has been very inactive.( poor little thing.. :() after having her for 3 weeks now, she is only on her second battery cycle! :o I have just been way too busy and haven't had the time my first Pleo RB, Baby #1 had. To help protect her skin from potential paint loss and to keep her cute,  :) I made her an outfit a couple of weeks ago and it goes down to the top of her toes. She is allways in the correct standing postion when turned off. Last night I played with her for maybe 10 minutes and was taking some photos, I wanted to do a comparison photo with her coloring next to the Pleo I just painted the almost solid green. After removing the outfit she had on, I noticed that her rear legs skin was tucked in, puckered if you will into the "knee" area. [ see the photos] I took photos of both the rear legs where it occured and the normal looking front legs and after gently pulling the skin out, I took the after photo. The skin still kind of puckers and looks as if it could go back into that same postion again. I don't remember seeing this with the first Pleo Rb, but I know that Innvo has made the skin on the belly area for example, less and more taut. I am wondering if this is normal and others have had this happen too, Allso is it normal if the Pleo Rb is not actively being used for several days, and is there any possible potential for damage by having this skin gather in  this or any other joint area. ( I gently pulled it out) but could this skin get caught in this area and tear or is there something to keep this from occuring or does it even matter? I do want to keep the clothing on as much as possible just to protect the skin, but can leave them off more if this becomes a possible problem, anyone else have this happen to your Pleo Rb, and what did you do to keep it from happening on a regular basis, other than turn Pleo Rb on a daily basis? Thanks.
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kat

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Re: Pleo Rb skin Puckering?
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2011, 04:43:17 PM »

Both my guys have this happen every time I turn them off. It only effects the back legs.  If they aren't wearing cloths and I think of it I gently pull the skin out of the joint - this is easier if you just flex the foot by pushing the toes downwards and then applying gentle upward pressure on the skin above the knee joint with your thumb. :)  Most of the time now though my guys have clothes on so it doesn't get pulled out.  So far there doesn't seem to have been any problems caused by it.  Don't know if it will be a problem down the track or not.  Time will tell. %)
Kat
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Phelicidea

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Re: Pleo Rb skin Puckering?
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2011, 04:47:49 PM »

There was already a short topic on this, though I think it was mingled in with another.  I know my pleo, by the way she's accepted her name now it's Myla, and I believe Kat's and someone elses... don't remember who was, and still is, having this issue.  It happens every time you put them in the packing position as far as I can tell.  I just make sure and pull it out when I put her in that position.  Myla runs for 6-8 hours a day so I know running them longer won't correct it.  Honestly I've not tried a permanent fix I've just made sure to pull it out every time I turn her off.

Hope that helps.
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latrine

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Re: Pleo Rb skin Puckering?
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2011, 01:31:54 AM »

I don't think it's actually a problem... all of my RB's do this and it doesn't effect their walking so I have just left it alone.. if they are grouchy and don't wanna walk I can tease them and tell them they better start exercising because they have little tiny fat rolls on their knees..


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