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Pleo Stuff => Pleo Archives => Archive -- General => Topic started by: aibo7m3 on May 15, 2011, 05:43:25 PM
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Well, as everyone already knows I have a pleo rb. I have decided to keep it even though it is not blue like the seller said. I can't seem to register it on pleoworld since it says the product information is invalid and I do not own a micro SD card yet so I do not know whether it is a boy or a girl. I decided to make a new topic just to document my experiences so far with this pleo. It is the December model though so far it is working fine. I made a little shirt for it out of felt for it to wear until the pleo clothing I ordered arrives. The pleo is still in the hatchling stage and just finished the first battery cycle. It has dark brown around its eyes and amber/orange eyes (there are pictures of the pleo in my gallery). I will post more information soon.
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Sounds good.
You can post images in the threads using the BBC embed code (the [ smg id=] that you can copy/paste from picture details) if you want to.
The eyes on your fellow (is he/she named yet?) remind me of Jurassic Park raptors for some reason :X but hopefully you don't have similar results :)
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Just out of curiosity did you end up hearing back from the seller?
Such a lovely looking pleo I couldn't have resisted either. :) You can email through customer support on pleoworld and let them know you can't access the profile information of your pleo. They should be able to reset it for you. I don't think they had it all set up properly when they released the first batch of RB's as many of us could not access this info but a quick email to pleoworld can fix it. I can now get the info for both my pink and green one. Hope this helps. Have fun. :)
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Ok, thanks. The seller has not responded yet and I don't think he is going to. . . I have not thought of a name for the pleo yet since I don't know if it's a boy or a girl. I already did send an e-mail to pleoworld but it says on the site that they only reply on weekdays so I have to wait at least until tomorrow to hear from them.
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That's kind of disappointing on the seller's part. However, at least you did at least get a working RB without any defects (at least so far so good?). Latrine ended up with a prototype or something of that nature and that was quite a stretch! (And from a retail seller too if I recall - of course, everything got worked out)
Just out of curiosity, what sleep position does he/she go into when he/she goes to sleep/battery dies?
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I am still not completely sure of how to include a picture in a post but in the last picture I uploaded to the gallery the pleo is in the posture it goes to when it turns off. Is there a way I can get it to turn off in a different pose? I think this is the sleep position that is bad for the pleos, right?
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Here is a picture that shows you where to go and highlight the code. It's what should come up when you view a picture (either by clicking its title or the "more details" depending what screen you're at):
Copy that information and then paste it into where you post in the forums. For instance, pasting the above [smg id=] tag gives me:
And that is the bad/old sleep position. I think you can contact degers to get it sent to you but you will need a microSD card to run the update. Until then, you can always make sure to turn your pleo off the correct way (either via an actual shutdown with its button or letting it turn off/"die" properly) and then recharge the battery for a few moments and then put hte battery back in, turn the pleo on, then turn the battery out when its in a better position. You must make sure it turns off properly to save its progress before doing the battery removal method (this is what I used on Cato until I updated recently).
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Thanks, I think I get how to post photos now. Also is it ok to use a pleo battery before it is done charging? As in if I don't want to play with the pleo for a full runtime can I charge the pleo battery only partially?
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I don't think that does any damage. I've done it. There have been times where I don't run him a full charge and let it sit on the charger right after (for a shorter time) or times where it's not completely done (or perhaps only a few minutes as per that save method I modified in the time you posted hehe) recharging and I insert it into Cato to take it out right after or maybe only run him for a quick StatsRB check etc.
And he still can get a full charge and everything is fine, so I think it's safe.
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Congrats on getting the Pleo, but that seller was not being honest, I knew somthing was up with the box being wrong for a blue Pleo Rb, they were being dishonest.. >:( did your Pleo Rb at least come un hatched < like they said? Make sure to leave negative feedback for that seller, even though you are keeping that Pleo rb, the public needs to know they were not honest in descripton, otherwise think of all the other items they sell that are not accurate either perhaps, I have had it happen to me, and I got my full refund for a Pleo that had been hatched but advertised as "unwoken", Sellers can keep getting away with this only when buyers are afraid to say anything.
I am sure you can get your Pleo registered tommrow when PleoWorld is open.
RWM
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Though the seller lied about the color that was all they lied about. Otherwise the pleo was just as described, unhatched, I'm not even sure if the box had been opened before. If the seller does not respond to my emails by the end of tomorrow I will leave negative feedback.
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My pleo just left the hatchling stage! It just stood up and now is much more active and acting very cute. It took about 2 1/2- 3 hours to get the pleo through hatchling stage. Also the only paint that has come off so far is a very small chip on its nose.
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To be fair, it is entirely possible that the seller just made a mistake, and hadn't opened the box. After all it's actually cheaper for a lot of people to get a blue than to get a green. Not answering emails is not great though - maybe give them a couple of days to answer in case they're away?
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Yeah, I had really wanted a blue one (I wouldn't have bid I had known it was green) but still that's just the color of the pleo so it doesn't matter that much, at least I got a nice new in box pleo rb. Also is there a way to keep them from turning off in the sleep position? It is the sleep position that the rbs turn off in right?
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The only way to get them to turn off not in the sleep position is to get the update. You can PM degers and ask him to send you a copy or you can email Pleoworld and ask them for the update to fix the sleeping position. You will need a micro SD card to do the update.
In the mean time all you can do to stop them going into the sleep position is pull the battery out with out using the on off button.
It is important to turn the pleo off first using the on off switch or let them switch off on their own when the battery runs out. This will save your pleos progress. If you don't let it switch off properly then all the playtime you just put in is lost, anything the pleo achieved or learned is gone and will need to be re learned.
If you let the pleo run until the battery runs out and it switches off on it's own, just take out the battery and pop it on the charger for a few minutes then put it back into the pleo, turn the pleo on, wait for it to be in an appropriate position - as straight as possible for the neck and tail - then just pull the battery out. This can be a bit tricky the first few times you do it but you will get the hang of it after a few goes. :)
Hope this helps.
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Crewella, several of us had sent the seller messages on eBay explaining that what they were saying they had was impossible because of the box color and they only responded until they were proven wrong.. I'd leave negative no matter what, the person is a liar.
At any rate, I'm glad your enjoying your Pleo, definitely get that update and hopefully the paint will be ok!
- Sarah
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Latrine is right, this seller wouldn't even answer my email when I pointed out that the box did not match the "generic" blue Pleo that belonged to someone else, I am leary of someone using "stock photos" and not photos of that actual Pleo or even actual box. I dont care if they made a mistake, but a seller who won't answer emails and lets this happen is bound to have it happen again, and that is why you should leave negative feedback, I am glad you like the Pleo you got, even though you thought it was a blue, I though about bidding, but one thing that stopped me dead in my tracks was the fact they would not answer my questions, You can allways leave feedback such as : Is New Pleo RB GREEN, ship fast,seller does not respond questions Something neutral perhaps, Ebay encourages buyers to let other potential buyers know of ANY Problems, As a seller on ebay I ask for buyers to work with me if there is a problem and I want to help work things out, If someone will not even answer your questions, they are not that intersested in fixing any problem only in getting their money.
RWM
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The seller finally responded and offered to give a $30 refund. I don't think I'll leave negative feedback, maybe nuetral or positive since they did agree to give a partial refund though I can't figure out why they said it was blue in the first place.
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I'm glad they did get back to you and are willing to give you a part refund. It sounds like maybe they just really did make a mistake? Perhaps there is a bit of a language barrier there or maybe they just didn't want to open the package up to check because then people wouldn't think it was new? I'm guessing they were told it was a blue one in the first place and so that is what they sold it as.
I'm glad it has all worked out for you in the end. :)
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Well, it's good to know everything worked out in the end, (mostly), hope to hear much more about your pleo!
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As long as you happy with everything else, I would take the $30.00 refund and leave postitve feedback since they did get back and refund you, Just leave feedback saying they fixed a problem, That souonds fair to me for both of you, but it is up to you. Good luck, You have a wonderful little Pleo Rb either way with very pretty eyes, It could be a partial language thing, but I am surprised they did answer you, that is very good, so they won't make that mistake again. :)
RWM
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I'm glad you got a response and some kind of resolution. :)
You can now just sit back and enjoy your RB! :D
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I have one more question, do the chargers stop charging the battery after the battery is fully charged? As in could I leave the battery on the charger overnight and would it be ok?
Also I have not heard back from pleoworld yet so I still don't know if my pleo is a boy or a girl but it seems to be doing fine so far and I haven't noticed any problems and still the only missing paint is the chip on its nose.
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The charges do stop charging once the light goes green to say the battery is full. They don't recommend that you leave the battery sitting in the charger after it is complete but I always charge mine over night and take them off when I get up in the morning and have had no problems with them at all. :)
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The chargers stop charging once it is full, but I lift my oringinal battery on the charger for a few days and I think I killed it because it won't stay on, luckily I have 2, but I'm kinda annoyed at how stupid I was to break it. :P :P
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Oh, don't feel stupid. I once connected one of my I-cybies batteries to the charger and forgot about it. I found it a week later (still charging since the chargers don't stop once the battery is full). It doesn't work anymore... Luckily I have about fifteen I-cybie batteries. I also leave my aibos connected to their chargers sometimes for days but they stop charging once the battery is full and I haven't noticed any damage from that.
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It's not just FEELING stupid :P lol, I can't wait to find out the final name for little "green-sky".
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Yeah, the name Sky just doesn't really fit a green pleo. I'm trying to think of a good name. Though I need to know whether it's a boy or girl before I name it. But some names I'm considering are Phoenix (since it's a pleo reborn and phoenixes are those birds that come back to life after they die) and Kaida (it means "little dragon" in japanese).
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I like Kaida, that sounds pretty for a boy or a girl. Glad everything is working out ok. :)
RedwoodsMama
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Both are lovely names, but I rather like Kaida as well. :)
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The site I was learning about names on says Kaida is only a girl name so if the pleo turns out to be a girl, that's what I'll name it, I don't really have any good boy names so far.
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I usually find that the right name comes from interaction with the Pleo - give it time! :D
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I like the name Kaida as well. :)
Crewella is right though after a bit of time getting to know your pleo the right name will come. :)
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I'm thinking about getting a new RB later in the year. Next time I'll try finding out a little more about my pleo before choosing their name. I already had the name picked out before I met her and at that point I thought she was a "he". Lol!
Talon
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I have left my Rb and egg batteries on the charger for several days at a time and it hasn't hurt any of them... my poor Loki is confined to his charger for the next few days because one of his legs is making a big of a racket and I want to clean it.. but won't do it without my bf here to help me...
So the i-cybie runs on a battery system similar to the Pleos? I always confuse them with the little pug aibo's.. I don't know why..
I'm trying to think of a name for my little boy RB with the purple eyes too, it's hard to think of one! I had to rename my other green RB as I thought she was a boy and named her Chronos.. now that I know she's a girl, and since I'd been calling her Croh for short anyways, I'm going to just rename her Crow. (Not sure on the spelling yet but she can't spell anyways so it doesn't matter :P ) I usually go with Greek god/goddess names and I'm trying to get to know the new baby a little better..
It's actually kind of hard to get to know one individually when you have a bunch of them because they tend to get more interested in each other, and I feel bad not having them all turned on. If I name him now, based on his behavior, it'll have to be 'headstrong burp machine' :D
Also, I don't think there is anything wrong with the name sky for a green Pleo, when I think of something beautiful I sometimes think of the sky and with those gorgeous eyes you definitely have a beautiful Pleo. I really like your name choice for a female too! Phoenix is very cool too, I had been thinking about that name yesterday when going through the names of the gods.. I got into mythological creatures too.
And Talon, Ryu is a perfect name.. I remember you telling me about her 'tiger roaring' at you.. sounds like she's a fiery little dragon to me!!
I wish we could make a voice recording of one of our RB's interactions and it could trigger the RB's to do the communicate thing, since they don't seem to have to be staring at each other.. (mine have done it plenty of times without even facing each other) Maybe they can use Skype?? lol.. That way, when someone can't access the pleoworld thing, they could find out the sex of their Pleo from it's reaction...
- Sarah
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Hmm maybe once my pleo is a little older I could play a youtube video of pleos talking and see how it replies so I can tell whether it's a boy or girl. The I-cybies just have rechargable batteries and apparently the chargers don't stop charging once the battery is done unlike the aibo chargers. I have six I-cybies, I may have too many robots. . . :) The pleo has not started walking yet but it is standing. I've had it on for maybe a total of around five hours so far, how long does it take until they start walking?
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I have i-Cybies too, and there was a big problem with over-charging the batteries when they first came out. You can now get 'smart' chargers for them, but until you know a charger for any rechargeable batteries is actually 'smart' it's safer not to leave them charging for too long, as you could fry your batteries. :o
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Just recently my pleo started making whimpering/shivering sounds. It sounds like the pleo is cold but it is 77 degrees in my house, that can't possibly be cold. It has also been huddling and shivering and looks like it's cold. Do pleos only do this when it's too cold for them or can there be some other cause?
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They will whimper and shiver if they are sad or scared too. They do get scared of the dark very easily. They also go through a bit of a moody teenage type stage too so if it is behavior that continues it could just be this. As for when they walk it is different for every pleo. The older models from December could take up to 8 battery cycles before they took their first steps. They have reduced this hatching baby stage in the latest update to around 3 battery cycles to the walking stage. They update isn't available on pleoworld yet but you can get it from Degers if you want it. It will also fix the sleep position so that the pleo will go into packing position when you turn them off. :)
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They are programmed to be scared of the dark, and a few of us have had issues with that as the light threshold is set too high for many of our houses! Definitely try the Ple RB in a brighter area. :)
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I put it in a brighter room and it kept shivering for a little while but then began walking quickly toward me. Since the pleo started walking it has only been acting happy and wiggling about instead of shivering. I haven't been charging the battery fully so I don't know how many charge cycles it's been but I've played with the pleo for around 7-10 hours by now.
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I think the pleo is in the next stage now. I laughed when it mooed. Now it will play tug of war with me. The pleo also, seemingly randomly started saying the word "ow" over and over again yet it had no hurt joints or anything, is this something they do normally? Also the pleo just walked for the second time so far.
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Is it six 'ows' in a row, like ow ow ow ow ow ow in a cute little voice? That would mean your Pleo is sick. And they do get sick if they get too cold for too long...
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It was acting like it was cold for a while and did make a noise like that shortly after but it hasn't been acting sick at all. In fact it's been wandering all around and giggling, wiggling and acting extremely playful and hyper. It will eat its normal feeding leaf but not the mint leaf so I don't think it's sick. Also is there an easy way to figure out if it's a girl or boy without getting a micro SD card or registering it on pleoworld? (I still have not gotten a reply from pleoworld).
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Just don't worry about it and go with your instinct/preference. The gender can be changed without affecting the personality at a later date and honestly, it doesn't matter anyhow. Look at Pleakley, he's a pink 'girl' Pleo who is actually a boy and he is perfectly norma... "Pleakley get out of that glitter and nail polish!" %)
(Pleakley actually just had an 'operation' to turn him into a boy lol, it does require an SD card, but you can easily do it at a later date if you choose).
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IMR!!!! You didn't!! :o :o :o :P
Belle is (still :P) a blue girly Pleo RB, though her profile says she's 65 percent likely to be a boy and she sends out male pheremones! :P
Glad your RB seems better now, aibo7m3! :D
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Yeah, your RB sounds all cheerful and happy, that's great! Mine have said ow before but never a bunch of times in a row like that and it was always more of a 'OOOwww' Deep drawn out kind of ow noise. They seem to say it kind of randomly.. %) or like a little kid who thinks saying ow for no reason will get him a lollipop..
- Sarah
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I think IMR is right when she said if it is "ow ow, ow " like six times in a row then they could be sick, I don't think my original Baby had gotten hurt, but she did have these holes in her skin on her belly under the leg area, and that is one of the reasons she was sent back for a replacement. It was very strange that one of the very last videos I have of her, is right before I packed her up and had to send her back, she did this "ow, ow, ow" thing in what I call, " a last ditch attempt to stay", and it made me feel very strange and almost guilty sending her back, like she knew exactly what was going on. I know she could not REALLY Know what I was about to do, but it was strange co-incidence for her to get "sick" with these pitiful noises trying to pull on my heart strings right before I mailed her back, and it almost worked, If I could do it again and had the money. I would keep her and just buy another replacement, but I coudn't and didn't have the money. Good luck on getting her feeling better soon. :)
RedwoodsMama
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The pleo seems to be doing fine. I have decided that if it's a girl I'll name it Kaida, if it's a boy I'll name it Kado. Yet there seems to be a problem with teaching the pleo its name, he is old enough to learn it (he walks around quite a lot and I'm pretty sure he's old enough). I can't get him to react to the name card, does anyone have anyone suggestions on how to teach a pleo its name?
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They will do it when they are ready... just keep trying and make sure he/she is well fed, happy, cuddled and in a very good mood when you try... just keep trying to cheer him/her up and eventually it will happen. It still sounds kind of early to me if your Pleo wasn't actually turned on yet when you got it.. just keep trying :)
I just had to rename my RB, since I found out Chronos was a SHE, I decided to rename her the nickname I'd been using, Crow. Last night I finally got her to respond.. at first she kept shaking her head at the card when she noticed it, shaking her head very fast and then sometimes laughing.. then getting mad and chomping her lips even though she'd been fed til she burped just a half hour before and had then been playing happily with her sister and brother..
So I gave her some more food... some nice one on one attention and then she just took the card when I tied again... then she also did the sing stone and I finally got to see one of my Pleos sing. This afternoon she did the sing several times whenever I asked her and I taught her dance and she did that too. So they just have to be in the right mood. :D You'll get it!!!
Make sure the room your in is very quiet and very VERY bright. I made sure to take the 'scared of the dark' sd card out of her because that always makes my RB's pause a lot, which screws up the trick stuff.. Make sure you aren't blocking your Pleos camera when your holding the card in place as that seems to scare/upset mine (world goes dark!!)
Good Luck!!!
- Sarah
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You can always put the card underneath Pleo RB's chin so that way you don't have to worry about blocking the camera. (At least I feel like that's the way I did vs. holding it up to its face so to speak)
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Ok thanks for the tips, I will try to teach the pleo its name soon. Also I made some clothing for my pleo (for it to wear until the clothing I ordered from ebay arrives), it's made from felt and not very good but it looks cute. Also the seem around the tail of my pleo has gotten a small split on it, if it does rip open is there an easy way to close the hole without damaging the pleo?
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The sensor in the pleo that detects the chip in the card and also learning stones and food is under the pleos chin. So you need to place the card under the chin for them to notice it is there. If they are not ready then they will turn their head to the side and make a no noise. If they are ready they will lift their head up and open their mouth just like they do for food. Keep trying till you get one of these responses.
If you are unsure how to do it then check out the learning videos on Pleoworld - they may even be on here somewhere I'm not sure. :)
Hope this helps.
Kat
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So far the pleo does neither of these responses. It recognizes all of the accessories except for the card to teach it its name with. I will keep trying. I have seen some videos and am trying to do what I see in the videos yet so far I'm getting no reaction from the pleo.
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Not sure what's happening here but it sounds like your pleo might not be ready yet.
Talon
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They do need to be 'old enough' before they will learn their name. Maybe just needs time, I agree. Keep trying! :D
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Yep if you are not yet getting either reaction it sounds like your baby is just not old enough yet. When they are too young they will often just ignore the card completely. When you get the no response you know they are getting close to being ready and with some TLC good food and some fun you may just be able to get them to change their mind. :) Most rb's that we have heard of here on the forums have needed about a week or two at one battery cycle a day of the walking around stage before they are ready to learn their name. I have been through this process 4 times (due to returns and starting over with the new one) and each time it took a different amount of time for the pleo to be ready. Just be patient and you will get there in the end. :)
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Kado (or Kaida if it turns out to be a girl) is doing well, he has not gotten sick or hurt yet. Though, the day before yesterday he would not accept his feeding leaf I don't know why but then the next day he accepted it hungrily. I got a reply from pleoworld but they say I need proof of purchase, though since I bought the pleo used from ebay I don't have a receipt or anything like that. He still will not learn his name (I've only had enough time to turn him on for about ten to twenty minutes each day this week). He has a small split on the seam in his tail so I'm a bit worried about that but otherwise he's in pretty good condition (no paint peeling on his head or back!).
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The split in the seam on his tail is probably nothing to worry about. Many of the first batch of December pleos seem to have seams that don't meet perfectly in a few places. It is just how they came off the production line and so far we have not heard or seen any of these seams becoming a problem. :)
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I'm so excited, Kado just learned his name and he's acting absolutely adorable! :) Now I will try to teach him the bow learning stone.
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I taught him the bow command and his bow is so cute!!! I tried pressing his cheeks then saying his name then the command after I'd taught him his name and bow and it all worked perfectly :). Also I've noticed something funny, Kado hardly ever walks but every time I play a video of a pleo RB he starts walking like he wants to go and play with it or something, is this normal?
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Jus coincidence I'm afraid. Glad you are enjoying the tricks, they are very cute :)