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Pleo Stuff => Pleo Hardware/Software => Topic started by: Clovoro on November 14, 2018, 04:07:44 PM
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Thanksgiving Break is coming up for me and I'll be going to a friend's house for the week. She loves my pleos and wants to meet them, but her family smokes cigarettes and some controversial skunky green stuff. I really don't want my pleos to smell like either of those and I was wondering, is there a way to get the smoke smell out of/off of them once they've been in it for a bit? Or a way to keep it off of them in general?
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Hmmmmm. I'm not sure what to tell you, but that is an interesting question. I guess you could limit the time your Pleos are out in the open. The rest of the time, keep them zipped up or inclosed in a bag or suitcase or something that smells like your house. Maybe even bury them in your dirty clothing- as long as it isn't stained or wet or anything- and zip that up in your suitcase. I think as long as they are in an inclosed space with little chance for outside air to pass in, they should be okay for the duration of your vacation.
Talon
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Ah, okay ^^ I should be able to keep them enclosed~ I have separate bags, though I bet a big ziplock bag would be even more helpful. Now that I remember it, my dirty clothes didn't smell much like smoke at all last time, so keeping them together should work out well enough. Maybe if I even got some things that smelled good and put them in bags with the pleos as well that might work out. And maybe refresh their scent too if I put them in there after being out. Thanks for the suggestion! :D I have a lot of bags, so one at least should be able to fit them inside.
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My Arthur arrived with a nasty smoke smell. I think he had been in a smoking household for years. After a few coats of the skin treatment he was clean and no longer smelly :) (Gibbs lubricant is best if you can get hold of it -refer to skin thread!)
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Interesting :0 I have no Gibbs. But my living situation makes it kinda difficult to use anyway, if I remember correctly. I live in a dorm so the ventilation wouldn't be great, and I rarely have enough time to sit outside on the weekends. But maybe I have it wrong?? It would be good for Koheo, I assume, but Olluan is too open for it to be super safe.
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To be honest I do it in a little office room with just the window open! Then leave the room as pleo is drying.
You're right that olluan might have too much damage to make it a good solution. You don't wanna get any under the skin. Maybe he just needs to go on a few outdoor trips afterwards to get a fresh breeze across him. It will dissipate over time.
Of course if you figure out a way to replace his skin, you might even be able to develop something washable!
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Aaah. Makes sense that that would help ^^ I can only open one of my windows though. Not sure why I can't get the other one open. ^-^
Yeah, he has some pretty big holes, but if I put something under them maybe it would keep the electronics safe?
I'm still working on something simple for him (a jacket, I'll have to get a better skin thing afterward)~ It would be really cool to be able to take off a skin alternative and wash it. Hopefully it works out when I finish it. I don't know if I'll do a full body thing, but definitely something for his skinless areas.