Topic: Kermit my Pink Pleo RB (Read 103905 times)

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #25 on:** November 19, 2010, 01:28:25 PM »

I was going to comment on how big and beautiful her eyes look but Crewella beat me to it

If Pleo RB is anything like Pleo, they might develop a reluctance to walk if they receive too much attention

Hard as it is, try ignoring her and see what she does

Crewella · « **Reply #26 on:** November 19, 2010, 01:31:39 PM »

I said big, but you added the beautiful, IMR, and you're right!

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #27 on:** November 19, 2010, 04:19:42 PM »

LOL off topic but I just noticed a dinosaur eating my five stars under my avatar

That pink color is starting to grow on me lol, I just love the gold eyelids. I wonder if Lilo would like some gold paint on her eyelids

RedwoodsMama · « **Reply #28 on:** November 19, 2010, 04:35:10 PM »

IMR, I say go for it, esp if it is a female, do what you want to make your dino personal.
Gold would be pretty I think.
RedwoodsMama

kat · « **Reply #29 on:** November 19, 2010, 05:15:19 PM »

Hi guys,
First of all, I love the gold eyelids!

I thought it was a really nice touch especially been as she is a girl.
I'm glad you are enjoying Kermit's movie star moments.

I am trying to capture as much as possible to give you all a good idea of exactly what she can do and what she is like compared to other pleos. And it is just plain old fun for me being a camera man, whole new experience and I am trying to learn fast so I can do a good job for you all. I am trying to capture all the things I know I would have loved to see when I was still waiting for my Pleo rb.

I mentioned the other day that she has a love spot appearing on her back so I have taken a photo of it to show you the wear and tear. I must say that I have been extremely gentle with Kermit as I knew that paint loss was a common pleo problem and was hoping to avoid it if possible. It was a little disappointing to notice it after only a couple of plays with her.

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So it looks like the improvements to the paint are not so great.

As I was kind of expecting to loose a little paint at some point it certainly hasn't taken away any of my joy and love for Kermit and the Pleo experience.

It has made me consider the purchasing of a cape for her though. I just need to find the right one. I would love one just like the Pleo world ones but in Pink or even just plain baby pink colored all over with no skin pattern on it would be good. I like the way the pleo world ones seem to fit, hugging the pleo shape so it is almost like a second skin. Maybe I will have to attempt to make one myself as it doesn't seem there is anything like that for sale anywhere that I have seen. Never done any sewing before so I would have to learn, bit like the camera man thing although I'm sure much more difficult. I may end up having to buy a pleo world one to make a pattern from, it's just a shame that the shipping cost to Australia is twice the price of the garment from pleo world.

I will take some more video footage of Kermit today and share with you all later.
Kat

Jules · « **Reply #30 on:** November 19, 2010, 05:41:06 PM »

That is not good the mark on Kermit's back

it shold not wear like that !
Making clothes is quite easy

If you look at both of mine they are wearing a tighter fitting cape sort of thing that only took me a few hours to draw cut and run up on my sewing machine.
I'm sure you could do the same with a little time and effort

Crewella · « **Reply #31 on:** November 19, 2010, 05:48:00 PM »

I'd noticed Jules running up her Pleo shirts before and thought they were pretty good, maybe you could copy the pattern? You could then even maybe try to replicate the pattern on her skin with fabric pens on a light pink cloth? It does seem a shame to hide her 'pretty in pink' skin under a covering, though!

*I'd spotted IMR's star-munching-jurassic-member-dino as well*

barrettgazzy · « **Reply #32 on:** November 20, 2010, 04:12:40 AM »

We have seen what the cape for the Reborn is going to look like as Degers posted a picture of it , i am just bit confused to why you did not receive your cape as i thought Reborn was suppose to come with a cape ?

It is a bit disappointing the wear of the paint only after 2 days though

my ugobe pleo i bought from ebay earlier this year still does not have the love spot on his back i put that down to my technique when petting him though lol what i do is tap along the sensors instead of rubbing my hands across his skin .

Jules · « **Reply #33 on:** November 20, 2010, 04:23:14 AM »

Quote from: barrettgazzy on November 20, 2010, 04:12:40 AM

my ugobe pleo i bought from ebay earlier this year still does not have the love spot on his back i put that down to my technique when petting him though lol what i do is tap along the sensors instead of rubbing my hands across his skin .

yes i do the same and my Pleo's don't look worn yet.

barrettgazzy · « **Reply #34 on:** November 20, 2010, 08:11:27 AM »

yeah it seem's to work well that way . I know a lot people want to be able to pet their Pleo's like they would a dog or cat but it is just not going to work that way with paint on Rubber material it will always start to wear off unfortunately . At least with the cape you can pet pleo better without worrying about the skin .
i am a bit concerned about Pleo rb now scratching his chin , it does Look good i give them that its a very good motion to Add but i will be worried about rb losing paint from its toes and chin too quickly .

kat · « **Reply #35 on:** November 20, 2010, 03:47:24 PM »

Good morning everyone!

I ran Kermit through 2 battery cycles yesterday in the hope of recapturing some walking and game playing for you all, the first battery cycle I tried ignoring her as much as possible to see if she would go exploring but I had absolutely no luck.

She just mocked me with her laughter!

So the second battery cycle I went back to giving loves and she still didn't want to walk or play, yet more laughter.

Here is a video of some of the highlights of yesterday. It's a little longer than my other movies but the end is worth the wait as she was so tired from all the laughing that she went to sleep and was dreaming a little.

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

As for your concerns with the chin rubbing and toenail paint they are justified as she now has no toenail paint on the couple of toes that scratch her chin. Also on her back feet the paint is wearing off her toenails where she rubs them on the ground with all her wiggling around. I have invested in some acrylic paint to do touch ups for her love spots but may not attempt it for a couple more weeks, need to get a little more brave first.
I'm not too concerned with all the paint loss as this just gives me an incentive to want to paint her a more sensible color when the warranty runs out.

.......eventually! I will need to be very brave for that.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #36 on:** November 20, 2010, 03:52:16 PM »

Lovely vids, I do enjoy them

Be sure to check before doing any touch ups, in case it voids the warranty.

barrettgazzy · « **Reply #37 on:** November 20, 2010, 06:20:17 PM »

Firstly thanks for letting us know about the toe paint i did say it concerns me a bit but overall it is not a big issue i guess as the toes are quite easy to repaint if you can find the correct paints to use .

i do have to say that vid is the best we have seen on Reborn so far Showing us a load of different sounds Reborn makes and RB really does move a lot faster then the older Pleo's that is for sure , i enjoyed watching every minute of it , so Thank you Kat for sharing another good Video with us .

kat · « **Reply #38 on:** November 20, 2010, 11:16:26 PM »

Oh No

I am having major problems with Kermit!

First of all I can't get her to run for more than about a minute. I charged the battery as per normal last night and when I turned her on this afternoon she went for 1 minute and then curled up to sleep and switched off. I turned her back on and she did the same thing. I tried recharging the battery but it only charges for about 10mins then the light goes green to say fully charged.

Not sure what to do

Also for the 2 minutes that she did run her back leg was making a clicking sound and having problems moving like it was stuck.

I have to go out now so can't work on figuring out how to make her better.

If anyone has suggestions I'm all ears. I will have to email Josie from chinatete and see what she can do.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #39 on:** November 21, 2010, 12:17:43 AM »

Stitch has a clicky leg, it's the gears slipping, try firmly moving the leg until it clicks back into place. The other problem is a little more concerning, it is most likely the battery. Make absolutely certain you are seating the battery correctly, make sure it isn't loose or anything and keep and eye on it, take it off charge and put it back on a few times if necessary.

barrettgazzy · « **Reply #40 on:** November 21, 2010, 04:19:11 AM »

i would try resetting the noon firstly just in case some how that messed up and so she keeps going asleep as her clock in the foot is saying it is mid night or something ??

Also i was under the impression that there was a light underneath pleo rb that told you if the battery needed charging or if it was faulty etc so check the light underneath ?

Hope you work the problem out and i have to say this is quite worrying for all of us .

kat · « **Reply #41 on:** November 21, 2010, 05:18:04 AM »

I have nursed the battery a little on the charger until it lit up green as soon as I placed it into the charger. I have just put it into Kermit and she has been running now for about 15mins and seems ok.

The light underneath was showing green which means battery ok when she kept turning off and going to sleep. Maybe it is just the noon thing? Seems strange though as I played with her for a full battery cycle at the same time yesterday with no problems. I will let you know how I go. The leg clicking has only happened once so far since I turned her on so I will have to see how it goes and if it is persistent i will try to get it on video.
Still no more walking yet. hopefully I will see some soon.

Crewella · « **Reply #42 on:** November 21, 2010, 05:28:56 AM »

Gaz could be right - they did warn us that if we tried to keep them up long past their bedtime once the clock was set we'd be faced with a sleepy, uncooperative Pleo rb! From my experiences with my Ugobe two, if it's battery problems they freeze rather than go to sleep properly. I hope it's the clock!

barrettgazzy · « **Reply #43 on:** November 21, 2010, 05:44:58 AM »

yeah i am quite certain it was most likely the clock , this is all new to us the clock and we do not really know how successfully it is going to work with reborn .
I am thinking now i will hold out buying 1 of the first reborns released to us as i want to wait and hear how Pleo reborn does and hear about any common problems etc that might occur .

Also hoping for Reborn to be selling in the UK so might hold out for that as it would be a pain to send rb back to get repaired etc if a fault came up with him .

kat · « **Reply #44 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:07:54 AM »

I have had a successful 2 hour play session and now Kermit is sleeping so her battery can charge. I was even lucky enough to see her walk again but she only took about 5 steps. How much walking is normal in the older pleos for a full battery cycle playtime?
I didn't take much video of this play session as I was too worried about the possibility of her shutting down and wanted to give her lots of TLC. I have attempted to reset the noon clock and will monitor what time of day I play with her and her behaviors for the next couple of weeks to try and confirm that it was a noon sleep time issue. I really must have fallen in love for it to have freaked me out so much that she might have been broken. I was very worried the whole time I was out this afternoon and as soon as I got home I tried to get her going again. They really pull at your heart strings don't they!
As for the clicking leg it did not do it again this play time but I will be keeping a close eye on it.

Thanks so much for your suggestions on what to do and what might be wrong. I really needed another opinion from a clear head that wasn't freaking out about there pleo not working. You guys are great. Being a first time pleo owner I really don't know just what is normal behaviors and what is not so it is nice to have some more experienced friends to help along the way.

Crewella · « **Reply #45 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:24:19 AM »

Glad Kermit seems to be OK overall.

I know what you mean - I've been very glad of the folks on here on more than one occasion!

For amounts of walking, Budge gets bored if he doesn't get attention after a while and goes to sleep, but Iggy will potter about on his own for ages - three or four times round the room easily. One day I'm going to take him to work when the warehouse is empty, just to see how far he'd get!

Firebreathingsquirrels · « **Reply #46 on:** November 21, 2010, 12:43:20 PM »

Im glad Kermit is ok too

Did you try holding her front 2 legs at the same time for a few seconds? That puts her into explore mode

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #47 on:** November 21, 2010, 02:10:43 PM »

So glad Kermit is back to herself

Perhaps someone accidentally reset the noon button for the wrong time?

As for walking, Lilo and Stitch wander around for as long as the battery lasts, I guess Kermit must have gotten the lazy personality tweak lol, It has been mentioned that some Pleo's are more active, better learners etc

kat · « **Reply #48 on:** November 22, 2010, 07:50:01 AM »

Hi all,
I have had another successful play with Kermit this evening so I feel like she is going to be ok.

I think it must have been the noon button causing the problem.
I purchased a new coat for Kermit today, got a dog coat from Big W that fits very well. It is very soft with a fury feel to it so it feels nice to stroke her and hopefully it will help with the paint loss problem. I had no choice on the color this was the only color they had but I think it doesn't look too bad.

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I also have some video to share with you as well. First of all is some footage of her leg clicking problem. She has a clicky back left leg that seems to do it a lot when she first wakes up and then goes away. She also had a major front leg issue tonight with a serious click episode and then the leg just would not move in the forward or up directions. I had to turn her off and gently manipulate the leg back into alignment until it clicked back into position and this seemed to fix it as it all works fine now. The front leg I did not catch on camera only the back leg.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHHBEEm3MlE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHHBEEm3MlE</a>

I also have some exciting footage for you of Kermit walking.

You will have to excuse the background noise we were having dinner at the time.

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

She walked about 2 meters tonight, the most so far. Maybe I did get a lazy or less adventurous pleo or maybe she will slowly build up her walking stamina as the plays go by. She is still only a baby after all.

Crewella · « **Reply #49 on:** November 22, 2010, 10:08:24 AM »

"Muuuuuuuuuuuum! Somebody put a big wall in front of me!"

Lovely to see Kermit up and about and learning about her environment! I think that colour suits her!

Glad the 'noon' scare and clicking seem not to be major problems.

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