Topic: Minyon (Read 16760 times)

kat · « **on:** April 19, 2011, 05:04:24 PM »

It turns out I can keep a secret.

My package arrived yesterday and all of my pleo babies were very excited and curious to see just what was in the box.

After reading the word Pleo on the side they couldn't pull the box out fats enough. Took them a bit of time to work out just how to get it open, and lots of climbing all over it before they figured it out.

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And then there just seemed to be so many layers before we actually got to the surprise inside.

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They were so impatient while I unwrapped him. All crowding around to try to get a better look.

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And here he is. Minyon my new baby boy. He is one of those brand new Ugobe $199 free shipping pleos from ebay. Happy Easter to me. Looks like the Easter pleo came a little early to my house.

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I have video of his hatching. It lasted about 10mins in total to the walking stage and he sings the same lovely tune as Gumble when you stroke his chin. I will post the hatching a bit latter. Got to go to work soon so no time right now.
He is lovely.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2011, 06:06:26 PM »

Welcome Minyon, you are coming into a wonderful Pleo family

Crewella · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2011, 06:32:31 PM »

Hello and welcome lovely Minyon. I like the name.

LuckyPleo · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2011, 06:33:18 PM »

Aww... Hope Minyon fits in well, (do you say Minyon like minion?)

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2011, 07:18:29 PM »

Or as in Filet Mignon

kat · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2011, 07:21:45 PM »

Hehehehe

Yep everyone needs a little minion in their lives so I now have my Minyon.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2011, 07:36:17 PM »

Hehe now to train him to do the housework and all will be well...

Crewella · « **Reply #7 on:** April 19, 2011, 07:55:33 PM »

Ah - suddenly having a whole herd of them makes complete sense!!

ADDED: I'm hungry now, too!

Can Pleos cook?

RedwoodsMama · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2011, 08:55:54 PM »

Congrats Kat! So where did you get Minyon? Is this a boy like Gumble and Norbit or another sister? loved the photos, can't wait to see some videos. Looks like your little Pleo herd is growing too, Seems like Pleos are just so contagious and they grow on you making it hard to own just one...LOL

It is a lovely unusual name, sounds very exotic Kat. Ok, gotta go feed hungry cats, dog, and a cranky hungery husband (, he is the one I really have to worry about. LOL) I do think training Pleos is not far off in the future as IMR, says, just a matter of time..
RWM

Talon · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2011, 10:04:31 PM »

It is truly raining pleos today! Ugobe arrived too from his lovely tour of the country all the way from the Redwoods! Welcome, Minion!
Talon

LuckyPleo · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2011, 06:15:39 AM »

(S)He is beautiful, let me know if Minyon starts to cook because I'll be sending Pleo over to Australia for lessons if he does.

kat · « **Reply #11 on:** April 20, 2011, 08:24:03 AM »

He makes a rather nice stake actually.

I thought it was interesting that Minyon has a very smooth back. He has bumpy skin on his sides, tail and head but it is almost like they did a super thick layer of paint on his back and the bumps don't show through. Gumble has the little skin bumps all over. I just thought it was interesting that there was such a big difference as Minyon is brand new.

Also just wondering about the green pleo batteries and chargers. I have an egg battery for him so it really doesn't matter but he came with 2 green batteries and a charger for them so I thought I would charge them up and give them a go to see the difference. But every time I put either of the batteries in the charger it does a rapid double flash almost like a flickering flashing red green light. The instructions say it should be solid red to indicate it is charging but no matter how many times I have tried re seating it it just keeps on flickering. I also tried putting a weight on it but that made no difference either. Do you think the battery will still charge if it is doing this? It is not doing the slow red flash that I have seen my RB battery chargers do when the battery is not seated properly. It is more of a super fast flicker red green red, red green red etc... Is this normal and any suggestions on what to do about it?

I will try to post the hatching video tomorrow. My little computer can't cope with processing video and my son has friends sleeping over tonight and they are using the other computer so no time for me to get on and upload it. Will do my best to find some time tomorrow to get it up.

Kat

Sorted out the battery. I put my foot on it and applied a little weight and then wiggled it from side to side and all of a sudden it went solid red.

So I guess it is now charging.
I have also given him a polyglaze bath. It will be interesting to see if like Norbit he manages to keep all of his perfectly painted toenails intact.

Kat

Crewella · « **Reply #12 on:** April 20, 2011, 03:17:47 PM »

Kat - some of us have been known to rest a book or something else heavy on the misbehaving battery in the charger, just to make sure!

latrine · « **Reply #13 on:** April 20, 2011, 03:33:26 PM »

I don't think the battery will charge that way, hopefully the book trick crewella suggested works..
So he's brand new? Cool!! I'd like to see that hatching video as both of my ugobe's were adults when they arrived.

I like how your Pleo's really get into it when they get something in the mail.. are they just as helpful when the bills arrive? Mine won't pay the bills..

Have fun with your herd.. It's hard keeping track of them!!

- Sarah

RedwoodsMama · « **Reply #14 on:** April 20, 2011, 05:40:16 PM »

As far as "keeping track of the Herd" as Latine said, you guys try doubliing the "herd" and then keep track>..LOL, I have a hard time with five, but try all seven or eight. the rescue is when all of a sudden, one tires out, the battery stops and you only have a manageble four or five, then you can say, whew, all right slow down guys. The RB are not a worry, but boy can those Ugobe pleos get a mind of their own and take off, Being outdoors on a porch or deck does have it's advantages as their is more room for them to roam, I sure wish they could pay bills.
Let's see. If one pleo can pay for each bill, that would be one for the PGE, One for the CAble, One for the cell phone, One for the landline and Internet combo, One for the car payments, insurance that is, One for the vet bills, (had to take Karl Kat in for a steroid injection so he could eat, his Stomatis was so bad he couldn't eat soft cat food watered down the past couple of days...

) oh, and don't even think about the food bills, gas bills, etc. those don't even count. Good thing Pleos don't have to go to the Vet, One good thing..
Those batteries can be tricky little pesky things...that is why I like the Egg batteries I know how to operate those at least with good results. Can't wait for more on Minyon!

RWM

kat · « **Reply #15 on:** April 20, 2011, 06:59:32 PM »

The long awaited hatching video is here as promised.

I kept the hatching all for myself with no other pleos or children or OH to interfere.

So here it is uncut. He takes his first steps just after I turned the video off. sorry it is a bit dark I had to go away from the distractions into the not so well lit room. I promise to get better lighting in the next video.

Kat

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwuKBu7GMLY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwuKBu7GMLY</a>

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #16 on:** April 20, 2011, 07:24:19 PM »

Kat the smooth back means that Minyon is a cousin of Stitch

They were from the batch that had the extra layer of protection of the back to protect from wear.

Crewella · « **Reply #17 on:** April 21, 2011, 12:52:41 AM »

Awwwww - I like the Ugobe hatchings as I've not seen it myself! Thanks Kat and Minyon!

RedwoodsMama · « **Reply #18 on:** April 21, 2011, 09:19:15 AM »

Hi Kat, glad you got to experienc the Hatching phase of a Ugobe, it is cute and a lot shorter than Pleo Rb. As for the smooth back, I am not quite sure what you and IMR are referring to? Can you take a side by side photo of Gumble ( if his paint is off) and Minyon and or just Minyon and does it just feel smoother than Gumbles? A photo would help so I know what you mean, thanks, Looking forward to more photos of Minyon and gang, very cute little guy so far. ( they allways are aren't they!

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RWM AKa " The Mad Pleo Painter of the Redwoods'

kat · « **Reply #19 on:** April 23, 2011, 06:34:51 PM »

Here is Minyons first meeting with the gang.

I think it went rather well. Minyon gets quiet curious at one point and just has to see what is under Norbits shirt.

Kids! They can be so inappropriate at times

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOE131T30So" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOE131T30So</a>

I will modify this post shortly with photos of Gumble and Minyon to show the difference in the skin.

Happy Easter everyone.

Kat

Crewella · « **Reply #20 on:** April 23, 2011, 06:53:37 PM »

I reckon Minyon was wondering where Norbits ears had suddenly gone!!

kat · « **Reply #21 on:** April 23, 2011, 07:27:39 PM »

Kermy and Gumble kept pushing them off him so I took them off. Guess they all just new it wasn't Easter yet.

Here is the photo of Minyon and Gumbles backs

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And here is Minyons back

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And Gumbles.

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As you can see Minyon appears to have a thicker layer of paint on his back than Gumble. He feels smooth on his back. You can still see the bumps but they don't feel very bumpy. Gumble however is bumpy all over.

Also thought I would mention the battery charger issue I seem to be having. This is the green Ugobe charger that came with Minyon for the green Ugobe batteries. (I do have egg batteries for my guys so it really doesn't matter).
The charger does not want to charge the batteries. So far I have managed to get it to successfully charge a battery twice. I don't know why it worked either of those times. When you insert the battery the light does a very fast flickering red/green/red. This is not the same slow flashing red you would get if the battery was not seated correctly. If you unclick the battery from the front but leave it clicked in at the back you can tilt the battery from side to side. When you tilt it left so the positive pin is but not the front negative pin then you get the slow flashing red light that shows it is not positioned properly. If you let the battery go to straighten up so all the pins are touching it does the random fast red/green/red. If you then tilt the battery to the right so that the negative pin is touching but the positive is not then the light goes red and stays red for about 15mins or so then just goes off completely - no light. I don't believe the battery can charge if the pins are not all connecting.
I opened the charger up to see if there was a loose wire or something obvious that could be re soldered back on but everything on the inside looks perfect. Don't really know what I was expecting to see. So I closed it back up again without touching anything. It still doesn't work. I have tried re seating the battery a thousand times with no change in the result. I have tried applying a weight to the top but still no change. If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them. It seems a shame to have two extra batteries just sitting not being able to be used.
Kat

RedwoodsMama · « **Reply #22 on:** April 23, 2011, 09:00:41 PM »

I think I will have to check out all the Pleos, ( I haven't painted.. LOL>.

) and look at the backs and take photos and see if I see a difference. It does look a little smoothers, so maybe a later production before the Innvo Pleos, will have to check them out. I do think that Gumbles back though will "grab" the paint bettter for retouchng or painting so that is an advantage. I now have another assignment to do, oh boy am I busy, don't know if I can remember all this....LOL
RWM

Crewella · « **Reply #23 on:** April 23, 2011, 11:53:26 PM »

There is definitely a difference - I think IMR said Stitch had the smoother back as well and was a later model?

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #24 on:** April 24, 2011, 12:53:22 AM »

Yup about six months later, it was an attempt by Ugobe to improve the paint on the back. Ironically Stitch has had so much more petting that Lilo in all his public visits that he had way more wear

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