Is my octo sick?

[dsharfin]

How can I tell if my octopus is sick?

 

[Neogonodactylus]

Doesn't eat, twisting arms, autophagy, loss of skin texture, dull colors, fever, catches prey and releases in uneaten, etc.

Roy

 

[Neogonodactylus]

O.K., just checking to see how carefully people read this stuff!

Roy

 

[monty]

Not that I'm laughing at your sick octo, just at Roy's inserting "fever" into his otherwise-accurate info.

 

[Jean]

 

[cuttlegirl]

How high a fever?

 

[sorseress]

Is his forehead clammy?

 

[Nancy]

You'd be surprised at how closely we read your posts!

Nancy

 

[DWhatley]

I certainly did a double take and started laughing out loud! Then I started to allow the thought to go into query mode. Are octopuses warm-blooded (in which case it there would be a possibilty of fever or elevated temperature with infection - not that it would be possible to check it for the home aquarist - but the extended thought was interesting). When I posed the question before I think Monty mentioned that we are unaware of a temperature regulating component so it is assumed not.

 

[Neogonodactylus]

To my knowledge, octopuses are poikilothermic.

Roy