I have been attempting to get a Wunderpus that was listed as a Mimic but with a photo of a Wunderpus in the stocklist but a photo on FB of what I was guessing was a Mimic... confused yet? In any case, I reached out to @Thales for confirmation as I have never seen either one in person and he confirmed that it is in fact a Mimic which is what I thought when I saw the FB photo but not when I saw the stock list photo... Confused yet?
Bottom line is I received a Mimic octopus today and it is currently acclimating in a bucket and I figured now is probably the best time to get photos of it if everything does well. I don't have a whole lot more to add at this point except that I think it's a female as I didn't see a hectocotylus. Only one arm seems to be damaged right now and the octopus seems to be very reactive and behaving normally (take this with a grain of salt as I don't have any experience with Mimics, just other octopuses commonly available in the hobby or grocery stores ).
I welcome any advice you might have and I'll post updates as I progress with her (I think). Hopefully I can document as much as possible as I know the track record with these is not great, hoping I'll have plenty of time to study her and learn more about captive husbandry with these!
Bottom line is I received a Mimic octopus today and it is currently acclimating in a bucket and I figured now is probably the best time to get photos of it if everything does well. I don't have a whole lot more to add at this point except that I think it's a female as I didn't see a hectocotylus. Only one arm seems to be damaged right now and the octopus seems to be very reactive and behaving normally (take this with a grain of salt as I don't have any experience with Mimics, just other octopuses commonly available in the hobby or grocery stores ).
I welcome any advice you might have and I'll post updates as I progress with her (I think). Hopefully I can document as much as possible as I know the track record with these is not great, hoping I'll have plenty of time to study her and learn more about captive husbandry with these!
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