pretty sleepy Jackson's

[Sepioteuthis]

Just for fun a few pics of my jacksonii xanth trio

First three were taken at night
Oscar (4yr old male)

Mara (1 yr old female)

Jade (1 yr old female)

And a bonus pic of Oscar and Jade mating (note the intertwined tails)

cheers!
Suzanne

 

[reptimom]

Suzanne, that's a great looking bunch your have there!

 

[blackbetty]

Awww.. Was the mate recent?

and your avatar always freaks me out..I forget its an octopus and spend about 2 min staring at it everytime trying to remember what it is. LOL.

 

[Chuck G]

Suzanne,thanks for the morning porn!
They look great.

 

[Sepioteuthis]

Awww.. Was the mate recent?

Yup, that was late January and Oscar mated with Mara last month - so fingers crossed for babies this summer!

and your avatar always freaks me out..I forget its an octopus and spend about 2 min staring at it everytime trying to remember what it is. LOL.

LOL well they are masters of mimicry and camouflage
No need to be freaked out by Phoenix though! He was a very fun and social octopus

Suzanne,thanks for the morning porn!
They look great.

You're welcome, Chuck! And thank you!

 

[Cainschams]

They do look great!! Makes me miss mine I hope all goes well with the babies

 

[Sancho]

wow that 4 year old is a stunner! very pretty

 

[blackbetty]

Are they CB or WC? Its always great to see chams living such a healthy and long life.

 

[Sepioteuthis]

Are they CB or WC? Its always great to see chams living such a healthy and long life.

Oscar is most likely WC. The girls were sold to me as CB, but I'm not sure if they really are.
All three were juvies when I got them.

 

[blackbetty]

Oscar is most likely WC. The girls were sold to me as CB, but I'm not sure if they really are.
All three were juvies when I got them.

Wow.. and he has lived 4 years? Thats amazing!!!!

Is there a way to tell WC from CB? Hubby loves Jacksons. We were supposed to get one from Titan but after Leo passing this weekend, we just don't feel ready right now.

Hubby wanted an octo tank but we read they only live like 18 months?

 

[Sepioteuthis]

Wow.. and he has lived 4 years? Thats amazing!!!!
Is there a way to tell WC from CB? Hubby loves Jacksons. We were supposed to get one from Titan but after Leo passing this weekend, we just don't feel ready right now.

To me the only way to tell is by who you're buying them from. At a show, for instance, there are always people that will try to sell WC or CH as CB. I always assume WC unless I know I can trust the seller or I see significant proof (all babies same size, seller knows age, has pictures of hatchlings etc)

Hubby wanted an octo tank but we read they only live like 18 months?

18 months is long for most pet trade octos, actually. Especially in recent years most octos we've seen for sale were small indo-pacific species with at best 6 months left to live. Which is why we stopped keeping them.
On the other hand if you can get an Octopus bimaculatus or an O. bimaculoides (both sold as Californian mudflat octos) you will have the coolest pet for the next 12 - 15 months.