Re: Skin Color, Do-Laps, & Story

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Posted by cirssue on January 08, 1999 at 16:39:39:

In Reply to: Skin Color, Do-Laps, & Story posted by Joan on January 08, 1999 at 14:24:10:

: Sneakers seems to get a blackish color when she
is stressed. I've noticed this when she forgets
that I'm not going to eat her and she goes thru
her gymnastics before I get to pick her up. Then
she developed a blackish color. I just hold her
and talk to her and soon she is back to her
beautiful green. I have been wrong? I read that
iZ changes to white when stressed. If white is
normal, what is Sneakers trying to tell me by
going black.

: Also, Sneakers will display her do-lap
(spelling?) quite often. Is this a sign of
agression or does she just think quite highly of
herself and doesn't realize that it makes me
laugh. She doesn't do any head bobbing, just
shows off her do-lap. This is not when she is
stressed. It seems to be more when she is
disapproving of what I am doing.

: This is the story part - I take Sneakers out at
night and hold her for about an hour. The other
night while my husband was on the computer, I put
Sneakers on top of the moniter where it was warm.
She wondered around up there and was towards the
back of the moniter when my husbanded coughed.
She did a little jump and started to slide off the
back of the moniter. She did one of her gymnastic
routines trying to get back up on the moniter.
She looked so clumsy that I started laughing so
hard that I couldn't help her. She fell off the
moniter and my husband rescued her. The look on
her face was priceless. I'm sure she was saying
"I hope no one saw that." LOL

: Joan

All our igs got darker when they got upset. As for the dewlap, I've always thought it meant " I'm the boss , look at me I'm bad so dn't fool with me. Cirsis always shows her dewlap whe a strange cat, not hers, comes in the area. I think they think they look bigger. She also arches her back and raises up higher on her feet. I swear Igs are more like cats.You can just tell they meant to do that!

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: : : Sneakers seems to get a blackish color when she : is stressed. I've noticed this when she forgets : that I'm not going to eat her and she goes thru : her gymnastics before I get to pick her up. Then : she developed a blackish color. I just hold her : and talk to her and soon she is back to her : beautiful green. I have been wrong? I read that : iZ changes to white when stressed. If white is : normal, what is Sneakers trying to tell me by : going black. : : Also, Sneakers will display her do-lap : (spelling?) quite often. Is this a sign of : agression or does she just think quite highly of : herself and doesn't realize that it makes me : laugh. She doesn't do any head bobbing, just : shows off her do-lap. This is not when she is : stressed. It seems to be more when she is : disapproving of what I am doing. : : This is the story part - I take Sneakers out at : night and hold her for about an hour. The other : night while my husband was on the computer, I put : Sneakers on top of the moniter where it was warm. : She wondered around up there and was towards the : back of the moniter when my husbanded coughed. : She did a little jump and started to slide off the : back of the moniter. She did one of her gymnastic : routines trying to get back up on the moniter. : She looked so clumsy that I started laughing so : hard that I couldn't help her. She fell off the : moniter and my husband rescued her. The look on : her face was priceless. I'm sure she was saying : "I hope no one saw that." LOL : : Joan : All our igs got darker when they got upset. As for the dewlap, I've always thought it meant " I'm the boss , look at me I'm bad so dn't fool with me. Cirsis always shows her dewlap whe a strange cat, not hers, comes in the area. I think they think they look bigger. She also arches her back and raises up higher on her feet. I swear Igs are more like cats.You can just tell they meant to do that!

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