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Porcupine puffer puffed!

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I turned the tank light on and he was fine, and a couple minutes later, he was a round spiky ball. I sorta feel like porcs puff more readily than other puffers, just from seeing more videos of them on YouTube than anything else. Is this true? I know it's never the best thing when any puffer puffs, but he seems fine now, not stressed in the least. Do you think he's okay?
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He's probably fine. Porcs puff much more frequently than other puffers, and often when young puff just to practice.
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He probably just wanted food! :D
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He puffed because he's mad at you for treating him like they way you are..hehe just joking. They puff to practice like crazedpuffer**SAYS*
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plurmaster wrote:They puff to practice like crazedpuffer.
Hey I didn't know crazedpuffer could puff up! :lol:
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long ago i didnt know either. I got this info from members here who have experience with porc puffers.
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riggers wrote:
plurmaster wrote:They puff to practice like crazedpuffer.
Hey I didn't know crazedpuffer could puff up! :lol:

You'd be surprised how much he can puff up when a pretty lady walks by!

Reminds me of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWOwHn9G4K0
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riggers wrote:
plurmaster wrote:They puff to practice like crazedpuffer.
Hey I didn't know crazedpuffer could puff up! :lol:

HAHAHAHA Didnt realize till now..a missing word in there...is corrected now.
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hahaha that's videos hilarious! :lol:

Awww no don't change it you've ruined it! hehe
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Sorry about going off topic, Chaz, but it was too funny to pass up! :)

Chances are your puffy is okay, especially if things seem fine now. I've caught my puffers puffing at the most random things, so it doesn't always mean it's a bad thing. :)
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Yeah he is probably fine. Just practicing. I saw my valentini puff but he didnt see me see him puff. :)
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Agnate wrote:
riggers wrote:
plurmaster wrote:They puff to practice like crazedpuffer.
Hey I didn't know crazedpuffer could puff up! :lol:

You'd be surprised how much he can puff up when a pretty lady walks by!

Reminds me of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWOwHn9G4K0
LOL!
You'd be surprised how big I can puff :D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0gLCqKRTvw

I love this vid. Boris is pure win. It's like "Ok I'm gonna get my sla...err owner's attention" And he did just that. I loved that "Kiss my....tail" action he did when they said "You can't read the new Harry Potter book" lol
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