Taking Care of Your Gelert, Koi, Grundo, Uni, or Pteri

by epk

Well, after my exploits on the invisible paint brush, I thought maybe I better help owners with their pets. The ones I'm covering are the Gelert, Koi, Grundo, Uni, and Pteri. To start off, I am a big fan of the Gelert, and I figured that maybe people would pick up on the trend of Gelerts. I mean, what's not to love? They are perfect pets! They don't need a new body shape. Take the Koi, which changed on Koi Day, who used to have a weirdish body shape. Not easy to work with for the Beauty Contest, I'll tell ya that! Also, they have the classic items, Gelert Helm, Gelert Tail Armour, Gelert Full Armour, and Gelert Wand, which are always useful for low income owners. Well, here is more on the Gelert:

Gelert

This NeoPet is named after the heroic dog, Gelert, who saved a baby from a wolf and was killed by his owner shortly afterward by mistake. Gelerts live up to their namesake according to the saying about them: Many Neopian legends tell tales of a Gelert's selfless act of courage. Once you befriend one, you can guarantee you will have a faithful pal that will never let you down.

Amazing, but true. I have had a Gelert for over 9 months now (except for the fact he was a Uni for about 2 months) named egold. He is very loyal, and I do not see why people cannot enjoy this fabulous pet. They are very loyal and kind. Most Gelerts pick up their rooms and do the dishes, others go off to the Battledome and fight off evil, and a quite a few help the community. In fact, the Money Tree was said to be created by Dr. Dogwood, a Gelert. Also, Gelert's are responsible for the Wishing Well, the Hospital, the Neolodge, and were recently voted the #1 pet for Community Service, #2 being the Jubjub in the MPA (Monocerous Prevention Act) and Shop Wizard. So it's only natural that the Gelert is a gentle, loyal animal. Now, Gelerts also love almost all foods and if they don't love it, they don't even like it! The same goes for books too. But a big thing about Gelerts is their love for competition. They enter the beauty contest in bulk and are the currently running the 'Create a Gelert' campaign, and their goal is to create 1,111,111 (The Gelert's Lucky Number) more Gelerts before the Year 4. In the Battledome they are great fighters, and the claws they have are really good tools for fighting. However, 3.32% of all the known Gelerts do not like violence, so before fighting, check with your Gelert. Gelerts can be trained to like or dislike violence easily, and the current owner's attitude is contagious onto the Gelert. Probably the most amazing attribute is that Gelert's can benefit in mysterious ways from the item The Stuff, which I have 'grown' to be attached to. Bad pun, right?

Now, do not adopt a Gelert if it has a dimwitted IQ. Many Dimwitted Gelerts suffer from Dim Wit, a horrible disease that can only be cured by reaching an average IQ. A Gelert usually is about 50 or more centimeters and is at least 50 pounds also. Smaller Gelerts can be called Walerts, after the PetPet Warf. Walerts aren't that mighty in he Battledome, but can usually outsmart the better opponents and are speedy. Gelerts who are over 150 pounds and 75 centimeters high are called Fiselerts, after the rare Fish Negg. These Gelerts are super sensitive to Dim Wit. But on the other hand, they also mature faster then most Gelerts, and can understand pretty much everything. Now, if a Gelert is given height/weight booster tablets, this chart is thrown off track. Please be aware however that Gelerts do grow!

Now, Gelerts are always mean to Aishas. Why? Aishas are cattish and Gelerts don't like that. Another rival of the Gelert is the Lupe. So be careful about owning any of these pets, and the Lupe does attack Aisha's too! Aisha's are known for attacking Pteris and Lennys. Also, Gelert's love to play with Kau, Moehog, Uni, and Korbats, but make good friends with almost all the pets except for Aisha and Lupe.

Gelerts love Neopia Central so make sure if you are building a NeoHome, build it in Neopia Central if you own a Gelert. All Gelert's are scared of Faerieland however. I mean, what if it rained?

Gelerts are great farmers and gardeners, only bested by the Blumaroo. They are said to be in the process to be creating Money Tree's for NeoHome Gardens, in the honor of Dr. Dogwood. Also, if the employment agency was on more level ground, they would love doing more jobs. Quests are always fun for Gelerts, and Gelert's are hoping that one day Grandma Gelert (a famous artist) will be assigning her own quests, but she was recently kidnapped and Gelert's are not that much bloodhound.

Gelerts are famous for discovering the Hidden Tower shortly after the Faerie Queen found it. The Gelert that found it is called Celandra, and also is a qualified Domestic Faerie. She is the only known NeoPet to work for the Faerie Queen. With the except for an Aisha, who is a qualified Casual Faerie, Celandra is the only NeoPet Faerie that works for the Faerie Queen.

Now, if you own a Gelert, be sure to never, ever give it a Angel Chia Plushie! Back when all Chia Plushies became Ripped Chia Plushies, not Green, not Blue, just Ripped, my Gelert ripped the Angel Plushie and turned into a Ripped Chia Plushie, worth only around 15 NP, compared to the 15,000 price tag I paid!

Now, this may be a shock to some people, but the Gelert actually has a mood change when it is painted Strawberry. Strawberry Gelerts tend to garden a lot more, and more, and more, and more. And their number one crop? Strawberries? Nope. Rawberries, which taste best raw. Funny...now that I think of it, Strawberry Chia?

Teenage Gelerts are very civilized and like the big city. Teenage Female Gelerts are really big shoppers, and are great friends with the vain Uni. In fact, some are so vain, some Uni's get disgusted by it! The TFG's (Teenage Female Gelerts) love Gold Lipstick, Red Long Hair Brushes, and other grooming items. TMG's (Teenage Male Gelerts) however spend most of their time setting up shops and Public Services. Both are known to like Fuzzles and Evil Fuzzles and collect them.

As a baby, Gelerts love to fight with other small objects. For the first week, I would recommend giving them Fuzzles, even if it will be ripped after 1 week. Another good thing is a PetPet Gentle pets, such as Puppyblews, are great, but Warfs and Greebles work well too. On the other hand, I WOULD NOT GIVE THEM CORBALLS!

Gelert's aren't known for their intelligence, but can reach amazing high IQ levels. Their specialty in school is math, hence Polypup (Polygon), which is said to be the ancestor of the Gelert. Be careful however, they don't like reading very much.

Gelert's are the great racers in the snow, only beaten by the Poogle, Lenny, (Amazing!) and the Lupe. Gelert's are great jumpers and have been recorded jumping 25 meters into the air, and having a distance of 35 metres!

Gelert's are probably the most amazing NeoPet when it comes to Neopian Times. They have had many stories, such as one about the LupeGelert published recently.

The Gelert is an amazing NeoPet, and if you have the space, adopt one today!

Next week: Koi!