Morino/Forestgotchi Tama Log #1

Photo of My Morino Tamagotchi shell (orange w/ vines)

Note: This is my first Tamagotchi Log ever! I'm not sure how to document everything, so everything in this log is an experiment. I hope it turns out well and I hope you, the reader, enjoy it just as much as I enjoyed creating it :)

Day 1 - March 7th, 2021

2:09PM:

Here is the story of Flax, my Morino Tamagotchi. I hatched him at 2:09PM CST on Saturday, March 7th, 2021 from a white egg, which means he'll change into one of a number of different adult characters.

Currently, I'm playing Runescape 3 training Runecrafting on my account F2P1tilepr1K. I won't get into too much detail, but playing Runescape is how I relax in my free time :) My girlfriend, Brittany, and I are also watching Demon Slayer in our office together. We just started episode 1 so we hope it's good, even though we are a little late to the party xD. I spent a lot of time working on my yard and cleaning up around the house Saturday, so I'm spending this Sunday having some fun and relaxing. That's when I decided to hatch my little Morino. I can't wait!

4:59PM:

It's been nearly 3 hours and I forgot to check on him even once, but he never beeped. Looks like he is 3 hunger/happiness down, so I better fill him up soon. Currently, we are on episode 5 of Demon Slayer :) Time is flying by with little Flax.

6:00PM:

Flax started beeping like crazy! I checked the screen, pressed B and saw a frog was attacking. I relentlessly tapped his screen to wake him up and I saved him just in time. Woohoo! Now he's happy and safe.

7:52PM:

I just checked up on Flax and he pooped. What a messy little boy. I'm about to head to the movie theater to see Raya and the Last Dragon with my girlfriend. I'll bring Flax too. I hope I don't have to pay for an extra ticket :P

10:51PM:

We finally got back home at, I hadn't checked on Flax the whole movie. He's sound asleep, so I'm turning the light off. He has 2 hunger leafs full, and he's completely out of happiness leafs. Uh oh :x I should have paid more attention. I hope he atleast enjoyed the movie; My girlfriend and I both did. It was entertaining with drama, action, and great storytelling. That's it for Flax's first day on earth, I'll be sure to update on him tomorrow.

Day 2 - March 8th, 2021

9:00AM:

It's early in the morning and I'm working from home. I've been up since nearly 7:30AM and Flaxseed finally woke up :) I just realized that his clock is 1 hour behind, so it's 8:00AM for him right now. As soon as he woke up he started calling for attention. When I checked I saw that he was almost squished by an unknowing human, so I tapped the screen and saved him. He looked so happy. I then filled up his hunger and happiness from last night and I'll leave him be for now. It's so nice having him around to keep me company during work.

12:19PM:

I just checked on him since he woke up and he was completely hungry. I didn't hear his beeps, I guess I was too busy with work. He also had a little poop which I cleaned up, shortly after feeding him. He's all better now

1:00PM:

A foot almost stepped on him so I saved him.

2:10PM:

Flax evolved into the mighty potato bug! He's now white, and long. He stretches across the screen it's adorable. I can't wait to see how he evolves in his adult stage hehe.

5:00PM:

I was driving to meet my dad for dinner. I moved out nearly 2 years ago so I try to keep up and see him every few weeks. We met at our favorite BBQ place :P It's our favorite restaurant! While on the drive, Flax beeped for a foot step. The last one happened at 1:00PM so it looks like the attacks/foot steps happen every 4 hours. I dislike the frequency, but I still saved him in time (while at a red light, of course!).

I can already tell that Flax is into metal and prog music... I've been listening to Tool a lot lately and he's been with me the whole time. Looks like Tool has a new fan :P

Day 3 - March 9th, 2021

9:00AM:

Flax just woke up at 9:00AM during work. I nearly missed his call for help since I was busy with work, but I made it in time to help prevent him getting squashed. I've been the opposite of a "helicopter parent" for Flax; it makes him strong and independent, ya know? I checked his hunger and happiness and he was completely empty. I filled them up ASAP.

11:00AM:

Flax called for another foot step! I thought it only happened every 4 hours, but this time it happened in 2. That's weird. I'll keep my eye on it.

6:37PM:

My girlfriend and I are about to workout at the gym. I don't want to take Flax along since I can't care for him then, so I'm pausing him for now (5:37PM his time.) I'll try and unpause him when I get home.

Day 4 - March 10th, 2021

11:06AM:

I still haven't unpaused Flax :( Last night got super busy with the gym, shopping, and more, so I couldn't care for him. Sadly this will push back his age by 1 day, but no worries, I'll keep the log updated. His current stats are 3/4 hunger, 0/4 happiness, 2 years old and 42lbs. I think I want him down in the 30-39lb range, so I'm going to play games to fill up his happiness. Two birds, one stone :P

My plan is to keep him at a nice healthy weight between 30-39lbs and to give him a cool environment when he is cocooned. I'm so excited to see what adult he turns in to!!!

12:00PM:

SPOOKY FROG. A frog just attacked Flax so I smacked him away hehe. He's protected for now.

9:37PM:

Uh oh, I got busy this evening when going out for dinner and napping. When I returned I saw that Flax got attacked while I was gone, had two big poops, and was sleeping! I had to change his time so that he was awake to heal him, clean his poops, feed him, etc. After doing that I changed his time back and put him to sleep.

Day 5 - March 11th, 2021

10:40AM:

I woke up a little late today, I've been super exhausted from work and the stress of daily life. When I checked on Flax he was perfectly fine. He was 3/4 hunger and happiness, so I fed him and played a few games to drop his weight as well. He's sitting at a healthy 36lbs.

I also suspect he will enter his coccoon phase today! He's 4 years old (I guess 3 since I paused a day?). He'll stay in the coccoon phase for 24 hours and I'll make sure to give him a cold environment. Protecting him from attacks and make sure his temperature isn't too hot or cold are the most difficult parts of this phase, so I'm not too worried.

1:28PM:

So long story short, around noon I walked into my kitchen and noticed we had a bad ant infestation. I bascially had to drop everything and handle it, go to the store and pick up some ant raid bait traps and call a pest control company. It took up a solid hour and a half. When I got back I noticed that Flax was hurt from an attack. I'm getting worried for him since I don't want him to die :( I'm going to pay attention a lot more, it just feels like life has been keeping me busy.

7:00PM:

Flax still hasn't gone into his coccoon phase. He just beeped for a foot about to step on him so I went in and saved him. It feels like it's taking him *forever* to age! I'm really looking forward to his adult stage.

Day 6 - March 12th, 2021

11:06AM:

I'm really grouchy today. I woke up dead exhausted around 10:45AM feeling pretty bad. When I went to check on Flax, he was 3/4 hunger and 2/4 happiness. I filled him up and he seems happy! Today is the day where he finally goes into his coccoon phase!!!

3:00PM:

I have a team meeting for work right now and I suspect that he is going to be attacked soon, so I'm going to pause him for an hour or so.

4:10PM:

I unpaused Flax just now, whooosh that was a long meeting. I'll keep taking care of him, though I hope his coccoon phase isn't pushed back till tomorrow.

7:46PM:

On my way home from dinner, Flax started beeping super loud while I was driving. I just knew he was finally going into his coccoon phase!! When I got home I saw that he changed and he even had a little poop with him :) I set his temperature to cold and left him be for the rest of the night.

Day 7 - March 13th, 2021

11:10AM:

I woke up super late and went to check on Flax ASAP. His coccoon still has a little poop with him, but I happily cleaned it up.

I noticed his temperature was too cold so I changed it to hot. I want him to be a moderate cool, not freezing! I hear Morino's can die if you have the temperature too extreme for a long time.

Photo of changing Flax's temperature meter

8:21PM:

I left Flax alone for most of the day. I checked on his temperature once. I had a busy day with my car, laptop, and lunch with mom. Brittany and I also worked out which was awesome! Afterwards, I checked to see if Flax finally turned into an adult!!! I discovered he is a Funkorogatchi species :) Super cute.

Funkorogatchi sprite

He's super cute, he dances around the screen and I adore it. I noticed he has a new food option for poop! Hahahaha I think he's a little dung beetle or a pill bug. His current stats are: 1/4 hunger, 0/4 happiness, 70bs, and 5 yrs old. I wonder how long he will live :)

He's going to join me and my girlfriend tonight playing some games. I may play Runescape 3, he will be with me the whole grind.

Photo of Flax as Funkirogotchi (adult) pt 1

11:00PM:

It's 10PM for him (his clock is set 1 hr behind) and he finally went to sleep. He pulled his little leaf over him to sleep. Good night little Flax, I'll see you in the morning :P

Day 8 - March 14th, 2021

8:00PM:

Today was Flax's last day on Earth. He spent most of the day dancing around, enjoying his Sunday. My girlfriend and I were working on chores and went out shopping today. I thought Flax would be okay by himself, but I guess not... I think he was attacked while I was gone and I couldn't protect him.

He was attacked twice throughout the evening, when I noticed he had passed late at night around 8:00PM. I was heart broken because I didn't see him before he left. His stats were roughly 7 years old, 77lbs. He was such a cute little bug who lived a good life. Rest in Peace, Flax. You will be greatly missed.

Final words...

I have played the Morino/Forestgotchi a few times before, but I didn't enjoy it like I did with Flax. Flax was fun to care for. I enjoyed bringing him on my daily adventures, from movies, to the gym, to long rides and even boring chores! I cared for Flax the best I could and he evolved into the adult I wanted. I'm happy for him, and I hope he is well in Tama-Heaven.

I would love to run my Morino/Forestgotchi a few more times in the future and log my adventures. I would love to try and raise some of the secret characters. For now though, this is the end of my first Morino/Forestgotchi log. Actually, this is the end of my first Tama log ever.

So THANK YOU! Thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts and adventures with Flax. I hope you enjoyed the journey and I encourage you to check out my other Tama Logs soon. Again, thank you :) Until next time!