
They got their son a pet octopus. Weeks later, there were 50 more
The Peninsula
Cameron Clifford had finally given in to his son s pleas and bought him a pet octopus. After several weeks, he was getting the hang of caring for thei...
Cameron Clifford had finally given in to his son’s pleas and bought him a pet octopus. After several weeks, he was getting the hang of caring for their new tentacled pet - then he discovered what looked liked dozens of "puffed-up, clear Tic Tacs” inside its den.
Terrance was not a male octopus, as they had first thought. Her new tank in Cal Clifford’s bedroom was filled with dozens of eggs.
But that was only the first twist in a saga playing out in Edmond, Okla., that captivated thousands of people on social media. The biggest surprise, Clifford said, actually came one night in February, when he picked up one of the eggs - which he had long assumed weren’t fertilized - and accidentally popped it. What he thought was a "blob of some strange liquid” came out and fell back into the tank.
Seconds later, that blob started swimming. It was a tiny version of Terrance.