Turmaculus

What is the Turmaculus?
In Meridell sleeps a creature called the Turmaculus. He's also referred to as the King of all Petpets, or as Turmy. The Turmaculus sleeps most of the day, but each day there is one hour that you can wake him up. As anyone waking up they can either be in a good mood or a bad mood he can either reward you, or.. yes, eat your petpet. On this page you will find out how to wake him, and what possible effects you may expect from waking him. This page was made with the help of Turmaculus expert, neomyotismon.

 

How to Play
When you approach the Turmaculus, he will only be found asleep. 
 

Turmaculus The king of all petpets is sleeping... can your petpet wake him up?? Approach the great Turmaculus if you dare... Good luck Galliard Legends speak of a Petpet who had a gigantic appetite. As he ate, he grew, and as he grew, he ate... until one day this colossal petpet could not move any more. The Turmaculus can be found in the land of Meridell, sleeping nearly 24 hours a day. If you can wake him up, chances are he may be able to help you with an item, or a healing spell... just don't catch him in a bad mood (we weren't kidding about his appetite!) Wake Up Turmaculus Select MethodHit him with a StickRing a BellKick HimSing to HimTap Dance for HimBlow Your NoseSneezeDump Cold Water on HimScreamBang Pots and Pans

The Responses
If you are able to wake the Turmaculus, you can expect one of the following effects (note that these are random):
 

Your petpet gets eaten, in return you receive an avatar and the Turmaculus battledome challenger Nothing happens Your petpet gains a level Your pet gets stronger Your pet's hit points get fully healed You receive 100 neopoints You receive 250 neopoints You receive 350 neopoints You receive an item, see the table below:

 
Most of the time, however, you won't be able to wake the Turmaculus and may get one of the typical responses:

 

Turmaculus The king of all petpets is sleeping... can your petpet wake him up??   Turmaculus rolls over... OWWW! That was your petpet. Galliard did everything possible, but did not wake him.

The Rewards
Below are a list of prizes that you can get whether or not you wake up the Turmaculus.

 



How to Wake Up the Turmaculus
You're allowed to try and wake him every hour, this means that you could try to wake him 24 times a day. However, the Turmaculus is only awake during one hour each day. This hour is based upon a mathematical calculation that you can read below.

There are 10 different ways of waking him up, it is not known if one way has a greater chance of your petpet getting eaten over another.
 

Hit him with Stick Ring a Bell Kick Him Sing to Him Tap Dance for Him Blow Your Nose Sneeze Dump Cold Water on Him Scream Bang Pots and Pans

Calculating When the Turmaculus Can Be Awoken
In order to calculate when the Turmaculus will be awake you first need to know at which time the Turmaculus was up yesterday, then you start from there. There are three calculations, the first one is the one that occurs most often. Please note that the AM and PM is random, so it could be either 5 am or 5 pm for example. These methods are used with permission of neomyotismon from her petpage.

THE 5 HOUR JUMP
There is a simple calculation for predicting when he is due up. +5 to the previous day's up time (Note: the AM/PM part is random as there is no set pattern which is why it is called the 5hr jump) So as an example:
Day 1: Turmaculus is up at 12am NST
Day 2: Turmaculus is up at 5pm NST
Day 3: Turmaculus is up at 10pm NST

THE NON 5 HOUR JUMP
Of course with any rule there are exceptions to it which have to be figured out, the 6hr jumps are just another one. These usually happen every 13 days, however they have been known to happen on day 12 and day 14. We then also have a 6-4 pattern appearing from time to time.
Day 1: Turmaculus is up 12am
Day 2: Turmaculus is up 6pm - As you see this is +6hrs rather than the usual 5hr
Day 3: Turmaculus is up 10pm - As you see this is +4hrs rather than the usual 5hr
Day 4: Turmaculus is up 4pm - As you see this is +6hrs rather than the usual 5hr
Day 5: Turmaculus is up 9am - As you see the time goes back to a normal 5hr jump.

THE START OF THE MONTH JUMP
When each month goes over to the next it is usually a 7hr or 8hr jump from the START day of the previous month.
Month 1: Turmaculus is up 12am
Month 2: Turmaculus is up 7am
Month 3: Turmaculus is up 2pm



Knowing When the Turmaculus Can Be Awoken

There is a petpage, Turmaculus Times, that focuses on the Turmaculus' wake windows.  You can see the predicted times that the Turmaculus will be awoken, without having to do any calculations. If you want to know in advance when the Turmaculus can be awoken, you may want to check it out.

There are also other ways of finding out. On SunnyNeo we have a Turmaculus alert at the front page of our website that we activate when we know the Turmaculus can be awoken. Unfortunately we do not always have it up due to the fact that we're not online 24/7.

A third way is to hang around the neoboards, on the neoboards you will always find 'Turmy Alerts', when the Turmaculus is known to be awoken during that hour.


Avatar
Should your petpet get eaten, yes you lose the petpet, but! you can gain an avatar and battledome challenger.
 

Below you can see what happens when you actually get the avatar.
 

Turmaculus The king of all petpets is sleeping... can your petpet wake him up??   You have awoken the great Turmaculus... AHHHHHH!!!! Turmaculus ate your petpet! BURP   Something Has Happened! You are now eligible to use 'Turmaculus' as an avatar on the NeoBoards !

  

Battledome Challenger
When you wake the Turmaculus for the first time, you not only are eligible for an avatar, but you can unlock Turmy as a Battledome Challenger. 

 

NEW BATTLEDOME CHALLENGER!!! Turmaculus will be waiting for you in the BATTLEDOME !!! Hide your petpets!!!!!