Night of the Phantoms and Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween jammers! I hope you have a good time going trick-or-treating, attending parties, or just dressing up - whatever you are doing for Halloween - and stay safe!

On Animal Jam, it's Night of the Phantoms. The banner above greets you as you login, and Jamaa is full of Halloween parties to attend! Go have some fun but be sure to grab your Trick-Or-Treat Bucket in Jam Mart Clothing before you go getting candy.

I usually end up missing Halloween on AJ for some reason. This is my first one since maybe 2012 or 2013! Either way, this bucket was a new thing for me. I was actually expecting it to be a neck item that you hold in your mouth or something like that, but it actually is just worn on your side. 

Jammers at their dens giving out candy or throwing parties, don't forget to get a Candy Bowl! Where else are you gonna keep your sweets? This item is a perfect must-have for any Halloween party or trick-or-treating party.

Have fun, jammers! Be sure to tell us all your Halloween and Night of the Phantoms memories... and don't forget, pictures or it didn't happen! ;^)

Monster Teeth

With Halloween being tomorrow and the anticipation to see if bats may actually be released later today or tomorrow, Animal Jam has added a new item to stores! This time it's the classic Monster Teeth. 

You can buy them for a good 500 gems. Pick a color and pretend you're a vampire while you're at it! Just don't go biting random strangers in Jamaa... ;^)

Phantom Gate Glitch

Earlier today I was playing the Phantoms game (the one with the torch and candy) for the 5th level prize. Every year, I expect to get better at this game, but I'm always terrible. I barely made it to level 5 after about 7 attempts. But eventually I made it and got the Phantom Gate prize.

However, it was just tonight I figured I'd find a way to incorporate it into my den. Seeing as I'm a nonmember, my den has a ton of strange themes going on, so I had to find some weird way to make it work. Nonmembers, you'll understand. 

Anyways, this odd glitch happened to me; when I had the den editor open, my mouse was no where near the Phantom Gate but instead on the button you press to change dens, however it still acted like my mouse was on the Phantom Gate, as pictured:

You can click the picture to make it bigger. But anyways, if you look, the "Switch Your Den" hover is there becuase that was where my mouse was. Not sure why my mouse didn't appear in the picture!

After I left the den editor, my Phantom Gate was still outlined in white like I was moving it! And my remove and rotate buttons were still there, though my wall icon kind of blocks them. How weird and/or spooky! ;^)

Something is telling me this isn't uncommon though, and it isn't just with this item. It seems like one of those glitches. Have you guys ever came across this?

Bats May Soon Be Flying Into Jamaa

Everyone's heard about the next new animal potentially being an arctic fox, however, a recent Facebook post has suggested otherwise. Animal Jam had earlier teamed up with Bat Conservation International, collaborating on some new facts and videos about bats for Bat Week.

Bat Conservation International's official Facebook page left this reply to an Animal Jam players comment, providing new evidence that this new animal may infact be something else:

Image courtesy of Animal Jam Spirit.

So is this new animal a bat? Some jammers are even suggesting that it is a bat and could be released tomorrow or the day after - the day of Halloween or the eve before. It does seem oddly fitting. What do you think? Is it still arctic foxes or is it a bat?

New Head Items - Zombie Mask, Robot Mask, Mummy Mask, and Halo

With Halloween getting more and more nearer, not even a handful of days away, Animal Jam is adding all sorts of new Halloween items. And as a result of that, we have these new masks and halo in stores! Take a look:

From left: Mummy Mask, Halo, Robot Mask

Anything look familiar? I believe so! Along with this was another mask additon. 

This is certainly a bit off... when it comes to being a zombie in my opinion. It just looks like a green, spotted skull to me rather than zombie. What do you guys think? Agree or disagree that it looks like a zombie? Hm.

Buy a few masks and take a few pictures! Better yet, throw a whole Halloween party!

New Steampunk Items and Spooky Items

Todays new items includes the additions of the Steampunk furniture, located in Zimbara Outback. With this we have many new things to decorate our dens with:

Top row from left: Steampunk Stove, Steampunk Zeppelin Balloon, Steampunk Coat Rack

Bottom row from left: Steampunk Sink, Steampunk Welcome Mat, Steampunk Writing Desk

Top row from left: Steampunk Table, Steampunk Floor Safe, Steampunk Porthole

Bottom row from left: Steampunk Lamp, Steampunk Chair, Seampunk Couch

   

In my opinion, they are a little pricey, but most of them are animated so I think that can sort of explain the amount of gems they are... maybe. What do you think? Are they expensive? 

Along with this, we have many new Spooky den items due to Halloween approaching quickly! What are your plans for Halloween? Surprisingly, I haven't seen a lot of Halloween parties or haunted houses a lot in Jamaa, but I'm sure with the arrival of these items thats sure to change.

From left: Spooky Couch, Spooky Chair, Spooky Lamp

This Haunted Bookshelf is also animated, with the book poking out and being moved in anothers place.

Thankfully, it appears these items are a bit cheaper except for the Haunted Bookshelf, but I'm positive it costs more because of the nice bit of animation it has. It looks just like a ghost is searching for a good read! What are your opinons on this new furniture?

Bitter Sweets Halloween Adventure - Helpful Tip

As you play the special Halloween adventure, Bitter Sweets, you may notice that amount of candy you need starts growing from the hundreds (it doesn't grow by just 100 pieces every time, either, it can go up by even 300+) and can get a little bit overwhelming or just... too time consuming. Maybe you are like me, and don't have much patience? Well, here's a very simple, easy, but extremely helpful tip just for you.

If you bring up the map, you'll notice its conveniently the shape of a phantom. Very festive. Anyways, you will need to bring up the map and look at the tentacles. The easiest location to complete this is the top left tentacle, or where the blue dot is at. Why, you ask? Here's the "secret"...

See those purple, bubbly looking things? Some odd phantom doo-dad I can't remember the name of? Yeah. Those bad boys. These are the phantoms wrongdoing, but for this adventure, they are actually pretty helpful. If you attack them, this happens...

Candy and gems will take their place! This is very useful seeing as these purple phantom doo-dads are all over this tentacle of the map and quickly respawn. It makes getting the candy easy! You don't even really need to chase phantoms anymore at this point. Or atleast, I didn't.

What is your opinion on this tip? Was it as helpful as I thought? And how well do you like the Bitter Sweets adventure? Good luck at getting some candy, jammers!

Leaving the Shelves - #1

Hey jammers! Today we will be starting another new segment, this time called Leaving the Shelves. Its will be weekinly posted and is for jammers who want a item before it goes or before it may go rare after removal from the shops. This will be for both den and clothing.

So lets get started!

This week, we have a few items already beginning to countdown their days left. One of them includes the Bumblebee Bag Chair, which is definitely cute, and the Beekeeper Hive, a must have for any bee enthusiast or pet bee owner. The Bumblebee Bag Chair has only 2 days left and the Beekeeper Hive is sadly on its last day the time this post was written (October 26th)!

The Horseshoe Set and Croquet Set will also be leaving soon for all you yard game lovers! The Horshoe Set has a good 10 days left and the Croquet Set has 8 left. Get them before they leave stores and throw a yard party at your den!

Flower wise, the lovely Marigold and Marigold Bouquet will be leaving too, both in 6 days! Get them while you can.

The removal of the bigger-than-life Giant Magnet is also near, with 3 days left, and the treasure hunters dream item, the Chest of Gems, has 6 days left. Maybe get a chest or two and throw a treasure hunting party or pirate party! Have a good time with these items before they leave stores.

The elegant and beautiful Rose Table will also soon be making an exit, this time in 5 days. It's perfect for any garden themed or oriented den, or for anyone that wants a certain princess/fairytale look to their place! 

And finally, there is the soon removal of one of the best items to ever come to Jamaa (in my opinion, of course)... the Pink Flamingo. I've had so much good times with these darn flamingos, it's kind of surprising and/or sad. These flamingos are one of my favorites when it comes to den items!

Not to mention, I may have or may have not made a special flamingo shrine dedicated to these pink feathered friends...

I have no regrets.

Rare Item Monday - Purple and Yellow Pumpkin Mask

This weeks Rare Item Monday is this purple and yellow Pumpkin Mask! It's a nice lilac color paired with a deeper yellow; it almost makes it look like the pumpkin has bad teeth - yuck! But despite that, these two colors make a nice scheme. 

The purple and yellow Pumpkin Mask is only available this Monday for a modest 450 gems, so get it while you can!

Jammers of the Month - Beginning of the Blog Special

Since this is the beginning of AJL and the first Jammer of the Month, we thought it would be nice to turn this into a little special of sorts and feature two jammers! These two jammers, you ask? None other than xKoharu and wolfywithhorns. 

I met these two jammers through previous friends of mine, and I couldn't be happier that I met them. Kohu, as I call her, is very kind and hilarious (she can literally make anything amusing; that or I have the worst sense of humor in existence). Wolfywithhorns is also very kind and is such a nice friend to have; he is always there for you ready to listen and isn't hesitant to try and help you resolve your troubles. Both of them are trustworthy and amazing pals, thus earning them the title Jammer(s) of the Month!

Group picture! These two have always been by my side, even when I lost my membership a few times. 

The Start of The Animal Jam Ledger

Hello all! Welcome to The Animal Jam Ledger, and also thank you for visiting. Our goals for this site are few but important - one, to bring the news and updates of Animal Jam to you and provide info on them accurately, and two, to provide helpful tips and material for any jammer. We hope to do our best for one of the best - the Animal Jam community! 

For now, we have no set dates for posts. I guess you could consider this our sort of testing stage... expect changes in format and so on for the while and thanks again for viewing us!