diff --git a/octodns/record/base.py b/octodns/record/base.py
index b6e3ed3..23b9a5c 100644
--- a/octodns/record/base.py
+++ b/octodns/record/base.py
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ class Record(EqualityTupleMixin):
 
         return records
 
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_rdata_texts(cls, rdatas):
+        return [cls._value_type.parse_rdata_text(r) for r in rdatas]
+
     def __init__(self, zone, name, data, source=None):
         self.zone = zone
         if name:
diff --git a/octodns/source/tinydns.py b/octodns/source/tinydns.py
index 55a5eaf..384e9e5 100755
--- a/octodns/source/tinydns.py
+++ b/octodns/source/tinydns.py
@@ -357,6 +357,44 @@ class TinyDnsBaseSource(BaseSource):
 
         yield 'SRV', name, ttl, values
 
+    def _records_for_colon(self, zone, name, lines, arpa=False):
+        # :fqdn:n:rdata:ttl:timestamp:lo
+        # ANY
+
+        if arpa:
+            # no arpa
+            return []
+
+        if not zone.owns('SRV', name):
+            # if name doesn't live under our zone there's nothing for us to do
+            return
+
+        # group by lines by the record type
+        types = defaultdict(list)
+        for line in lines:
+            types[line[1].upper()].append(line)
+
+        classes = Record.registered_types()
+        for _type, lines in types.items():
+            _class = classes.get(_type, None)
+            if not _class:
+                self.log.info(
+                    '_records_for_colon: unrecognized type %s, %s', _type, line
+                )
+                continue
+
+            # see if we can find a ttl on any of the lines, first one wins
+            ttl = self.default_ttl
+            for line in lines:
+                try:
+                    ttl = int(line[3])
+                    break
+                except IndexError:
+                    pass
+
+            rdatas = [l[2] for l in lines]
+            yield _type, name, ttl, _class.parse_rdata_texts(rdatas)
+
     def _records_for_six(self, zone, name, lines, arpa=False):
         # 6fqdn:ip:ttl:timestamp:lo
         # AAAA (arpa False) & PTR (arpa True)
@@ -376,11 +414,8 @@ class TinyDnsBaseSource(BaseSource):
         '\'': _records_for_quote,  # TXT
         '3': _records_for_three,  # AAAA
         'S': _records_for_S,  # SRV
+        ':': _records_for_colon,  # arbitrary
         '6': _records_for_six,  # AAAA
-        # TODO:
-        # Sfqdn:ip:x:port:priority:weight:ttl:timestamp:lo
-        #':': _record_for_semicolon # arbitrary
-        # :fqdn:n:rdata:ttl:timestamp:lo
     }
 
     def _process_lines(self, zone, lines):
diff --git a/tests/test_octodns_record.py b/tests/test_octodns_record.py
index 88a7dfc..becc802 100644
--- a/tests/test_octodns_record.py
+++ b/tests/test_octodns_record.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from octodns.idna import idna_encode
 from octodns.record import (
     AliasRecord,
     ARecord,
+    CnameRecord,
     Create,
     Delete,
     MxValue,
@@ -176,6 +177,20 @@ class TestRecord(TestCase):
         # make sure there's nothing extra
         self.assertEqual(5, len(records))
 
+    def test_parse_rdata_texts(self):
+        self.assertEqual(['2.3.4.5'], ARecord.parse_rdata_texts(['2.3.4.5']))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ['2.3.4.6', '3.4.5.7'],
+            ARecord.parse_rdata_texts(['2.3.4.6', '3.4.5.7']),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ['some.target.'], CnameRecord.parse_rdata_texts(['some.target.'])
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ['some.target.', 'other.target.'],
+            CnameRecord.parse_rdata_texts(['some.target.', 'other.target.']),
+        )
+
     def test_values_mixin_data(self):
         # no values, no value or values in data
         a = ARecord(self.zone, '', {'type': 'A', 'ttl': 600, 'values': []})
diff --git a/tests/test_octodns_source_tinydns.py b/tests/test_octodns_source_tinydns.py
index 81129b0..338c4d6 100644
--- a/tests/test_octodns_source_tinydns.py
+++ b/tests/test_octodns_source_tinydns.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class TestTinyDnsFileSource(TestCase):
     def test_populate_normal(self):
         got = Zone('example.com.', [])
         self.source.populate(got)
-        self.assertEqual(28, len(got.records))
+        self.assertEqual(30, len(got.records))
 
         expected = Zone('example.com.', [])
         for name, data in (
@@ -177,6 +177,26 @@ class TestTinyDnsFileSource(TestCase):
                     ],
                 },
             ),
+            (
+                'arbitrary-sshfp',
+                {
+                    'type': 'SSHFP',
+                    'ttl': 45,
+                    'values': [
+                        {
+                            'algorithm': 1,
+                            'fingerprint_type': 2,
+                            'fingerprint': '00479b27',
+                        },
+                        {
+                            'algorithm': 2,
+                            'fingerprint_type': 2,
+                            'fingerprint': '00479a28',
+                        },
+                    ],
+                },
+            ),
+            ('arbitrary-a', {'type': 'A', 'ttl': 3600, 'value': '80.81.82.83'}),
         ):
             record = Record.new(expected, name, data)
             expected.add_record(record)
@@ -253,4 +273,4 @@ class TestTinyDnsFileSource(TestCase):
         got = Zone('example.com.', ['sub'])
         self.source.populate(got)
         # we don't see one www.sub.example.com. record b/c it's in a sub
-        self.assertEqual(27, len(got.records))
+        self.assertEqual(29, len(got.records))
diff --git a/tests/zones/tinydns/example.com b/tests/zones/tinydns/example.com
index 301269f..3369a28 100755
--- a/tests/zones/tinydns/example.com
+++ b/tests/zones/tinydns/example.com
@@ -72,3 +72,11 @@ S_a._tcp.example.com::target.somewhere.else:8080:10:50:43
 S_b._tcp.example.com:56.57.58.59:target.srv.example.com.:9999
 # complete duplicate should be ignored
 S_b._tcp.example.com:56.57.58.59:target.srv.example.com.:9999
+
+# arbitrary multi-value non-spec record
+:arbitrary-sshfp.example.com:SSHFP:2 2 00479a28
+:arbitrary-sshfp.example.com:SSHFP:1 2 00479b27:45
+# does not make sense to do an A this way, but it'll work
+:arbitrary-a.example.com:a:80.81.82.83
+# this should just be inored b/c the type is unknown
+:arbitrary-invalid.example.com:invalid:does not matter:99