POWDERED PETS (Sea Monkeys)

Member Name: LaineyMc

Product:	Sea Monkeys
Date:	16/01/06 (858 review reads)
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Advantages: Pets in an instant

Disadvantages: Time and patience

This is something my son was given as a Christmas present, to be honest I had never heard of them and was very curious to know how you could grow creatures from powder and thought it was another of life’s great rip offs and to be honest I thought it wasn’t worth time even opening the pack but my son like most anxious children wouldn’t let me forget it so I thought ok lets get on with it.

Opening the packet I found there was a tank which sea through is roughly 20cm high and 10cm wide and has magnifying areas around , a tiny scoop and 3 sachets each numbered 1,2, and 3.

So it came time to get started so as per usual mummy took charge and we got the instructions out and first we needed to clean the tank which is easy just rinse it out a few times then fill the tank to the fill level but it is important here do not use tap water, you should use bottled spring water (not mineral). If you don’t have any bottled spring water to hand then what you can do is boil some water and leave to cool overnight.

Once you are ready to fill your tank you should use 300ml (or 10fl oz) water and empty the sachet with no 1 on it and stir until all the powder has dissolved. There is nothing else to do now for 24 hours.

When your 24 hours are up its time to add your eggs which are in sachet 2. Add all the sachet to your tank and stir gently. Wait a few minutes and then soon tiny little white specs about the size of a full stop will begin to appear which believe it or not are your sea monkeys.

Now the work begins, your tank has to be oxygenated regulary and this is done by carefully pouring the contents of your tank into a clean sterile container or jug 4 or 5 times. This has to be done once a day for a week afterwhich you will see your Sea Monkeys double in size. A word of warning it is better if you do this and not your child as it takes a steady hand so not to lose any of the water.

You don’t need to feed them for 5 days which is what is in sachet 3, to feed them you use the little scoop that was in your pack and put one scoopful into the tank, you only have to feed them again when the water turns clear. You will know if you do overfeed them as the water then turns very cloudy, be careful not to overfeed as this will harm your Sea Monkeys and they could die. If your Sea Monkeys should die then all you do is pour more water (make sure its spring or boiled water as above) and more Sea Monkey’s will hatch.

So now we have our healthy Sea Monkeys and to be honest I feel that my son had very little to do with the production of them but he loves watching them and the magnifying areas of the tank are great for this.

There is a website which is

http://www.sea-monkeys.com/html/shoponline/uk/

here is where you can purchase more food and accessories although the sachet of food we got at Christmas time has done us well.

For advice on how to care for your sea monkeys and fun facts etc visit

http://www.seamonkeyworship.com

Summary: A great thing for the kids to become involved in