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Backyard Safari Bug Podz Habitat

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Bug Podz is a pretty good stand-alone item....generally well made and enough tubes and connectors for a decent size habitat. I had purchased the Backyard Safari Bug Podz and the Backyard Safari Bug Habitat thinking that since they were made by the same manufacturer, it would be compatible. Well, they arent. Its surprising to me considering that it would have taken so little on the part of the manufacturer to make it so.

Was a bit leary purchasing this product based on some reviews, but I'm glad I did. My boys LOVE this and it keeps them entertained for hours. The pieces snap together just fine and does not fall apart as easily as some reviews claim. My 4 year old constructed it in the house and carried his contraption down 3 steps into the garage without it falling apart. The connectors do need to be pushed together a bit tighter than a 4 yr old does, just check it before it's moved. As far as bugs getting out? Who'd want it in the house anyway? I teach my kids to release their "pets" when they're done playing. I also think that there are a perfect amount of tubes & connectors included, bugs are tiny, any more parts, it'd be way too big & too many pieces to lose or step on. I would recommend this toy, especially for a child who loves to build & connect things.

I bought this for my son and we both think it's a cool activity. The only problem is that there aren't enough connecting pieces in the set to use all of the tubes that come with it. This activity would be way better if it had twice as many main parts and enough connecting pieces to use them all. Also- I noticed that the connecting parts slip off pretty easily, so I can foresee bugs escaping in the future if someone bumps it or my youngest child gets at it. Those parts are also a choking hazard and if they slip off completely, that could be bad for my little one (I'll have to find a high place to store it). You'd think they'd have put some sort of locking snaps on them.

The Bug Podz are a lot of fun to play with. There are numerous ways to build all of the parts together and my son loves to change around the Podz everyday. They are not large at all and can only house the smallest bugs. A large grasshopper would have trouble getting around the tubes. This product combined two things that my son loves: building and bugs. The pods and tubes are very fragile and would break easily if dropped from a high height or stepped on. Overall they are a lot of fun and I wish I had bought two sets so that he could build more elaborate "cities". Next summer I'll get him another set to combine the two.

This product does not work. Poor workmanship, and the pieces do not fit together properly. Your kid will be disappointed with this item.