Sea-Monkeys Original Instant Life

by Educational Insights

Product Features

• This basic starter set introduces you to the wet, wonderful, amazing Sea-Monkey world!
• For use in a 10 oz. container (not included), or as a refill pack.
• Comes with illustrated instructions, feeding spoon and three packets:#1 Water Purifier, #2 Instant Live Eggs,and #3 Growth Food. .Guaranteed to grow!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00062RTL0
• Item model number: 000000006605
• Our recommended age: 6 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,097 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #59 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Habitats
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Sea-Monkeys original Instant Life - Hatch Instant Pets!

Product Description

Guaranteed to live for two years, the Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys have been America's favorite aquatic pets for nearly four decades. And no wonder! Because they hatch instantly, they've been flown in outer space by NASA to see what happens to animals born in a gravity-free environment. And because they're so easy to care for, even a smart 6 year-old can raise them. This kit includes #1 Water Purifier, #2 Instant Live Eggs, #3 Growth Food, a plastic food dispenser, and a magnifying glass. For ages 6 and above.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THESE GUYS!!, February 24, 2010

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Kristy Watkins "Pet Owner Extraordinaire" (Kentucky USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Sea-Monkeys Original Instant Life (Toy)

I have had no luck at all with the full kits with the tanks included, I tried 3 separate times and all three times ended in failure, once it got knocked off the counter, once I have baby monkeys and the temps dropped drastically and they froze to death, and the last time.... They just never hatched.

I had almost given up.

I thought maybe the TANK is the problem for me, I do find it rather ugly, and it's shape lends to accidents waiting to happen, wide and thin and tall, like a domino. And the color schemes aren't very "grown up" neon green, baby blue, pink?! So I bought a small Lee's Betta Hex Keeper, it holds 24 ounces of water. I then ordered two packets of sea-monkeys, each packet needs 10 ounces to work. I followed the directions, using 20 ounces in the betta keeper and leaving the gravel out (the monkeys might get stuck or crushed in the gravel).

4 days later I have a populations EXPLOSION!!! I have so many monkeys I can't even COUNT them!!

I highly suggest if you don't like the look of the sea-monkeys tanks, don't get discouraged, try something else, there's a TON of "betta tanks" here on amazon that would work fantastically for sea-monkeys! All you have to do is be sure to measure how much water you are putting in it. And use distilled water, it works 1000x better.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sea Monkey Grandma!, March 6, 2009

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Lauren Rusin (United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sea-Monkeys Original Instant Life (Toy)

My sea monkeys just had babies! They're super fun and I just really like pretending that i can raise things... But yeah! The Sea Monkeys are great, they got big, my original ones have been around for close to two months and now there are little baby specks! Oh! And if you're that sort of person, you can watch them mate.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get Triops instead., September 9, 2008

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H. Michels (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sea-Monkeys Original Instant Life (Toy)

Sea monkeys can be fun, easy to care for, and educational. However, there are lesser known pets that are arguably more fun, much more educational, and just as easy to care for. Triopses grow much larger in size, are more interesting looking (they have three eyes!) and have more educational value. They've been on earth for so many millions of years, sometimes they are described as living fossils.
Plus, they're better for impatient kids. When they're still growing they double in size every day.
In short, this summarizes the coolness factor: Sea monkeys are just brine shrimp. Triopses will eat brine shrimp.

I gave this toy three stars because it's still basically a good product.

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