Insect Lore Earthworm Nursery

by Insect Lore

Product Features

• Multi-chambered greenhouse habitat
• Watch the earthworms dig and grow in this special greenhouse habitat
• Release them safely into your yard to continue the lifecycle
• Includes approximately 50 Vermipod earthworm cocoons, greenhouse habitat and special growth soil
• Also includes instructional guide full of earthworm facts and activities

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 6 x 7.2 inches ; 1.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001447WQQ
• Item model number: 6610
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,143 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Hatch baby earthworms from real earthworm cocoons, and then watch them dig and grow in the special multi-chambered greenhouse habitat. Release them safely into your yard to continue the lifecycle. This educational and ecological kit is available year-round, and comes complete with approximately 50 Vermipod earthworm cocoons, greenhouse habitat, special growth soil and a instructional guide full of earthworm facts and activities.

Product Description

You've never seen a nursery like this before! Hatch baby earthworms from real earthworm cocoons, then watch them dig and grow in the special multi-chambered greenhouse habitat. Release them safely into your yard to continue the lifecycle. This educational and ecological kit is available year-round, and comes complete with approximately 50 Vermipod earthworm cocoons, greenhouse habitat, special growth soil and a instructional guide full of earthworm facts and activities. Measures 6"L x 5"W x 11"H.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Insect Toy Ever, May 4, 2009

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Amber M. Walker (Petaluma, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This is a horrible product. Here is why:
1. It falls apart. All the pieces you see are not attachted. When the kids pick it up it falls apart and everything spills on the floor.

2. You have to wait 4 to 8 weeks for the earth worm eggs, and ours never hatched. The kids were so bummed!

3. You can't fill the nursery with dirt more than half an inch. So even if your earth worms hatched you can't watch them in the dirt.

What a waste of time, the kids were so bummed!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed it but it takes a good while for them to grow, July 12, 2010

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Jane Doe "space fan" (usa) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Insect Lore Earthworm Nursery (Toy)

I was surprised at the negative reviews. I got this a couple years ago for my kids. It did take awhile for the worms to hatch. As I recall they start out as these little seeds and then hatch into these tiny white worms. The hatching took awhile - maybe a couple months in some cases. You can put them in the dirt shortly after that but by then my kids had kind of lost interest. Once you put them in the dirt you don't see them much unless you are feeding them and you move the dirt around. After all, they are worms and that's what worms do...go underground. They don't come to the surface unless they have to. Most all the worms hatched and got to be a pretty nice size before we released them into the wild. I felt bad doing that because I figured the birds would get them and they were safer in the little plastic box. Like the moms who cry at Disney movies, I got attached to the worms. *sniff*

Another reason I liked this toy is that the worms don't fly or crawl around your house and make nests (like ants or butterflies or ladybugs). If any of those creatures got loose in my house I'd probably scream. But worms don't freak me out as much.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Never did get worms to hatch., March 22, 2010

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Eric Townsend "Eric Townsend" (Post Falls, ID United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Insect Lore Earthworm Nursery (Toy)

This was an initial hit, but the worms never "hatched". The company was nice and sent us another batch to try. These did "hatch" but never grew past the size of a speck. We figured maybe it was because we didn't keep them in ideal conditions although we tried. My daughter ended up putting worms from the garden in it. Once they are buried in the dirt, it was tough for my kids to enjoy watching them. They pretty much ended up digging them up and putting them back in just to see them dig. Overall, it was a bust for us, but your mileage may vary. The quality of the build was nice. My kids still use the hatchery as a general bug catcher and like to put snails in the dirt with plants.
Other Insect Lore products have been great, like the butterfly hatchery. That was a BIG hit and worth every dime. This... not so much so. If you can properly watch over these little guys on a daily basis, maybe it will work better for you.