Triops Small Pack

by Triops Inc.

Product Features

• Triops are crustaceans that look like miniature horseshoe crabs.
• hatch yours today with this great kit

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.5 x 4 inches ; 0.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000HKYUDG
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,747 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #95 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Science > Biology
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Product Description

Triops are crustaceans that look like miniature horseshoe crabs. Triops have a relatively short lifespan of 20 to 90 days and grow quickly to their adult length of one to three inches. How large they grow depends on the amount of light and food they receive. After hatching, they often double in size daily! Each of these packs includes 30-50 cultured Triops eggs, a Triops food packet, a sealed nutrient pack and a direction pamphlet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great replacement pack, March 7, 2008

By 

B. Patton - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Triops Small Pack (Toy)

It was handy to be able to only order the eggs after the 4yr old spilled the first packet of the dust sized eggs. A few hatched. Two got good sized. Then one turned cannibal and ate half his friend. The murderer lasted another week or so- about 60 days all together- and got up to 1 1/2 inches before he died of unknown causes. Possibly guilt or indigestion. Kids took it pretty well and enjoyed them while they lasted.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Triopolis is GREAT!!!, January 22, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Triops Small Pack (Toy)

I got Triopolis for my brother, because he wanted triops, and I got him this. He loves it! It has 5 chambers, (assuming arranged like a + sign,) a center chamber, up, down, left, and right. eciting instructions: 1. pour water into container. 2. pour everything in ( directed as in instructions!!!) 3.wait a day or so. 4. see your new TRIOPS IN TRIOPOLIS!!! they do flips, jumps, and more tricks!!! no teaching required. you can also buy extra triops with food, as tagged below.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great...for triops., February 28, 2011

By 

Adam - 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 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Triops Small Pack (Toy)

I love the little prehistoric cannibals. Triops are great pets and are great for classroom experiments. The ONLY problem I have encountered is that triops do not always hatch out of every egg(meaning you may put in 30 eggs and get 15 triops). I have done this many times, and I love the service. I was lucky enough to get it on the "Get this by Tomorrow" promotion. Overall, it's a great product and VERY fun. I find it really cool to see the little dudes grow so fast. plus the eggs keep longer than most eggs of other animals do (haha).
My Ideas for improvement:
None!
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Good product and service!
Thanks Triops Inc.!