They are now over a month old – we’ve learnt heaps about them! She didn’t become a crazy enthusiast like her mother was, but she enjoyed watching and feeding them. In tiny little letters it’s written that it can take up to 4-5 days!Īll this hype and they didn’t hatch until day four.Įven though our Sea-Monkey journey started slowly, as they grew, which seemed almost daily, my daughter became more interested and enjoyed watching their little antics. But when one reads the title ‘The world’s only instant pets!’ then, I’d assume they’re, well, instant. Miss L couldn’t see it.ĭay 5 – A few more tiny specks swimming around in the water.Īgain, I hadn’t read the packet properly. Amazing Live Sea-Monkey Diaryįinally, the next day came around and we went straight outside to tip the Sea-Monkey eggs into the water and…ĭay 3 – Mummy squinting and pushing her nose up to tank for any movement… nothing.ĭay 4 – There was something. The disappointment on my daughter’s face was obvious (and so was the annoyance on mine. The water purifier had to do its thing – a wait of 24 hours. We went outside with the setup, and as I started reading, I realised that we wouldn’t have instant live Sea-Monkeys straight away. “They are instant live sea monkeys, baby, so we should see them hatch right away!”

I found myself getting really excited when we bought the setup and my enthusiasm tends to rub off on my daughter. Sea-Monkey PetsĪlthough I knew the Sea-Monkeys I bought for my daughter would probably suffer the same fate, I really wanted her to experience them for herself. It’s so fun watching them twirl and somersault in their little underwater land.

It was devastating.Įven so, the time I had with them was fascinating. I always found them lying on the bottom of the tank curled up in dust. No matter how hard I tried, however, they all started dying off. I sent away for numerous extras, including banana treats, a bubble aerator, and even a potion to make them fall in love and have babies. I did everything perfectly with my Sea-Monkeys. The idea of Sea-Monkeys is that you get to hatch the shrimp, watch them grow, and have your very own aquatic pets. If you haven’t seen these critters before, they aren’t actually tiny monkeys… (disappointing, I know).

When I was young, I kept Sea-Monkeys as pets.

Seamonkey tanks