- Allows children to grow pets from the age of the dinosaurs
- Eggs guaranteed to hatch
- Eggs hatch in 24 hours
- Spare parts can be ordered so product can be used again and again
- Contents may vary slightly from those depicted
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Model Number5026175001302
Assembly RequiredNo
Batteries Required?No
Batteries Included?No
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Wild Science are a range of science kits with real attitude! Triop World is a popular product for all age groups. Hatch living creatures from the age of the dinosaurs and see how they double in size each day! Triops hatch in 24 hours, can grow up to 4cm long and have an incredible life cycle. You may also hatch other creatures with your Triops that may include Clam Shrimps, Fairy Shrimp and Daphnia. Don't forget these Triops are guaranteed to hatch! Recommended for children aged 7 years and over. Contents may vary slightly from those shown
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209 of 212 people found the following review helpful
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Is it possible to become emotionally attached to a kill-crazy cannibalistic worm that looks like a facehugger from the Alien movies and spends most of its time attempting to eat its siblings? Having recently shed a tear while burying my last one - Chompy - in the back garden, I'd say yes. These little beasties inspired fear and disgust in my girlfriend, but to me they were true friends.
How could I forget the way Chompy used to play with his smaller brothers, chasing them around their tank for hours on end? Every couple of days, one of the brothers would vanish completely, and Chompy would do an extra-long poo to show how much he missed them.
After about 30 days, Chompy disposed of the final, equally large brother - Ripley - by eating him from the tail up. I caught the two of them playing on the bottom of the tank - Chompy had Ripley's face in his mouth, and was munching away without a care in the world. The rest of Ripley was nowhere to be seen.
Heartbroken, Chompy only lasted another week after that. For a while, he ate his fish pellets and bits of carrot as normal, but a triops is only half a triops without his playmates. Eventually Chompy turned green, and the end was nigh.
Would I repeat the experience? Maybe, but next time I would have to steel myself for the inevitable tragic end. Triops might not live long, but they've got personality. And they eat Sea Monkeys for breakfast.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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...something other reviewers seem to have missed is that in this particular product the bag of sand allows you to hatch many generations of Triops
Once your first batch have reached adult stage (about 2 weeks) the majority of which will be hermaphrodites that lay fertilised eggs in the sand.
After they all die you can let the tank dry out for a month or so and then a re-filling of the same type of water used should see a whole new bunch of hatchlings.
'Triop World' is one of the few kits to mention this in the instruction booklet AND provide the sand.
Some other kits on the market include gravel - but I have found sand works better for getting the Triops to lay eggs in.
This makes it especially useful as an educational tool because children can see the cycle of life right before their eyes.
The only thing left out of this kit which would give it a 5 star rating is the lack of a mini strip thermometer.
That would enable you to make sure the temperature is correctly maintained for the first few days - which is crucial in successful hatching of the little creatures!
Once your first batch have reached adult stage (about 2 weeks) the majority of which will be hermaphrodites that lay fertilised eggs in the sand.
After they all die you can let the tank dry out for a month or so and then a re-filling of the same type of water used should see a whole new bunch of hatchlings.
'Triop World' is one of the few kits to mention this in the instruction booklet AND provide the sand.
Some other kits on the market include gravel - but I have found sand works better for getting the Triops to lay eggs in.
This makes it especially useful as an educational tool because children can see the cycle of life right before their eyes.
The only thing left out of this kit which would give it a 5 star rating is the lack of a mini strip thermometer.
That would enable you to make sure the temperature is correctly maintained for the first few days - which is crucial in successful hatching of the little creatures!
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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This kit allows you to hatch and rear specimens of Triops longicaudatus, the longtail tadpole shrimp. You simply follow the instructions in the kit (it's basically a case of adding some dirt which contains the eggs into a pot of water and putting it somewhere warm and light) and the T. longicaudatus soon hatch and start growing at an almost alarming pace. The relatively short life cycle makes it an excellent teaching aid for teaching anything to do with growth and development. T. longicaudatus are fed on small pellets of fish food or diced vegetables but can (and invariably do!) eat one another. After a few weeks, you're eventually left with just one very large specimen who has eaten all of his or her brethren. Although the triops don't live for very long (6 weeks or so), they're quite low maintainance and can make a good first pet to help you see if your child would be able to cope with something a bit more long-term, such as fish. Given the short-lived nature of the triops, I don't think I can justify the price of the kit, so it's not going to get a very high overall rating from me, but in terms of educational value and fun, it's excellent!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
AWFUL
They didn't even hatch! My 3 year old was really disappointed and upset because of this. DON'T BUY! Waste of money
Published 1 month ago by DS
Follow the instructions
Followed the instructions and everything was fine -- took a bit longer than 24 hrs to hatch. I'd advise putting them under a lamp for a few hours and taking the lid off to get... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jack
RUBBISH
Didn't hatch! I have been waiting for a week now and still nothing! Big disappointment for all of us and a waste of £8! Not impressed!!
Published 3 months ago by lottielizzie
NOTHING HATCHED
Delivery was very quick and good !! but unfortunatly no triops have hatched at all just ended up with 2 fairy shrimp instead bit dissapointed that no triops hatched at all!
Published 3 months ago by aimee
Good if you can get anything to hatch!
Was a little disappointed with this product really. I followed the instructions perfectly, got the right water, kept it at the right temperature, made sure there was lots of light. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Miss S. Winfield
they didnt hatch
i have had these now for a week i did everything they said to do but the triops didnt hatch it was a waste of nearly £8 for it not to work !
Published 7 months ago by Ms. Leigh A. Chant
triops
i did not get any triops to grow out of the pack i recieved, even though i followed the instructions. Read more
Published 7 months ago by naracisa
triops ?????? where
either there were no triops or eggs. t i did everything by the book .... the children were very disappointed
Published 8 months ago by mad skills grandma
Wonderful!
I bought this for my boyfriend as one of his 17th birthday presents. And he absolutely loves it! He started it a week ago now, he only used a third of the eggs (the booklet - which... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Kiraal
Not impressed
I got this for my 11 year old son and he was very excited. We followed the instructions to the tee but nothing hatched. He was very disappointed and so was I.
Published 10 months ago by haverhill8
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