Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Triops

The Man-Cub has some new pets (and the term 'pets' is used very loosely here)...

Here he is setting up his Triops habitat...

These things sort of creep me out a little bit - but they seem healthy and happy and the Man-Cub knows way more about Triops than I ever care too. He'll come home from school and shout from his room - 'Hey Mom - come and look at this skin floating around in here - they've shed again - ARGHH!

6 comments:

  1. YESS! I got some of these for Christmas! We got the every year as kids (be happy for the short life expectancy). Another thing that you should love is that as they mature, they become cannibalistic! It's wonderful entertainment!

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  2. So, sounds like he got them on purpose. I thought maybe they came out of a ditch somewhere. Keep us posted on their outcome. E

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  3. sounds sorta creepy, folks! have fun, love, k

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  4. Are they easy to look after or should I be redirecting my question to the Man cub.

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  5. Just wait until they start eating each other. Soon you'll be left with one monster survivor!

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  6. Thanks so much for the comment....glad to know we aren't alone in the world of triops...keeping my fingers crossed that ours hatch and thanks for the heads up on eating each other!

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