Tag: Toys

  • The Sea-Monkey Diaries, Part Seven

    For the benefit of those who are wondering if we’ve upturned the tank into the toilet, we’re pleased to report that we’ve spotted three tiny baby sea-monkeys in the tank, and they seem to be frisky and swimming around the increasingly murky water, which is filled with sea-monkey-faecal matter and carcasses. Yes, there have been…

  • The Sea-Monkey Diaries, Part Six

    Our colony is doing well, with the little creatures being swimming in vertical circles, even darting this way and that. And all we have to do is feed them a tiny spoonful of sachet 3 once every two days. So, that having been taken care of, I’ve been taking a bit of time to exercise,…

  • The Sea-Monkey Diaries, Part Five

    It’s a case of Monkey See, Monkey Do. Or Sea-Monkey See, Monkey Do, if you want to be more specific. Or Sea-Monkey Sea-Monkey Do… But anyway, Paul Chan’s started his own colony. For the benefit of his kids, of course. Of course! And I’ve been told that they’ve run out of Sea-Monkey kits at the…

  • The Sea-Monkey Diaries, Part Four

    I suppose when you’re a Sea-Monkey, it doesn’t really matter whether you keep swimming upside down, with your legs above your body, when other species of shrimp don’t. Then again, you’ve got three eyes. And it’s a little disturbing to see excrement tails so long. Yeah. The Amazing ‘Live’ Sea-Monkeys: Technorati Tags: animals, pets, sea-monkey,…

  • The Sea-Monkey Diaries, Part Three

    No, we’re not bored with our new pets yet! No, they’re not glorified dried larvae. They’re alive and they’re feeding on the tiny spoonful of gunk we scraped out of sachet 3. Just as well we got to watch them feed and defecate (yup, they shit), because it was a depressing American Idol day, when…