Emergency Care :

If your Sea-Monkeys do NOT hatch instantly

If your Sea-Monkeys DO NOT HATCH INSTANTLY, check the following list to FIND THE REASON. Do not make the mistake of throwing out the water if you do not see them at first. Remember, except for ONE CHANCE in a MILLION, your Sea-Monkeys ARE ALIVE and well! These emergency instructions will solve any problem you may have.

1. Did you look very closely?
Your failure to see them is one of the most common reasons for thinking they did not hatch. When born, Sea-Monkeys are as tiny as a pinpoint sized "dot" of white. Also, very FEW may hatch at first, and THESE may be hiding among other particles in the water. You must SEARCH very carefully, in plenty of light, for the tiniest of MOVING specks that wiggle and swim.

2. Did you wait the full 24 hours before adding packet No. 2?
They will NOT hatch ON TIME if you fail to WAIT LONG ENOUGH for the water, purified with packet No. 1, to CURE. After you have added Water Purifier, you must not put in packet No. 2 until AT LEAST 24 HOURS have passed. This gives the Water Purifier chemicals the time needed to eliminate toxic elements and prepare the INSTANT "reactor" catalyst that makes the Sea-Monkeys appear to hatch ON CONTACT with the water. If you added packet No. 2 TOO SOON, set the container aside for ONE DAY. You will have your Sea-Monkeys on the SECOND DAY.

3. Did you accidentally add packets No. 1 and No. 2 at the same time?
If you added BOTH packets No. 1 and No. 2 to the water at the SAME TIME, the Sea-Monkeys CAN NOT HATCH INSTANTLY. This mistake will NOT ruin your attempt to produce them, fortunately. Set the container aside for TWO DAYS. You will have your Sea-Monkeys on the THIRD DAY.

4. Did you use the correct amount of water?
Sea-Monkeys WILL NOT HATCH if you measured the WRONG AMOUNT OF WATER that should be used. You must use EXACTLY 10 ounces of water to get Sea-Monkeys to hatch "on the button." Failure to use the RIGHT QUANTITY of water will NOT ruin the experiment. It WILL however cause a DELAY.

Too little water:
If YOU used too LITTLE water, simply add MORE to arrive at the RIGHT AMOUNT (10 ounces).

Too much water:
If you OVER DID IT and added TOO MUCH water, let the container STAND until it has EVAPORATED to the proper amount. DO NOT DRAIN OFF excess water. The QUANTITY of formula provided in the two packets, No. 1 and No. 2 is the amount of chemicals needed for 10 ounces. Too much water DILUTES the formula. Too little water CONCENTRATES it.
Note: All styles of the Micro-Vue Ocean-Zoos hold just the right amount of water when filled to the top of the highest magnification lens on the Ocean-Zoo's outer wall.

5. Is the room temperature correct?
Incorrect ROOM TEMPERATURE can DELAY hatching. Ideally, the temperature should be 20º - 27ºC or 68º - 80ºF. Rapid temperature changes WILL delay the hatching time.