do you have or have you had sea monkeys as pets?

Philippines
August 23, 2008 12:47pm CST
i was at the toy store about a week ago and i happened upon this box of sea monkeys for sale as "instant pets". i was so tempted to get it just out of curiosity, but of course i didn't. back when i still read teeny bopper magazines i would read even the ads page and i would always find one ad that sells sea monkeys and it had funny pictures of happy sea creatures with three-pronged heads. i used to think that they really looked like that, but then now i know that they don't. correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe i've read somewhere that sea monkeys are really just a type of shrimp. anyway, my question is, do you have or have you had sea monkeys as pets, and are they any fun at all to keep?
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@dhisaw (304)
• United States
23 Aug 08
i have heard of sea monkeys (brine shrimp). I have actually never had any of them before. I dont know what kind of pet they would make. They would probably be a good pet for a small child because they dont do anything as far as i know and the child's parent can help them feed and take care of the pet.
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• Philippines
24 Aug 08
yeah as long as the tank is sealed so nothing spills when it gets knocked over. thanks for responding!
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@dhisaw (304)
• United States
25 Aug 08
yes i agree about as long as the tank is sealed and cant spill. i am happy to response to everything. As long as i know something about it or anything like that. I think if i had had seamonkeys as a child it might would have been fun, but we had other animals.
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@mishyyu (217)
• Philippines
25 Aug 08
when I read sea monkeys on your post, the words seem familiar to me.. like I kinda heard it before when I was a kid.. I can't remember exactly how I heard it but as much as I could recall.. me and my bestfriends learned about it one time while watching our favourite cartoon show, we eventually laughed and asked silly questions about sea monkeys.. I think its from the Power Puff Girls.. im not sure... but its just one of those things you've heard when you were still kids and already forgot about it after many years... and once you've heard it again... it kinda sink into your head searching it somewhere in your memories coz you're quite sure you've encountered it before... and sea monkeys is just one em..
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• Philippines
6 Sep 08
heheh yeah they're not really popular nowadays... thanks for the reply!
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@teka44 (3420)
• Brazil
23 Aug 08
Hi mymelodake. I never hear about sea monkeys. To say the true I don't know what it is. May be my country don't have this kind of animal. It is a shrimp? I think that this kind of pet isn't a good pet to have fun with. May be I am wrong LOL.
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• Philippines
24 Aug 08
yeah actually before around the time when i was still reading about sea monkeys they weren't available where i live. this is actually the first time i saw a box of sea monkeys for sale. it's actually brine shrimp (just read). that's what i'm wondering too. i don't think they're any more fun than fish.
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• United States
24 Aug 08
I had Sea Monkeys when I was about nine, until my older brother dumped out their tank! They're fun and I really enjoyed them. There's not much effort involved in their care, so they're perfect if you're lazy. Sea Monkeys are actually brine shrimp -- you can find them at pet stores in the live fish food coolers as adults.
• Philippines
24 Aug 08
aw that's mean!!! are they fun to watch? what exactly do they do, i mean do they do anything other than swim around? i'm so curious!
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• China
6 Sep 08
I haven't heard sea monkey before.To it's name,I just have a weird thought througnt my mind.That is it has a very strange look.It should live in the water,so i don't think it is fun to kept.I like the pets that we can touch an embrace.
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• Philippines
6 Sep 08
yeah i agree, i don't really think fish are all that fun, so i'm not so much into sea monkeys anymore. the only reason i want to get it now is just to satisfy my curiosity. personally, i'd prefer dogs, cats, or hamsters.
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• China
7 Sep 08
Yeah.i love those too.They are very lovely.It feels very good to touch them and play with them.They like a nice little friend.Do you think so??? I also love lion,tiger,snake and so on
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