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GROW-A-FROG from American Science & Surplus
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Minimum Age: 3 years
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Our Editorial Review
Product Description Mail Order Frogs! We're talking a major improvement on bills, catalogs, and credit card offers on the porch floor. We're talking an actual transparent tadpole in the mailbox, ready to grow up in your home, like a puppy but without the chewed furniture. We'll send you the kit, with a 4-1/2" square x 3-1/2" tall acrylic box with a vented lid, spoon, 2-oz bag of food, 1-1/2-oz bag of sand, 48pp instruction booklet, and a little plastic plant for verisimilitude. You mail the enclosed postcard and the Grow-A-Frog people send you a gen-yoo-ine, actual live tadpole or froglet (depending upon the season) with see-through skin so you can watch its little inner organs grow. Much better than television.
Teacher Review Watching a creature grow from birth to maturity is a special science lesson that most urban children seldom experience. The process of metamorphosis is especially fascinating. The Grow A Frog kit comes with a see-through 3.5-by-4.5-inch plastic aquarium, a small bag of tadpole food and another of nutri-rocks, a piece of fake seaweed, and a detailed handbook with directions. Send in the mail-ready card and within a few weeks your child will receive a special tadpole grown in a Florida lab. (Many guarantees are put forth in the directions about the safe, humane mailing process.) The translucent skin of the tadpoles allows children to see the inner organs. Adult frogs have an average lifespan of five years but the record is 15 years. These special frogs live full-time in fresh water. Fresh spring water is required in the tadpole stage. --Lair Showalter, mother and elementary school teacher
Customer Reviews
Educationally fun! Posted 11 March 2008
Shockingly small, but when our tadpole arrived we knew why the container was so small. As the tadpole turned into a frog we put him in an aquarium, all the while in a classroom setting. He is still thriving, growing big and fun to play with. Very easy to care for and he has been a great pet for the classroom.
Great Experience! Posted 08 February 2008
This grow a frog kit is wonderful. We received a see thru tadpole that changed into a frog in no time. The frogs are easy enough for my eight and nine year old to take care of, even though I do clean the habitat. I would highly recommend this kit.
Great product! Posted 24 January 2008
I bought this set with a grant after a disaster with the Uncle Milton set. I was hesitant. We received the tadpole two weeks ago and he already has all his legs. In addition, the company will send you a froglet if the tadpole dies! The only drawback is that you have to buy a new house for the frog when it starts to really develop. But I think it is worth it!
Throw away the little plastic plant! Posted 28 December 2007
I got a grow-a-frog as a gift 8 years ago, and my frog is still alive! I originally had two frogs, but one tried to eat the little plastic plant that comes with the little container, and I discovered him with a third of it sticking out of his dead gaping maw. Pretty sad, as he was quite a few years old. Toss the cheesy plant -- it's unnecessary.
As your frog grows, you may want to consider getting him a larger container. No need to purchase all the materials through the kit company, though. I feed my guy reptile sticks; he lives in untreated tap water; his home is a clear gallon water jug. A very low-maintenance kind of dude.
These are great for kids to watch an animal grow and learn to care for a pet that doesn't require intensive care before moving on to a more demanding pet.
I'd say, "Beware, this is a commitment!", due to the long life of the animal, but how committed do you have to be to toss a couple food sticks at the little guy every few days?
Some people are disappointed with what the kit includes for about $[...], but $[...]for a pet that lives as long as a cat? I'd say it's more than worth it.
I love my frog Posted 18 December 2007
I gotta tell everyone how happy I am with my frog. The only downfall was after I received the container for the frog, I had to send another company the postcard that was enclosed in the box, and of course, it got lost in the mail. However the company was very nice and easy to communicate with. (I did via email). I received my tadpole within the week and within days it turned into a frog. He is so cute and I want to get another frog for him for company. Mind you, this present was suppose to be for my 8 year old daughter, but I love my frog so much as he sits on my desk at work and I get a few smiles every day just watching him swim around. He sure brightens my day and desk!!
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