Smithsonian Eco Dome Habitat with Triops Rating :
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
Save your money
By moegreen
Save your money, folks. My ten-year-old son begged for this for Christmas and was so disappointed. The pieces do not fit together well and are constantly falling apart. (The directions actually suggest holding one piece together with Scotch tape.) Not what you want when collecting bugs or raising triops! This will be bits and pieces on the closet floor by the weekend.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Great idea that doesn't work.
By Jr Amazer
Please don't buy this product. I bought it thinking that the other two reviews must have done something wrong during setup or may have been overly critical. That's not the case, they are accurate reviews of this product. All the parts connect by the use of pressure points which is terrible in design, any change of pressure on any of the surfaces will cause it to implode. My wife and I bought this for our own entertainment, we figured we could watch a frog go through its stages etc. When you get this product you realize that in order to get a frog in the unit you must first catch one, there is no setup for tadpoles. The aquarium is adjacent to the rainforest habitat(frog habitat). If you need to clean the aquarium you must remove one of the walls to the rainforest habitat leaving to suggestion what may happen to the creatures that you have placed inside there. The ant hill is a plastic dome of green plastic inside a plastic dome of clear plastic. I can only imagine what would happen if I place sand on top of a plastic dome, I am positive gravity will take its course and the only anthill I will have is the ants trying to eat the frog on the rainforest habitat. Simply put, don't buy this, trust me!
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful.Don't Waste Your Money!!
By Kelly
Do not waste your money. It is VERY cheaply made. Pieces do not fit together well. Designed very poorly. Falls completely appart when you barely touch it. DO NOT BUY! We are returning ours. Thank God I have the reciept. The part that angers me the most is that this is actually a product that is NOT made in China! Piece of crap.
Product Description
49004 Features: -Smithsonian eco dome habitat with triops.-Construct and manage four exciting nature habitats.-View anthill for ants, rainforest chamber for frogs, aquarium for fish, trips and bug chamber for insects.-See how living things interact with their environment.-Hatch and grow triops - one of the oldest living species on earth.-Ages 8 and up.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #24122 in Toys & Games
- Brand: Smithsonian
- Model: 49004
- Released on: 2009-06-01
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 15.00" h x4.00" w x12.00" l,2.52 pounds
Features
- Construct and manage four exciting nature habitats
- A world of adventure, discovery and wonder
- View an anthill for ants, a rainforest chamber for frogs, an aquarium for fish and triops, and a bug chamber for insects
- Includes: Triops, food, rainforest chamber, aquarium, bug chamber, ant hill, 2 interconnecting tubes, a bug catcher, and sticker sheet
- Ages 8 and up
