The neighbors went out of town, and we watched their dog Fred for them...they left Grady a little gift for helping with Fred, and he was so egg-cited to receive this "Hatcher"...we filled a glass with water, and dropped the egg in! It took about 2 days and ALOT of Grady-watching, but FINALLY, "Buddy" hatched! I ended up throwing Buddy away because he was kind of slimy, and I was afraid Chase would eat him...shhh, don't tell G!