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The Parent's Guide to Tamagotchis

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Many of you will be buying these virtual pets for your children or will find your child the recipient of one. This lens is to help parents survive the envitable frustrations of figuring out how to care for these pets! 

Version 4 is out now!

Hot Tip! How to pause your Tamagotchi. This prevents your Tamagotchi from passing away if you can't attend to it for a period of time. To pause hold down the left button and press the middle button. The word pause will then appear on the screen. To unpause repeat the process above.

Tamagotchi Joy! 

Tamagotchi's dead
Tamagotchi's dead

#1

3 points
Me and my Tamagotchi
Me and my Tamagotchi

#2

2 points
All Terrain Tamagotchi
All Terrain Tamagotchi

#3

2 points
Tamagotchi!
Tamagotchi!

#4

1 point
Tamagotchi Connection
Tamagotchi Connection

#5

1 point
Tamagotchi girls
Tamagotchi girls

#6

1 point
my coffee addiction and her tamagotchi care trance syndrome
my coffee addiction and her tamagotchi care trance syndrome

#7

0 points
Tamagotchi II
Tamagotchi II

#8

0 points
Tamagotchi
Tamagotchi

#9

0 points
Max? the Tamagotchi
Max? the Tamagotchi

#10

0 points

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Books on how to care for your Tamagotchi 

Need a wriiten guide? Check these out on Amazon for extra help.

Hot Tips! 

How to turn off the sound

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How to hatch a new Tama baby if yours has passed away

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How to Pause

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How to change the time

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Tamagotchi Mobile Phone for Kids 

This summer the new Tamagotchi mobile phone for kids is due to be released. It is a pre-pay play phone that combines the tamagotchi toy with a phone. It comes with parental controls which can limit in-coming and out-goiing calls. We'll update here when it is available.

To Buy or Not to Buy? 

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Tamagotchis on Amazon 

Version 4 is the latest model out and is probably the version most children will want at present.

Gotchi Gear: Pet Pouch - Violetchi & Lanyard

Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 10/10/2008)

Usually ships in 24 hours

Tamagotchi Connection V 5- Familitichi - Tama House

Amazon Price: $8.75 (as of 10/10/2008)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Tamagotchi Connection V 5- Familitichi - Love My Family

Amazon Price: $14.96 (as of 10/10/2008)

Usually ships in 24 hours

Tamagotchi Connection V 5- Familitichi - Cookie Dough

Amazon Price: $14.96 (as of 10/10/2008)

Usually ships in 24 hours

Tamagotchi Connection V 5- Celebrity Familitchi B

Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 10/10/2008)

Usually ships in 24 hours

To cheat or not to cheat? 

There are a number of websites out there that give you short cuts to getting certain things for your tamagotchi instead of having to earn them eg a pen or a hamburger. Whether to use them or not is up to you, but here are a few of the websites.

Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop Cheats, Codes, Hints, Tips - Yahoo! Video Games

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Tama Leashes to keep your Tamagotchi Safe 

Your child may become quite attached to their pet. Keep your tamagotchi from falling into the swimming pool, getting left behind or taking a nasty fall on the concrete by keeping them on a Tama Leash.

Gotchi Gear: Tama Leash - Purple Lanyard and Memetchi

Amazon Price: $9.98 (as of 10/10/2008)

Tamagotchi Characters 

Tamagotchi Characters
To view all the different tamagotchi characters click on this link. The page gives a picture of all the characters, their name, stage and a brief description of their personalities.

Tamgotchis on Ebay! 

Browse or buy Tamagotchis on Ebay!

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Lost the Instructions? 

If you have misplaced your instructions don't worry - you can download the off the Ban Dai website below.
Download tamagotchi instructions
On this page you will find a download instructions button. When you click on it you will be taken to a pdf file with the instructions on it.

The Tamagotchi Nintendo DS and Tamagotghi Party On Wii Games 

If the regular Tamagotchi just isn't enough entertainment there is always the Tamagotchi Nintendo DS Game or the excitingly newly released Tamagotchi Party On Wii Game to play.

Tamagotchi: Connection Corner Shop 2

Amazon Price: (as of 10/10/2008)

Tamagotchi Party On

Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 10/10/2008)

Tamagotchi Wii Trailer 

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Replacement Tamagotchi Batteries 

Tamagotcis take a little button battery with the part number CR 2032. Any of the below should work. You will need a precision philips screwdriver to remove the rear panel of the tamagotchi. After changing the battery make sure you check the clock time is correct otherwise the tamagotchi's body clock will be out and it will be waking up at the wrong times.

MAXELL CR2032 - Handheld PC Battery

Amazon Price: $1.49 (as of 10/10/2008)

VARTA CR2032 Equivalent CMOS battery

Amazon Price: $4.95 (as of 10/10/2008)

Maxell 2032 Lithium Battery Pack of 5

Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 10/10/2008)

Stanley 66-039 6-Piece Jewelers Precision Screwdriver Set

Amazon Price: $4.90 (as of 10/10/2008)

Looking for other great Kids stuff on Squidoo? 

Check out the groups below.

Tamagotchi News 

Tamagotchi Virtual Pet Comes to India
How about a pet...a virtual one? My Baby Excels has teamed up with Bandai to bring the famous Tamago...
Japan's hit Tamagotchi virtual pet toy goes color
The revamped 5040 yen (US$48) Tamagotchi, set to go on sale in Japan Nov. 22, is the first time it w...
'Tamagotchi Plus Color' Updates the Original Digital Pocket Pet
Tamagotchi, the digital pet that became a Nineties icon, is making a colorful comeback! Hoping to re...

Post Your Questions Here! 

Having problems getting you Tamagotchi to do something? Perhaps we can help.

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