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Chia Pets are grown by applying moistened chia seeds (i.e., those of Salvia columbariae, the aromatic annual from whose common name the Chia Pet's name is derived) to the clay, grooved figurine body. After three to five days consisting of filling and refilling the Chia Pet with water as well as discarding water that has accumulated in the provided drip tray, the seeds sprout, having formed a gelatinGelatin (also gelatine is a translucent brittle solid, colorless or slightly yellow, nearly tasteless and odorless, that is created by prolonged boiling of animal connective tissue. It is a protein product derived through partial hydrolysis of the collageous coat that adheres to the Chia Pet's body. At this point, little effort is required to maintain the Chia Pet, whose plant counterpart grows into a verdurous covering.

Although enough S. columbariae seeds are provided with the Chia Pet for three plantings, additional seeds can be purchased for use with the Chia vesselVessel can refer to any of the following: Objects Vessel (French vaissel from a rare Latin vascellum diminuitive of vas vase or urn , a word of somewhat wide application for many objects, the meaning common to them being capacity to hold or contain someth, which is itself reclaimable. Several Chia Pet animals are currently available, including a turtleSee text Turtles a generic name for the group of reptiles which includes tortoises and terrapins are reptiles most of whose body is shielded by a special bony shell developed from their ribs. All turtles are members of the order Testudines, which includes, pigThe domestic pig is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa though some authors call it S. domesticus reserving S. scrofa for the wild boar. It has been a domesticated animal for approximately 5,000 to 7,000 years. The animal is found across Europe,, puppyThis article discusses the domestic dog. For other members of the dog family, see Canidae. The dog is a canine omnivorous mammal that has been domesticated for somewhere between 14,000 and 150,000 years. In those millennia, the dog has developed into hund, kittenThe term kitten most commonly refers to a pre-adolescent cat. It may also refer to a young rabbit, rat, hedgehog or squirrel. This article discusses kittens of the domestic cat. Birth and development A litter of kittens usually consists of three to six ki, frogA frog is a fresh-water amphibian which changes from a tadpole and is of the family Ranidae in the Order Anura. They are closely related to toads. The Ranidae are sometimes called the "true frogs" since a few members of other families also have common nam, and hippopotamusThe Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius is a large, plant-eating African mammal, one of only two living and three (or four) recently extinct species in the family Hippopotamidae. Hippopotamuses ('hippopotami' is also accepted as a plural form by the OED),. Sculpted "Chia Heads" and "Licensed Chia Pets" based on popular cartoon characters can also be found.