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Before buying one of these, especially as a gift, look closely at the pricing on the Replacement Program & Pricing page of their website. Have you ever seen the 1984 film "Gremlins", wherein the father relays the three cryptic rules of owning a Mogwai, which when defied lead to dire consequences? Well, the Eco-Sphere is a lot like that. NEVER let your EcoSphere go out of a narrow twenty degree temperature range of 60-80F NEVER place the EcoSphere in direct sunlight or near anything that can transmit light or heat. DO NOT touch the EcoSphere. The heat from your hands will destroy it. DO NOT let the EcoSphere go longer than 60 hours without light. There are actually like five other "Thou Shalt Not" dictums, but these cover the basics of it. Now, like in the film Gremlins you have to transmit these impractical rules to the recipient of your gift, and woe be unto you if it happens to be a child. "NO REFUNDS, SO SORRY! YOU BREAK RULES!" The manufacturer blatantly states that these are quasi-disposable tchotchkes, and they are. Their replacement and recharge policy only covers them for six months, and that is the realistic lifespan. To recharge or replace it costs more than buying new. Disappointing waste of money and another piece of disposable junk for the landfill.