Critter Care Game Tutorial: Part 2, Frog

Critter Care is a fun game that can earn you instant clams as well as up to 15 clams of salary. In Critter Care, you work in a lab and help take care of animals. You feed them, give them water, clean the cages, and help keep them healthy.

There are 5 animals in Critter Care you can take care of: fish, frog, pig, pigeon, and rat. In this tutorial, I will show you how to take care of the xenopus frog.

First, go to the Critter Care lobby and click on the clipboard that says "frog". Next, click on a frog tank to begin. On the right of the screen, you will see a little white piece of paper. Click on it to see the animal's history report (and I don't mean on the Civil War).

The Report will tell you when was the last time the frog had been fed, the tank had been cleaned, the filter had been changed, and a scale that will help you determine whether the frog is underweight, overweight, or at a healthy weight.

• If the filter has not been changed in a while, or if the tank looks foggy, change the filter. Simply click the filter icon and drag it onto the tank.
• If there is any green grime on the tank, clean it. Click and drag the brush onto the tank, You may have to do this multiple times until the green disappears.
• Check the frog's weight. If it is a healthy weight, and was fed 1 day ago, give it one bunch of food. If it is healthy weight and was fed four days ago, give it two bunches of food.
• If the frog is underweight, give it one extra bunch of food than you normally would; if the frog is overweight, give it one less.

Reasons to Red Tag:

The tank has not been cleaned in a while (at least 4 days), but there is no green grime. This means the frog is not excreting waste, and there is something wrong.

The tank is very dirty even though it was cleaned just a day ago. This means the frog is excreting too much waste.

The frog is overweight or underweight.

The frog has Frog Bloat. See image below.

The frog has Frog Skin Rash. See image below.

Once you have correctly tagged all four tanks, click "submit lab report". You will instantly earn 15 clams. Once you have done this 3 times, correctly tagging 12 tanks in all, you will receive 3 clams of salary and a total of 45 instant clams.

Good luck! Stay tuned for the next critter care tutorial!

How to Make 1K a Day: Part 3

Before reading, I recommend you read the first installment here and the second here.
You've been on Whyville for a whole week now, thanks for sticking with us! I bet you're liking it so far! By now if you have followed my advice, you will have about 6000 clams (that is if you haven't spent it all at Akbar's Face Factory yet!).

Day 7: Bankinter

Now is about the time you should open a bank account at Bankinter.

• To do so, click the orange piggy bank at the top of your screen or go to Bankinter by clicking the destination bar at the left of your screen. 
• Click "open a savings account". 
• Transfer your desired amount of clams from your checking account to your savings account. 
• You will earn 1% interest per week on the clams in your savings account. If you put 5000 clams in your savings, you will earn 50 clams of interest in your first week. It's like getting free clams, just for not spending them!

Or, if your really feeling brave, you could put your clams into a Certificate of Deposit, or CD. A CD is when you put away an amount of clams for a certain amount of time. You cannot get the clams out of the CD until the time is up, but you will get more clams from interest than if you had them in a savings account.

• Go to the Bankinter lobby and click on the CD representative.
• Enter the amount of clams you want to put in the CD. You must put at least 500 clams into a CD.
• Choose how long you want the clams to be in the CD. You can choose 2 weeks, 4 weeks, or 6 weeks. The longer the clams are in a CD, the more interest you will earn.
• So if you put 5000 clams in a CD for 6 weeks, you will earn 900 clams of interest.

Day 7: Salary

Now is the time when you could start playing some of the harder or more time consuming salary games. It may take you a while to get the maximum amount of salary for the game.

• Earn 13 clams of salary at the Wellness Center.
• Earn 17 clams of salary in Vampire Power.
• Earn 15 clams of salary in Career Quest.
• Earn 3 clams of salary in Wilson City Rescue Outdoor
• Earn 3 clams of salary in Wilson City Rescue House
• Earn 3 clams of salary in Wilson City Rescue Car
• Earn 12 clams of salary in Power Planner Worksheets
• Earn 18 clams of salary in Scion Driving School
• Earn 18 clams of salary in WhyPower Peak Power
• Earn 12 clams of salary in WhyPower Powerline
• Earn 14 clams of salary in WhyPower Green Build
• Earn 6 clams of salary in the Getty Treasure Hunt
• Earn 12 clams of salary in the Alien Rescue Game
• Earn 6 clams of salary in Geodig Levels
• Earn 15 clams of salary in the Reef Food Web Game
• Earn 6 clams of salary in the Reef Simulations Game
• Earn 15 clams of salary in the Reef Species ID Game
• Earn 15 clams of salary in Critter Care. Need help caring for the fish? Click here. Frog tutorial. Pig tutorial. Pigeon tutorial. Rat tutorial.
• Total: 203 clams*
• Grand Total: 273 clams*

*These games can NOT be completed in 1 day, they will take lots of time and patience.

Keep playing games, and saving those clams. You'll be a millionaire in no time!*

*Disclaimer: It will take a long a time to become a Whyville millionaire.

How to Make 1K A Day: Part 2

Before reading, I recommend you read the first part of the installment here.

It's your second day in Whyville. You're still getting the hang of things and trying to earn clams. Your goal, earn 1K a day ("k" is short for "kilo" which means "thousand"). Will you accept the challenge?

Day 2: Earning a Salary

Here are some of the more challenging (but still doable!) salary games to play to get your salary up. They can be completed in a one day. These will require more time and effort, but in the long run, it's worth it. 

• Earn 21 clams of salary in BIOLymipcs. *Tutorial coming soon!*
• Earn 5 clams of salary in SmartCars Track
• Earn 4 clams of salary in the Raven Island Fire Starters Game
• Earn 3 clams of salary in the Wilson City Rescue Tutorial
• Today's Total: 33
• Grand Total: 70 

Day 2: Playing Games

• Play 5 games of Cafeteria Trash pickup, earn 70 clams*. (Note: you will need someone else to help you!)
• Play 5 games of PlaneWorks Wing Fling, earn 100 clams.*
• Complete 5 Career Quests within the time limit, earn 32 clams.
• Successfully turn off and unplug 10 appliances in Vampire Power, earn 100 clams.
• Vampire Power Bonus, earn 115 clams.*

*approximation

Day 2: Miscellaneous Clam Earnings

• Correctly identify 5 Mini Monsters/Scions, earn 200 clams.
• 100% Accuracy Bonus, earn 200 clams.
• Collect and Trade in 10 Dell parts, earn 10 clams.
• A kind whyvillian has just clam-grammed you 50 clams, how nice!

Grand Total: 914 Clams

Great job! You're soo close! Keep going, and stay tuned for the next installment of "How to Make 1K a Day".

How to Make 1K A Day

So you're new to Whyville, and want to earn clams. Or maybe you've been here for a while and want to earn more clams. Either way, with some time and effort, you can start making big money on Whyville!

Day 1- Chatting

• Earn your chat license, receive 150 clams.
• Complete the Parent education bonus, receive 80 clams.

Day 1- Start Earning a salary:

Below are some of the easiest games to start earning a salary. They require almost no effort, and are great for beginners!

• Earn 5 clams of salary in the Skater Game
• Earn 2 clams of salary in Getty Art Sets
• Earn 4 clams of salary in PlaneWorks CAD
• Create a Dance, earn 10 clams of salary (note: you will need to spend at least 25 clams on a dance)
• Earn 8 clams of salary in the House of Illusions
• Earn 8 clams of salary in the Skater Game
• Grand Total: 37 clams
• Note: You will receive your salary the next day you log in to your Whyville account.

Day 1: Playing Games

• Play 5 games of PlaneWorks WingFling, earn 100 clams.*
• Complete 5 Career Quests within the time limit, earn 32 clams.*
• Successfully turn off and unplug 10 appliances in Vampire Power, earn 100 clams
• Vampire Power bonus, earn 115 clams.*

*approximation

Day 1: Miscellaneous Clam Earning

• Fill out your love/hate list, earn 40 clams.
• Correctly identify 3 Mini Monsters/Scions, earn 120 clams.
• 100% Accuracy Bonus: earn 120 clams.
• Collect and trade in 10 Dell parts, earn 10 clams.

Grand Total: 867 clams.

Okay, so maybe it's not exactly 1000, but it's your first day! Don't beat yourself up, you still made a lot of clams! Keep up the good work!

*Disclaimer* This is theoretical. The amount of clams you make in a day depends on your skill, effort, and time spent on Whyville. You may earn more or less than this.

So You Want to Earn Clams?

Originally posted on: Wednesday, March 21st, 2011

As a y-mail helper, I'm frequently asked the question 'How do I earn clams?'. Well, it's actually pretty simple. I'm here to give you some tips that you may or may not have known of on how to earn clams in Whyville.

First off, clams are virtual currency in Whyville. This is our money that we use to buy face parts, blocks, furniture, projectiles, etc.

1. A great way to start earning clams is by starting a salary. To get to your salary ledger (the place where all salary games are found) click the black icon at the top of your screen. A salary is an amount of clams you've earned that you will receive once every day you log onto your Whyville account. *Note: You will not receive that amount of clams until the next day. However, some salary games give you clams on the spot for playing.*

Some easy salary games are:

Skater Game
Spin Game
WhyPower Green Build
Getty Art Sets
Spitzer Spectrum
House of Illusions
Dance Creation
GeoDig Levels
PlaneWorks CAD
Raven Island Fire Starters Game
Reef Food Web
Reef Simulations
Reef Species ID
Critter Care
*EDIT*
Wellness Center
Vampire Power
BIOlymics
Career Quest
Scion Driving School
Wilson City Rescue Tutorial
Wilson City Rescue Outdoor
Wilson City Rescue House
Wilson City Rescue Car

Tips and Hints:

Skater Game:
Experiment with different ways to put it's limbs and you'll eventually find the right one.

Spin Game:
Experiment with different shapes and positions and you'll eventually find the right one.

WhyPower Green Build:
Stay away from things that are too expensive, while keeping in mind energy efficiency.

Getty Art Sets:
In this game, all you have to do is take the tutorial, which is not hard. You only earn two clams of salary.

House of Illusions:
In this game, all you have to do is walk through the rooms. You can check out the pictures if you like. Some are pretty interesting.

Dance Creation:
You'll actually have to pay to make your dance depending on how many steps it has, but you'll earn that money back in just a few days. You get ten clams of salary from this game!

Geodig Levels:
Three words, trial and error.

PlaneWorks CAD:
In this game, you just have to put the planes together by connecting the dots. Save each plane, and you'll earn four clams of salary.

Raven Island Fire Starters Game:
Choose the right thing you should do. Like calling an adult instead of joining in.

Reef Food Web:
Usually, larger animals are at the top of the food chain (but in this case it would actually be at the bottom, sorry if I'm being confusing) and smaller animals and plants are at the bottom. If you don't place a plant or animal in the right spot, it will tell you it's wrong and you can just try again.

Reef Identification:
Some animals are harder to find than others. For example the dolphin, turtles, sharks, octopus, jellyfish, and moray eel. When you're diving, click those first.

Critter Care:
Need help caring for the fish? Click here. Frog tutorial. Pig tutorial.

*EDIT*
Wellness Center: Go both outside the Wellness Center to what I like to call the "General Stress Room" and the Social Anxiety Room. Ask questions and give pieces of good advice to the distressed avatars and you will eventually find all the pieces of advice and increase your salary. Avoid harsh or judgmental sounding envelopes like "Get over it" or "Don't think about it". They will not help the distressed avatars and will not count towards your salary.

Vampire Power: Click here for a tutorial!

BIOLympics: *BIOLYMPICS TUTORIAL COMING SOON*

Career Quest: Try to join as many quests as you can. Follow the "hot and cold" clues and eventually you will have found careers in all of the career clusters and sub-clusters.


Random Tip: When you're in your ledger, try sorting them by clams left to earn or maximum clams.

Follow these tips and you can have a high salary in no time! (My salary is 227!) *EDIT* (My salary is 304.)

2. Play games on Whyville! But you should be aware that some games will not give you clams. To see a list of lots of games click the green 'Play' button on your screen.

Games that give clams are:

Recycle Game (You will need someone to help you with this. You can't do it by yourself.)
Scion RaceTrack
Critter Care Habitat Builder
Critter Care AALAS Solitaire
Microbe Wars
Food Sort Game
Love/Hate Game
Dude! Where's my shark? Game
Whack-a-Virus Game

Tips and Hints:

Recycle Game:
Like I said, you will need someone to help you with this game. Your avatar also moves faster when you have less face parts on.

Scion RaceTrack:
When building your car, certain updates will help you overcome obstacles.

Microbe Wars:
You can play with a friend or with Sonya by saying 'summon sonya'. EARN DOUBLE CLAMS! You must collect all the Microbe cards that pop up in chat. This is a great game to earn clams. In one game, I once won over 300 clams!

Love/Hate Game:
You will need at least two other eligible people to play this game with you.

3. Participate in Contests. They're everywhere! Participate in BC's (Beauty Contests), Raffles, and other contests. There are always contests going on in the BBS and sometimes in the Whyville Times. You will usually see people promoting BC's in chat. Don't forget special contests like the Scion Car Rallies.

4. Miscellaneous. You can find easy ways to earn clams all over Whyville.

Take the chat test! You'll automatically earn 150 clams.

Whyville-Wise your parents and earn 80 clams. Just go to *Parent Ed Bonus in the bus menu, print the certificate, have them sign it, you sign it also, and fax it to Whyville.

Build a scion for the Scion Race Track. It's not too hard, and you'll earn 50 clams for the first one you build.

Create a Love/Hate List. Once you select 20 items, you'll get 40 clams.

Collect Dell Parts. They randomly pop up in Whyville chat rooms and for each one you cash in, you get one clam. I know it's not a lot, but trust me, it adds up.

Teach your pet to dig. You can buy a pet with pearls and teach them to dig. Take them into a Whyville chatroom, and say 'pet dig'. They may dig up a clam, projectile, SDV (Scion Decal Voucher) or even pearls. It's still not much but it adds up.

Join WhyEat. For each day you stay healthy on WhyEat, you'll get 25 clams. But I should warn you, this game is not easy.

5. Start your own business. You can sell face parts in Akbar's face mall or create songs in the Scion Music Jukebox. For this it takes clams, to earn clams, but it's worth it.

*EDIT*
6. Apply for a Whyville Job. You can be a stylist, performance artist, doctor, clam coach, chef, and more! Once you apply for and accept a job, you will be given a halo to wear on your avatar stating your job title. Simply wear it on your avatar and type "work" while in a chatroom to offer your service to others. If you offer to help 20 people in one day, you will earn 50 clams.

Good luck earning clams!

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