by R. Renee Bembry

Created on: December 18, 2010   Last Updated: December 30, 2010

Webkinz codes consist of a series of numbers that allow gamers, age five to adult, to explore the Webkinz.com website. In order to use the site, players must first insert their secret code so that they may adopt their Webkinz animals.

When using secret codes to adopt Webkinz animals, players officially name the pets, decide whether they are girls or boys, and bring their friends to life. Once adoptions are complete, owners and their pets can explore the interactive Webkinz world by playing games, completing activities, sending messages, and more. Owners also receive special presents just for their individual pets once the adoption process is complete.

Getting Webkinz codes is cinchy because codes are located on tags that accompany Webkinz pets. This means all you have to do to get Webkinz codes is purchase pets or be lucky enough to have someone gift pets to you. Since codes are located on the tags, and the codes are needed to complete the adoption process, it is vital that buyers make certain the tags are intact when purchasing the pets.

Another way to get codes, however, is to ask someone for codes that person does not use. You could even surf the web and find codes up for sale. Obtaining codes from others may not have the same affect as using codes from your own Webkinz animals, however, they will enable you to join the Webkinz.com website and participate in its online game play.

When using codes from your own pet - once you have the pet in hand, simply check the tag, which is more like a card, and you will notice that tag outsides have nice colorful Webkinz decorations. Tag insides, however, are where the codes are located. You will see the series of numbers stretched inside a rectangular box. The codes are written in nice big digits. This makes finding them easy.

If someone gives you a tag, follow the code instructions that pertain to purchasing pets.

However you get your Webkinz codes, you must enter the information at the Webkinz website. After entering info, it is a good idea to leave adoption tags securely attached to the pets or to store the tags in a safe place so they will not get lost. This is vital because should you forget your password you can reenter the original code to continue your game play.

No matter what kind of animal children like, they are bound to find a furry friend amongst the Webkinz toy collection. Webkinz animals collectors might want to take home include Baby Penguin, Arctic Fox, Bengal Tiger, Beta Fish, Cherry Soda Pop, Cheshire Cat, Citrus Dragon, Cotton Candy Bunny, Apatosaurus, and Bottlenose Dolphin. Webkinz has made certain that from puppies to kitties to bunnies to dinosaurs; anyone can find a Webkinz toy and use its code for online play.

Webkinz are made by GANZ. The company also makes a line of hamsters called GANZ Mazin’™ Hamsters. Kids who like Zhu Zhu Pets may enjoy the GANZ Mazin’™ hamsters as well. This rodent bunch includes Cookie the chocolate chip, Nick the Santa Claus, Twilight the stellar hamster, Snowflake, Sweetie, and Zap, to name a few. Just as with other Webkinz pets, players enter hamster codes in order to participate in online gaming action. Gaming action for GANZ Mazin’™ includes mazes to run through, races to win, and trophies to earn.

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