Mine took over 24 hours too. I think it was closer to two and a half days... funny how everything isn't as exact as it's supposed to be. Maybe some tamababies need more care than others ;-). You know what I hate? Is the parent takes care of them for so long, but you still have to deal with a Tamababy stage. You would think that they would go straight to the toddler stage... but noooo....